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Oppenheimer

“IMAX film brings images to life. From resolution and color to sharpness and overall quality, there is nothing compared to using IMAX film cameras. The IMAX film format is the Gold Standard of motion picture photography.” -Christopher Nolan

Experience it in IMAX®

The OMNIMAX® Theater is an IMAX Dome with Laser® theater.  We will be showing Oppenheimer at its intended size and aspect ratio of 1.43:1, as it was captured on IMAX film.

About

The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an IMAX®-shot epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man who must risk destroying the world in order to save it. Over the past decade Christopher Nolan has become one of IMAX’s most important and influential filmmaker partners, and we are thrilled that he has once again chosen to design his upcoming movie with IMAX in mind by filming Oppenheimer with IMAX film cameras.

RATING: R – RESTRICTED
RUNTIME: 180 minutes

Tickets are available online, at the Science Center, or by calling our box office at 314.289.4400.

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Movie Pricing

This is a paid experience.

Ages
Price
Members $11.95
20% off non-member adult price!
Children (ages 2-12) $12.95
Adults (ages 13-59) $14.95
Seniors (ages 60+) $12.95
Military $12.95

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Oppenheimer ticket holders get free parking.

*NOTE: Free OMNIMAX membership tickets cannot be used for this film. Member’s receive a discount.

 

Film Facts

  • Christopher Nolan designed Oppenheimer with IMAX in mind – capturing the film with IMAX cameras, amongst the highest-resolution film cameras in the world and refining the film throughout post-production in an IMAX theatre to further optimize how audiences will experience the film in IMAX. Only in IMAX theatres will these sequences expand vertically to fill the entire screen – providing audiences with even greater scope and breathtaking image quality for a truly immersive experience.
  • IMAX is the world’s most immersive cinematic experience. Everything from the movie itself to the theatre design, projection and sound has been customized and enhanced to make you feel like you are part of the action. Christopher Nolan uniquely & brilliantly uses technology to support the story in all of his films – never taking the opposite approach.
  • Oppenheimer was shot using a combination of IMAX 65mm and 65mm large format film – including, for the first time, sections in IMAX black & white analog photography to enhance the storytelling experience.
  • Oppenheimer is the only feature film shot with IMAX film cameras to be released in 2023.
  • The technical term for the proportional relationship between an image’s width and its height is called aspect ratio. When a film is presented in standard theatres, it is typically cropped and uses only part of the image the movie camera captures. This is the reason most ordinary screens are very wide but not particularly high.
  • IMAX provides filmmakers with the ability to use an expanded aspect ratio for the IMAX presentation of their film during production through filming with the extremely high-resolution IMAX camera.
  • Exclusively in IMAX theatres, sequences of Oppenheimer will be presented in an expanded IMAX aspect ratio and fill the entire IMAX screen – offering moviegoers more of the image than standard cinemas for a truly immersive experience.

SHOT FOR IMAX
  • The technical term for the proportional relationship between an image’s width and its height is called aspect ratio. When a film is presented in standard theatres, it is typically cropped and uses only part of the image the movie camera captures. This is the reason most ordinary screens are very wide but not particularly high.
  • IMAX provides filmmakers with the ability to use an expanded aspect ratio for the IMAX presentation of their film during production through filming with the extremely high-resolution IMAX camera.
  • Exclusively in IMAX theatres, sequences of Oppenheimer will be presented in an expanded IMAX aspect ratio and fill the entire IMAX screen – offering moviegoers more of the image than standard cinemas for a truly immersive experience.
  • In IMAX theatres featuring 15 perf / 70mm film and select IMAX with Laser® theatres, these scenes will expand images up to a 1.43:1 aspect ratio. In all other IMAX theatres, images can expand up to a 1.90:1 aspect ratio.
  • Because portions of the movie were captured using IMAX cameras and the remainder has gone through IMAX’s proprietary image and sound enhancement process, ANY presentation in IMAX – whether film, laser or xenon digital – is superior to that of any other format. IMAX designed its state-of-the-art cameras, digital re-mastering process, projection and audio systems, and theatre design with one goal in mind – to deliver an experience that takes moviegoers to the very edge of reality.

Location

OMNIMAX Theater films take place in the OMNIMAX Theater on the 2nd floor of the main 5050 Oakland Building. Access is available through the main entrance, then the stairs in the main lobby to the second floor.

Membership

Members get free OMNIMAX tickets.

Become a Science Center member and receive free OMNIMAX tickets and discounted admission to feature films, as well as a full year of additional members-only benefits.

Plus, members help support the Science Center and our mission to make science learning open to everyone.

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Accessibility

Convenient wheelchair accessible seating for the OMNIMAX is available via the third floor theater entrance. Elevators and ramps serve all public areas of the OMNIMAX.

OMNIMAX offers hearing assistance that is not available in any theater in the region. This includes new adjustable caption devices, new hearing assistance devices with Descriptive Video Services(DVS) and Telecoil. When ordering tickets, please let your reservationist know you’re interested in these items, or see an usher before your film begins.

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