Coming Soon: Melbourne Is Set to Score a Second IMAX at Village Cinemas Fountain Gate Before 2025 Is Out
What's better than one IMAX in Melbourne? Two, giving you another spot to see movies in the massive cinema format.
For some movies, only the biggest of screens will do. For a literally huge cinemagoing experience in Melbourne, film lovers can head to the city's IMAX in Carlton, then, where both new and classic flicks get the massive treatment. Come November 2025, you'll also have a second option: Village Cinemas Fountain Gate, which is about to give the Victorian capital another IMAX.
Launching a second venue in Melbourne comes hot on the heels of two new IMAX cinemas elsewhere around Australia in 2024, after both Canberra and the Gold Coast scored their own sites. They joined not only Carlton's IMAX, but also Sydney's, as part of expansion plans to open 40 new IMAX screens across the country.
Village Cinemas Fountain Gate will mark the first partnership between IMAX, Village Cinemas and Scentre Group, the latter of which runs the Westfield Fountain Gate shopping centre. Movie fans can look forward to an auditorium featuring IMAX with Laser, aka a 4k laser-projection system that's designed for bright images, a wide range of colours, deeper contrast and increased resolution.
There's no exact launch date yet — only the month — but the timing means that 2025 releases Wicked: For Good and Avatar: Fire and Ash, plus 2026's The Odyssey from Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer), are all set to screen at IMAX at Village Cinemas Fountain Gate.
"We're absolutely thrilled to bring IMAX to Fountain Gate. With demand for premium cinema at an all-time high, IMAX represents the next evolution of Village Cinemas' blockbuster experience. Village Cinemas has deep roots in Australian cinema and our mission has always been to deliver world-class experiences to our guests. We can't wait to deliver this incredible new cinema to audiences in Melbourne's southeast," said Village Cinemas CEO Clark Kirby.
"This partnership brings a new IMAX location to one of the Australia's top moviegoing locations, underscoring our incredible momentum across network and box office growth in the country," added IMAX Chief Commercial Officer Giovanni Dolci.
"It's clear the demand for the IMAX experience is only growing in Australia, one of the world's premiere moviegoing markets, and we look forward to meeting that demand with our expanding roster of world-class partners."
IMAX will open at Village Cinemas Fountain Gate, 55 Overland Drive, Narre Warren, sometime in November 2025. Head to the cinema's website for more details.
IMAX images: IMAX Pacific Fair and IMAX Queensgate NZ.
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