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IMAX Best seats and best rows
The best rows and the best seat for every screen, from the seat maps of 5 cinemas and 5 screens.
- Cinemas
- 5 cinemas
- Screens
- 5
- Where the best seat usually is
- Middle of a row 36–50% of the way back
- Most seats
- Shaw Theatres Lido IMAX (413 seats)
The best seat is the one with the highest seat score. The score is an estimate based on how large the screen looks, how far you look up, how far off-centre you sit, and how much the head in front covers the screen.
Central2 screens
East1 screen
North-East1 screen
West1 screen
FAQ
How far back should you sit in IMAX?
Scoring every seat on the seat maps of 5 cinemas and 5 screens, the highest-scoring seats cluster in the middle of a row 36–50% of the way back from the front (median 44%). At Shaw Theatres Waterway Point IMAX (9 rows), for example, it is Row F, Seat 14. The number of rows and the rake differ from cinema to cinema, so pick a screen from the list below to check.
Which cinemas have IMAX?
This site covers 5 cinemas and 5 screens: 2 in Central, 1 in East, 1 in North-East and 1 in West.
Which IMAX screen has the most seats?
Shaw Theatres Lido IMAX, with 413 seats.