MUMBAI: Thomson has provided the digital cinema mastering and distribution for Walt Disney Pictures’ Meet the Robinsons.
Thomson’s Technicolor Digital Cinema digitally mastered and distributed Meet the Robinsons for 892 screens worldwide. Domestically, the feature was distributed to 582 screens in Disney Digital 3-D and 138 screens in digital 2-D. The feature was distributed internationally to 105 screens in 3D and 67 screens in 2D. In addition, Technicolor created all traditional 35mm film prints for the release.
Meet the Robinsons, released on 30 March 2007, is a computer-animated film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures.
Technicolor Digital Cinema offers distribution services for all digitally equipped theatres worldwide. As part of its beta test in North America and Europe, Technicolor has installed digital cinema projection systems with several prominent exhibitors including ArcLight Hollywood’s Cinerama Dome, Mann Theatres, National Amusements, Wehrenberg Theatres, Zyacorp’s Cinemagic Stadium Theatres, and Kinepolis Group in Belgium.
Thomson intends to have a broader rollout of complete digital projection systems in up to 5,000 screens over the next three to four years and plans to to equip at least 15,000 screens in the United States and Canada, through the initial rollout and additional phases, over the next 10 years.
