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Captain EO Making a Return to Disneyland

By Matt Kapko | Monday, December 21, 2009 at 12:14 pm | AWN News

Posted In | News Categories: Music and Sound, People, Theme Parks - Installations | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: 3D, Music and Sound, People, Theme Parks - Installations

Disneyland will once again be home to the 17-minute long CAPTAIN EO for a limited engagement starting in February 2010, according to the Disney Parks Blog.

MPEGIF Launches 3-D over MPEG Campaign

By Matt Kapko | Monday, December 21, 2009 at 9:25 am | AWN News

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Films, Technology | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: 3D, Business, Films, Technology

The MPEG Industry Forum (MPEGIF), the world's largest advocacy group for standard's based digital television technologies, announced today the formation of the 3DTV Working Group and launch of the "3D over MPEG" campaign.

Avatar Claims 87 Percent of Weekly Tickets Sales on Fandango

By Matt Kapko | Monday, December 21, 2009 at 9:21 am | AWN News

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Films | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: 3D, Business, CG, Films

James Cameron’s Avatar currently represents 87% of weekly ticket sales on Fandango, the nation’s leading movie ticketing destination.

Blu-ray Disc Association Announces Final 3-D Specification

By Matt Kapko | Monday, December 21, 2009 at 9:17 am | AWN News

Posted In | News Categories: Films, Home Entertainment, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: 3D, Films, Home Entertainment, Visual Effects

he Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) today announced the finalization and release of the “Blu-ray 3D ” specification.

Prime Focus Adds Graphic Dimension to Avatar

By Matt Kapko | Monday, December 21, 2009 at 9:08 am | AWN News

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Films, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: 3D, Business, CG, Films, Visual Effects

Prime Focus, a global visual entertainment services group, has contributed a number of shots to James Cameron's stereoscopic 3D feature film "Avatar."

James Cameron's Avatar Posts Record Opening Weekend Results in IMAX Theatres

By Matt Kapko | Monday, December 21, 2009 at 8:43 am | AWN News

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Films | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: 3D, Business, CG, Films

IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) and Twentieth Century Fox today announced that James Cameron's Avatar grossed a record breaking $9.5 million from 178 IMAX(R) theatres domestically from December 18 through December 20, 2009, registering approximately 13% of the film's total domestic gross of $73 million on less than 3% of the screens.

Toy Story 3 to be Released in IMAX 3-D

By Rick DeMott | Friday, December 18, 2009 at 4:25 pm | AWN News

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IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures today announced that Toy Story 3, the third installment of the blockbuster hit franchise Toy Story, will be released to IMAX(R) 3D theatres simultaneously with its wide release on June 18, 2010.