Fandango and IMAX Launch New Online Portal

Fandango and IMAX Launch New Online Portal

Fandango Creates Comprehensive Internet Resource for IMAX Movie Information, Showtimes and Tickets

Advance Tickets Now Available for Batman Begins, Fandango's Most Requested IMAX Title

NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES, June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Fandango (www.fandango.com), the nation's largest online and phone movie ticketing service, today announced the launch of a new co-branded IMAX-Fandango portal (www.fandango.com/imax), featuring movie information, showtimes and advance ticket sales for IMAX(R) theatres.

The IMAX portal on Fandango's web site will be a one-stop destination for IMAX fans to discover movies playing at IMAX theatres in North America and will provide consumers with a seamless way to purchase tickets to select IMAX theatres. The portal is the latest advancement in the strategic Fandango-IMAX marketing partnership, first announced on December 9, 2004.

The IMAX-Fandango portal launch comes just a week before the eagerly awaited release of Batman Begins, with the IMAX DMR(R) (Digital Re-mastering) and conventional 35mm versions opening simultaneously on June 15.

According to a recent Fandango moviegoer poll, Batman Begins is this year's most requested IMAX title, and ranks as one of the summer's most anticipated films, along with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory -- also opening day-and-date in IMAX's format (July 15). With the new IMAX-Fandango portal, moviegoers can buy their tickets in advance and ensure they get to experience these highly anticipated films in IMAX's larger-than-life format.

"Fandango is always looking for new ways to offer additional customer conveniences," says Art Levitt, CEO of Fandango. "IMAX's immersive format is a spectacular way to see a movie, and Fandango is proud to help moviegoers guarantee seats to the ultimate moviegoing experience."

"The new IMAX-Fandango portal is a great resource for movie fans," said IMAX Co-Chairmen and Co-CEOs Richard L. Gelfond and Bradley J. Wechsler, "and we're excited to be working with Fandango to make The IMAX Experience(R) more accessible to moviegoers across North America."

About Fandango

Fandango, the nation's largest online and phone movie ticketing service, sells tickets to approximately 1,100 theaters and 12,500 screens (nearly 70 percent of theaters in the U.S. enabled for remote ticketing) and to four out of the five largest U.S. theater chains. Fandango's convenient service lets moviegoers quickly select a film, plan where and when to see it, and buy tickets in advance on www.fandango.com and at 1-800-FANDANGO. Fandango sells tickets to more theaters than all of its competitors combined and is the exclusive ticketing service for the largest North American exhibitors: Carmike Theatres, Century Theatres, Edwards Theatres, Loews Cineplex Entertainment, Regal Cinemas and United Artists Theatres, as well as to Brenden Theatres, CineArts, Cineplex Odeon Cinemas, Cobb Theatres, Crown Theatres, Eastern Federal Theatres, Kerasotes Theatres, Magic Johnson, Majestic Crest Theatre, R/C Theatres, Signature Theatres, Star Theatres and Wallace Theaters. Fandango allows customers to bypass the box office with in-theater ticket pick-up kiosks and Print at Home ticketing, and offers the "gift of the movies," Fandango Bucks, and an e-mail invitation tool, Evite Friends.

About IMAX Corporation

Founded in 1967, IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq: IMAX; TSX: IMAX) is the newest distribution platform for Hollywood content and one of the world's leading entertainment technology companies. IMAX delivers the world's best cinematic presentations using proprietary IMAX, IMAX(R) 3D, and IMAX DMR technology. IMAX DMR (Digital Re-mastering) makes it possible for virtually any 35mm film to be transformed into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience. The IMAX brand is recognized throughout the world for extraordinary and immersive entertainment experiences. As of March 31, 2005, there were 250 IMAX theatres operating in more than 35 countries.

IMAX(R), IMAX(R) 3D, IMAX DMR(R) and The IMAX Experience(R) are trademarks of IMAX Corporation. More information on the Company can be found at www.imax.com.

Source: Fandango; IMAX Corporation

CONTACT: Harry Medved of Fandango, Inc., +1-310-451-7690,
ext. 112, harry.medved@fandango.com; or Jason Rzepka of IMAX Corporation,
+1-212-821-0180, jrzepka@imax.com

Web site: http://www.imax.com/

Web site: http://www.fandango.com/imax

Web site: http://www.fandango.com/

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