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Spiderwick Chronicles to Get IMAX'd

THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES from Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies will get an IMAX release along with a conventional one when the fantasy adventure opens theatrically on Feb. 15, 2008. THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES, based on the best-selling series of books by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black is directed by Mark Waters (MEAN GIRLS, FREAKY FRIDAY) and produced by Mark Canton (300) from a script by Karey Kirkpatrick and David Berenbaum and John Sayles. This marks the fourth film agreement between IMAX and Paramount Pictures in the past five months. BEOWULF will be released in IMAX 3-D on Nov. 16.

"The grand scale and immersive nature of The IMAX Experience gives SPIDERWICK a brand new level of excitement," said Canton. "In IMAX theaters, fans will be drawn into the movie even further and feel as if they are actually part of the story."

"THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES is an ideal fit for the IMAX brand and our audience, and it is a terrific way to launch our slate for 2008," said IMAX Co-Chairmen and Co-CEOs Richard L. Gelfond and Bradley J. Wechsler. "Paramount Pictures' continued enthusiasm towards IMAX theaters as a distribution platform is adding to the strength of our release schedule, which contributes to the growing popularity of The IMAX Experience, and ultimately the growth of the IMAX theater network."

"We've had phenomenal success with Hollywood movies that are based on best-selling books, and we are excited to work with Paramount Pictures and the filmmakers to reach the millions of SPIDERWICK fans with a completely unique way to experience the first film-adapted adventure of this beloved series of books," added Greg Foster, chairman and president of IMAX Filmed Entertainment. "In IMAX theaters, audiences will feel as if they are actually inside the Spiderwick mansion as the magical adventures unfold around them."

IMAX Corp. (www.imax.com) is one of the world's leading digital entertainment and technology companies. The worldwide IMAX network is among the most important and successful theatrical distribution platforms for major event Hollywood films around the globe, with IMAX theaters delivering among the world's best cinematic presentations using proprietary IMAX, IMAX 3-D and IMAX DMR technology. As of June 30 there were 290 IMAX theaters operating in 40 countries.

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