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HOYTS supercharges summer with four new IMAX® with Laser screens across VIC, NSW and WA

Soda Communications

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HOYTS is turning up the wow-factor this summer with the launch of four brand-new IMAX^® with Laser locations across Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia. The rollout begins mid-November 2025, in time for the year’s biggest movie releases.
 
The first screen opens at HOYTS Chadstone in mid-November before the highly anticipated Wicked: For Good. Moviegoers can look forward to the ultimate immersive experience with mind-blowing visuals, epic surround sound, and extra-comfy seating.
 
The new locations and scheduled 2025 opening dates are as follows:

• HOYTS Chadstone (VIC) – opening mid-November;
• HOYTS Carousel (WA) – opening mid-December; 
• HOYTS Melbourne Central (VIC) – opening mid-December; and
• HOYTS Blacktown (NSW) – opening mid-December. 

The HOYTS Group CEO and President Damian Keogh said the addition of four screens featuring IMAX with Laser at these popular sites is part of HOYTS’ commitment to providing outstanding cinema experiences to guests.   
 
“HOYTS is delighted to partner with IMAX to introduce four new screens across Australia, giving movie lovers even more ways to enjoy blockbusters on the big screen,” Damian said. 
 
“By partnering with IMAX, we’re introducing the most advanced cinema technology to four key HOYTS locations. The new IMAX with Laser screens combine dual 4K projection, vivid colour and immersive audio, all enjoyed from seating that ranges from lean-back standard seating to premium recliners.”
 
IMAX CEO Rich Gelfond said the team is excited to expand their footprint in the thriving Australian cinema market.
 
“The release of Avatar: Fire and Ash in December — and a tremendous 2026 slate behind it — represent a golden opportunity for IMAX and its exhibition partners around the world,” Rich said.
 
“HOYTS is wise to capitalise on that opportunity with the opening of four prime new locations across Australia’s leading cinema markets, doubling our network in a country where demand for IMAX is soaring.”
 
With IMAX with Laser, guests at the four new locations will experience:
 

• Crystal clear IMAX Laser projection – providing increased resolution, sharper and brighter images, deeper contrasts as well as the widest range of colours available to deliver the most life-like visuals;
• Next-generation IMAX precision sound – delivering perfectly tuned sound, evenly distributed throughout the cinema. 

A stellar line-up of IMAX titles is still to come this year, offering plenty for audiences to look forward to, including:

• The Running Man – 13 November 2025
• Wicked: For Good – 20 November 2025
• Zootopia 2 – 27 November 2025
• Avatar: Fire and Ash – 18 December 2025

The announcement comes on the heels of HOYTS reigniting its partnership with IMAX – marking the first collaboration between the two since 2019.
 
To see the latest movie releases and session times at HOYTS, go to hoyts.com.au.
 
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                                                                                                  -ENDS-

About us:

About HOYTS
Since opening the doors of its first cinema in 1909, HOYTS has gone on to become one of the world’s leading entertainment companies, with more than 500 screens and over 60,000 seats across the network. Today, HOYTS is the largest single-brand movie exhibitor in Australia and New Zealand.
 
About IMAX Corporation       
IMAX, an innovator in entertainment technology, combines proprietary software, architecture, and equipment to create experiences that take you beyond the edge of your seat to a world you've never imagined. Top filmmakers and studios are utilising IMAX systems to connect with audiences in extraordinary ways, making IMAX's network among the most important and successful theatrical distribution platforms for major event films around the globe.  
 
 IMAX is headquartered in New York, Toronto, and Los Angeles, with additional offices in London, Dublin, Tokyo, and Shanghai. As of June 30, 2025, there were 1,821 IMAX systems (1,750 commercial multiplexes, 11 commercial destinations, 60 institutional) operating in 89 countries and territories.  Shares of IMAX China Holding, Inc., a subsidiary of IMAX Corporation, trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the stock code “1970”. 
 
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Contact details:

For HOYTS media information, images or to arrange an interview, please contact:
 
Karen Black                 
Soda Communications
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Emily Stojcevski
Soda Communications
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