Dolby Atmos in Hong Kong
137 screenings across 9 cinemas. Tickets from HK$60 to HK$170, averaging HK$130.
What is Dolby Atmos, and is it worth it?
Dolby Atmos is object-based sound. Instead of mixing audio into fixed channels, each sound is placed as an object in three-dimensional space and the cinema's processor routes it to whichever speakers reproduce that position — including speakers overhead, which conventional surround does not have.
The difference is most obvious on films that use height and movement: rain, aircraft, anything passing over you. On a mix that stays in front of the screen you will hear a cleaner soundtrack and little else, which for many films is not worth the premium.
9 cinemas in Hong Kong currently run Dolby Atmos, with 137 screenings of 4 movies over the next week. Tickets start at HK$60 and average HK$130.
A Dolby Atmos screening costs about 26% more than a standard one. Whether that is worth paying depends entirely on the movie: the difference is obvious on a large-scale visual release and marginal on a dialogue-driven one.
Cinemas with Dolby Atmos: B+ cinema apm (Kwun Tong), B+ cinema MOKO (Mong Kok East), Emperor Cinemas Causeway Bay (Times Square), Emperor Cinemas Macau (Lisboeta), Emperor Cinemas Tai Wai (The Wai), Emperor Cinemas Tsuen Wan (Citywalk), GALA CINEMA (Langham Place), MOViE MOViE Cityplaza (Taikoo Shing), PREMIERE ELEMENTS (Kowloon Station).
Showing in Dolby Atmos this week: (Hindi) Ramayana: Rise Of A Legend *, Godzilla Minus Zero *, How To Rob A Bank *, WHALEFALL.
Compared with the other formats
Hong Kong also runs IMAX, 4DX, MX4D. Each sells something different — some the picture, some the sound, some the seat — and each has its own explainer and current screenings.
Frequently asked questions
- Which cinemas in Hong Kong have Dolby Atmos?
- 9 currently do. The full list with showtimes is above.
- How much does a Dolby Atmos ticket cost in Hong Kong?
- From HK$60, averaging HK$130 — about 26% above a standard screening.
Showtimes
Movies showing here
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(Hindi) Ramayana: Rise Of A Legend *
68 screenings · from HK$120 -
Godzilla Minus Zero *
65 screenings · from HK$60 -
How To Rob A Bank *
3 screenings · from HK$120 -
WHALEFALL
1 screenings · from HK$95
Related
- Godzilla Minus Zero * — Dolby Atmos
- (Hindi) Ramayana: Rise Of A Legend * — Dolby Atmos
- Dolby Atmos in Mong Kok
- Dolby Atmos in Tai Wai
- Dolby Atmos in Tsim Sha Tsui
- Dolby Atmos in Tsuen Wan
- Dolby Atmos in Causeway Bay
- Dolby Atmos in Taikoo Shing
- Dolby Atmos in Kwun Tong
- How To Rob A Bank * — Dolby Atmos