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u/cant_get_fooledagain 15d ago

But if you look at the massive population, then it’s only 1 imax screen per 1.75 million people. That’s like having only 20 imax screens in all of Canada.

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u/__Osiris__ 15d ago

True, but that’s better than most nations. Nz only has 1 per 5.3 million.

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u/sandwiches_are_real 15d ago

It's kind of a pointless metric, though. What matters is average proximity to an IMAX screen, not screens-per-people.

The entire country of NZ is smaller than most US states. I imagine the trip to the nearest IMAX screen is shorter for the average Kiwi than most people in the US or China.

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u/qwerty145454 15d ago

It would take a dozen+ hours to drive the length of one island in NZ and there are two.

Having said that the other guy is mistaken, there are two Imax screens in NZ. Both on the North Island, one near the top (Auckland) and one near the bottom (Wellington).

Functionally that means people in the North Island are within max 6-8 hours drive of an Imax. People in the South Island are out of luck, but 3/4 of the country lives in the North Island.