Hoyts to Launch New Frontier in Kiwi Movie Experience
August 15 2011
Hoyts to Launch New Frontier in
Kiwi Movie Experience
A new state-of-the-art
cinema complex is set to revolutionise the way Kiwis see
their movies when it opens its doors today with the world
premiere of Billy T:Te Movie.
Hoyts Te Awa,
which is situated at The Base shopping centre in Hamilton,
will be New Zealand's first fully digital cinema complex
offering the ground-breaking D-Box technology– realistic
motion effects in theatre seats which move in sync with
onscreen action.
The multiplex will also offer
moviegoers the choice of six 3-D capable screens, 1500 seats
and the latest Dolby 7.1 surround sound which uses eight
discrete audio channels to establish four surround zones in
each theatre.
The General Manager of Hoyts New
Zealand, Brian Eldridge, says the multimillion dollar cinema
complex has taken two years to develop and will provide jobs
for up to 80 staff.
“Hamilton is a growing
population and is the country’s fourth largest city,
providing the perfect opportunity for the expansion of Hoyts
Cinemas. We wanted to give the local region a cinema complex
which would rival anything found either here or overseas,”
Eldridge says.
Eldridge says the largest auditorium at
the complex, which seats 450 people, will have the country's
biggest digital screen at 26 metres wide.
“This is
second only in total size to Hoyts Sylvia Park, which holds
the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest 35mm
screen in the world at 30.5 metres,” he says.
The
complex will also boast added extras including private
lounges, in theatre dining, luxury reclining chairs and a
food emporium.
"In order to make a night out at the
movies a complete experience we've focused on the importance
of culinary dining and incorporated a food emporium with an
ice-cream parlour, wine cellar, delicatessen serving cheese
platters and antipasto platters, candy dispensary and
gourmet hot dogs," Eldridge says.
Eldridge says with
its dual-purpose cinema and function room the new complex
will also be attractive to businesses looking for a venue to
host events.
Movie buffs will be able to experience
the new cinema technology from August 18. For more
information visit www.hoyts.co.nz
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