IMAX in Hong Kong
63 screenings across 4 cinemas. Tickets from HK$135 to HK$240, averaging HK$183.
What is IMAX, and is it worth it?
IMAX is a large-format projection and sound system: a taller, wider screen than a standard house, a higher-resolution image, and a sound system tuned to the specific room. The screen reaches closer to the edges of your vision, which is the whole point — it is about how much of the frame surrounds you, not just how big the picture is.
It is worth the premium on films actually shot or finished for it — large-scale action, science fiction, natural-history documentary — where the extra frame height is used. On a dialogue-driven drama you are paying for screen area the film never fills.
4 cinemas in Hong Kong currently run IMAX, with 63 screenings of 5 movies over the next week. Tickets start at HK$135 and average HK$183.
An IMAX screening costs about 75% 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 IMAX: B+ cinema MOKO (Mong Kok East), Emperor Cinemas Macau (Lisboeta), Emperor Cinemas Tsim Sha Tsui (iSQUARE), MY CINEMA YOHO MALL (Yuen Long).
Showing in IMAX this week: Avengers: Endgame Encore Infinity Vision, Resident Evil *, Queen Budapest (2026), The Odyssey.
Compared with the other formats
Hong Kong also runs 4DX, MX4D, Dolby Atmos. 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 IMAX?
- 4 currently do. The full list with showtimes is above.
- How much does a IMAX ticket cost in Hong Kong?
- From HK$135, averaging HK$183 — about 75% above a standard screening.
Showtimes
Movies showing here
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Avengers: Endgame Encore Infinity Vision
28 screenings · from HK$180 -
Resident Evil *
17 screenings · from HK$135 -
Queen Budapest (2026)
9 screenings · from HK$170 -
The Odyssey
6 screenings · from HK$210 -
ALWAYS LALISA
3 screenings · from HK$170