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November 3, 2004 — Warner Bros. Pictures will release The Polar Express:
An IMAX 3D Experience, the first Hollywood full-length feature ever converted into IMAX. 3D, beginning Wednesday, November 10th. The highly anticipated film is the widest worldwide release ever for an IMAX digitally re mastered movie, with more than 70 IMAX. Theatres opening the film simultaneously with the 35mm release. This breakthrough in filmmaking combines innovative Performance Capture technology, state of the art CGI and the magic of IMAX 3D technology. The resulting 3D images enable audiences to experience the adventure, drama and emotion of The Polar Express with the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience.. With IMAX 3D, images virtually leap off the IMAX screen with a blend of realism and fantasy unlike anything seen before.

The Polar Express is the perfect match for the depth and visual impact of IMAX 3D, says Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Theatrical Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures. Every scene is dazzlingly vivid and cast on a grand scale. As filmgoers ourselves, we're very excited and proud to offer this state of the art theatrical experience to audiences through our continuing partnership with IMAX. The fact that The Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience is the widest IMAX digitally re mastered release to date is testament to the excitement building around this spectacular holiday film.

The Polar Express has undergone a process by which the conventional 2D, computer-generated film is converted into 3D and then digitally re-mastered into IMAX's larger than life format using IMAX DMR. technology. Once the IMAX DMR process is complete, the film format for The Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience will be 10 times larger than its original. With special IMAX 3D glasses, the movie appears to have depth beyond and in front of the screen adding to the already stunning visual clarity. When combined with the more than 12,000 watts of digital surround sound in IMAX theatres, moviegoers to The Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience is guaranteed an immersive and extraordinary cinematic experience.

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