The premium movie-watching in India is still increasing and IMAX is one of the most demanded formats to watch movies on the big screen. It is a blockbuster Hollywood epic, an action-oriented Telugu movie or an aesthetics-filled Tamil movie, more and more viewers are opting to see big movies on IMAX screens.

Today, there are formally 34 IMAX screens in India, which are located in large metropolitan areas, such as Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Chennai, three cities in the area of Hyderabad, and Pune, among others. These screens also have a very clear picture and strong sound and immersion viewing offering a cinema segment that has played a major role in enhancing the premium cinema segment in India.

The list of all the 34 IMAX screens which are now operational in the country is updated and listed below.

The Full List of IMAX Screens in India (2024) – Total 34

Delhi NCR Region

Delhi has also made the list of the leading cities in the number of IMAX screens in the city providing good access to the premium movie format in North India.

Delhi

PVR Select City Walk – Delhi
PVR Priya – Delhi
PVR Vegas Mall – Delhi
INOX Vishal Mall – Delhi
INOX Paras – Delhi

Noida

PVR Superplex Logix – Noida
Superplex Mall of India – Noida (PVR)

Gurugram

PVR Ambience Mall – Gurugram

Mumbai Metropolitan Region

The entertainment capital of India, Mumbai, remains the top location in the number of IMAX screens.

Miraj Cinemas, Wadala – Mumbai
PVR ICON Phoenix Palladium – Mumbai
INOX Sky City Mall – Mumbai
INOX R City Mall – Mumbai
EROS INOX – Mumbai
INOX Maison, Jio World Plaza – Mumbai
INOX Megaplex Inorbit Mall – Mumbai

Navi Mumbai & Thane

Cinepolis Nexus – Navi Mumbai
Cinepolis Lake Shore – Thane

Pune

Pune has two IMAX screens in operation:

INOX Phoenix Mall – Pune
Cinepolis Nexus Westend Mall – Pune

Bengaluru

Bengaluru is one of the fastest developing IMAX markets in the industry with six premium IMAX screens, making it the IMAX hub of South India.

PVR VR Mall – Bengaluru
PVR Vega City – Bengaluru
PVR Nexus Mall – Bengaluru
INOX Mantri Square – Bengaluru
INOX Galleria Mall – Bengaluru
Cinepolis Shantiniketan – Bengaluru

Chennai

Chennai city is one of the best markets in terms of high-quality cinema format.

PVR Palazzo – Chennai
INOX Phoenix – Chennai

Ahmedabad

PVR Palladium Mall – Ahmedabad

Lucknow

Phoenix Mall, INOX Megaplex – Lucknow

Coimbatore

Broadway Cinemas – Coimbatore

Kochi

Cinepolis Centre Square Mall – Kochi

Thiruvananthapuram

PVR Lulu – Thiruvananthapuram

Kolkata

INOX South City Mall – Kolkata

Surat

Rajhans Precia – Surat

Why IMAX is Hitting the Roof in India

The development of IMAX cinema in India is not merely a trend, but a change in the preference of the audience to watch big event movies. This has been caused by a number of factors:

More Big-Screen Films

With massive releases like:

RRR
KGF 2
Kalki 2898 AD
Vikram
Leo
Jawan

the audiences have begun focusing more on IMAX in order to enjoy the optimum visual and auditory immersion.

Technological Advantages

Higher resolution
Wider aspect ratio
Laser projection clarity
Multi-layered sound experience

These characteristics have rendered IMAX the first option for action-rich or visual-heavy movies.

Multiplex Investments Have Increased

PVR, INOX, Miraj, Cinepolis, and Broadway Cinemas are very aggressively adding IMAX cinemas in Tier-1 and Tier-2 cities.

Further Growth of IMAX in India

Sources in the industry show that new IMAX screens are already in production in:

Hyderabad
Vizag
Jaipur
Indore
Chandigarh
Vadodara

This demonstrates that India will likely cross 40–45 IMAX screens within the next 2 years, making it one of the fastest expanding IMAX markets in the world.

Conclusion

India has 34 working IMAX screens and is quickly emerging as a destination for the high-end movie experience. From Mumbai, Delhi, and Bengaluru to Chennai and now in Tier-2 cities such as Surat and Coimbatore, audiences are fast warming up to IMAX due to its cinematic excellence.

With big-budget Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi cinema increasing its technical limits, the need for IMAX screens is likely to rise further, making 2025 a promising year for cinema-goers throughout the nation.

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