# Traumpalast Leonberg Theater
**Traumpalast Leonberg Theater** is a multiplex cinema in Leonberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, west of [Stuttgart](https://www.edgepedia.org/stuttgart), operated by the family-run Lochmann Filmtheaterbetriebe. It opened on 7 July 2016 and is best known for its adjoining [IMAX](https://www.edgepedia.org/imax) auditorium, whose screen is certified by [Guinness World Records](https://www.edgepedia.org/guinness-world-records) as the largest permanent cinema screen in the world.[1](https://www.cinematreasures.org/theaters/62393) • [2](https://presse.filmtheaterbetriebe.de/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/PM_IMAX-Leonberg_WELTREKORD_Traumpalast_englisch-1.pdf)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Opened | 7 July 2016, operated by Heinz Lochmann of Lochmann Filmtheaterbetriebe[1](https://www.cinematreasures.org/theaters/62393) |
| Auditoriums | Twelve halls, all with 3D projection; eleven with Dolby Atmos, which the operator presents as the first cinema in Germany with Atmos in every hall[3](https://leonberg.traumpalast.de/index.php/PID/5817.html) |
| IMAX screen | 38.8 m × 21.0 m, about 815 m²; 574 seats; IMAX GT dual 4K laser projection; 1.90:1 picture; 12-channel sound[4](https://premiumcinemaiq.com/venue/traumpalast-leonberg) |
| Guinness record | Certified in 2022 as the largest IMAX cinema screen and the largest cinema screen worldwide[2](https://presse.filmtheaterbetriebe.de/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/PM_IMAX-Leonberg_WELTREKORD_Traumpalast_englisch-1.pdf) |
| Motion seating | D-Box motion seats in four auditoriums, including VIP seats with adjustable backrest and footrest[5](https://leonberg.traumpalast.de/) |
| Bed Cinema | A hall where 40 guests watch films from electrically adjustable cinema beds[6](https://leonberg.traumpalast.de/index.php/PID/11385.html) |
| Address | Neue Ramtelstraße 2, 71229 Leonberg, with an on-site parking garage[7](https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g198469-d13458128-Reviews-Traumpalast_Leonberg-Leonberg_Baden_Wurttemberg.html) |
## The main multiplex
The complex has around 1,800 seats across its auditoriums, each named rather than numbered; halls include the Diamant, Saphir, Jade, and Opal, and a hall called Bibliothek appears in visitor photographs.[7](https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g198469-d13458128-Reviews-Traumpalast_Leonberg-Leonberg_Baden_Wurttemberg.html) • [5](https://leonberg.traumpalast.de/) All twelve auditoriums have 3D projection, and eleven are equipped with [Dolby Atmos](https://www.edgepedia.org/dolby-atmos), a speaker arrangement that places loudspeakers on all sides of the room and in the ceiling; the operator describes the result as a "sound tent" in which rain falls behind the viewer and aircraft pass overhead.[3](https://leonberg.traumpalast.de/index.php/PID/5817.html) • [5](https://leonberg.traumpalast.de/)
**Projection equipment.** All projectors are digital. Most auditoriums use xenon short-arc lamps, while three halls use laser projection.[3](https://leonberg.traumpalast.de/index.php/PID/5817.html) D-Box motion seats, which move in sync with the on-screen action, are installed in four auditoriums: standard seats in the Diamant and Saphir, and VIP seats with adjustable backrests and footrests in the Jade and Opal.[5](https://leonberg.traumpalast.de/)
The Bed Cinema is a distinctive hall in which 40 guests watch films from comfortable, electrically adjustable cinema beds.[6](https://leonberg.traumpalast.de/index.php/PID/11385.html) The program mixes current releases with original-language versions, event cinema such as concert films by [Rammstein](https://www.edgepedia.org/rammstein) and [Stray Kids](https://www.edgepedia.org/stray-kids), and special formats including extended-edition marathons of *The Lord of the Rings* and *The Hobbit* staged as twelve-hour events in the Bed Cinema.[5](https://leonberg.traumpalast.de/) • [8](https://www.traumpalast.de/)
## The IMAX auditorium
On 10 April 2019, Lochmann Filmtheaterbetriebe and the IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) signed a contract to build a large IMAX center directly beside the Traumpalast, with an opening planned for 2020 and a screen about 38 meters wide that was announced as the largest ever built.[9](https://leonberg.traumpalast.de/media/download/IMAX_LFTB_gekuerzt.pdf) The doors opened on 30 September 2021.[2](https://presse.filmtheaterbetriebe.de/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/PM_IMAX-Leonberg_WELTREKORD_Traumpalast_englisch-1.pdf)
**The record screen.** In a documented measurement, the screen was calculated at 39 × 21 meters, verified with laser sensor technology at millimeter precision, and Guinness World Records adjudicator Seyda Subasi awarded two record titles: largest IMAX cinema screen and largest cinema screen worldwide.[10](https://presse.filmtheaterbetriebe.de/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/PM_Traumpalast_Leonberg_IMAX_WELTREKORD_2022-2.pdf) Technical databases give the precise dimensions as 38.8 m wide by 21.0 m tall, about 815 m² of fabric and 792 m² of lit picture, in a 1.90:1 shape.[4](https://premiumcinemaiq.com/venue/traumpalast-leonberg) The auditorium seats 574 and projects with the IMAX GT dual 4K laser system and a 12-channel IMAX sound system; it does not show the taller 1.43:1 IMAX frame or 15/70 mm film.[4](https://premiumcinemaiq.com/venue/traumpalast-leonberg) More than 150,000 visitors had seen the screen by the time of the record announcement in late 2022.[2](https://presse.filmtheaterbetriebe.de/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/PM_IMAX-Leonberg_WELTREKORD_Traumpalast_englisch-1.pdf)
**How it compares.** The screen's area exceeds that of a [Boeing 737](https://www.edgepedia.org/boeing-737) airliner's footprint, a comparison used in industry coverage of European large-format cinemas.[11](https://www.unic-cinemas.org/fileadmin/UNIC_innovation_publication_2024.pdf) Within Germany, PremiumCinemaIQ rates the room S, 86/100, and reports it has the largest lit picture of the country's 24 premium screens, 17 percent more than the next room; only three German rooms can show the full 1.43:1 IMAX frame, and Leonberg is not one of them.[4](https://premiumcinemaiq.com/venue/traumpalast-leonberg) • [12](https://premiumcinemaiq.com/cinemas/germany) Trade reporting on LED cinema screens describes the Leonberg installation as the world's largest permanent traditional movie screen, at 38.8 by 21 meters and 814.8 square meters.[13](https://www.techradar.com/pro/the-holy-grail-of-led-cinema-worlds-largest-screen-is-the-size-of-700-tvs-and-packs-44-million-pixels)
## Visitor facilities and accessibility
The cinema operates a barrier-free parking garage with eight disabled parking spaces, all levels reachable by elevator, and has introduced license-plate-based parking without paper tickets or barriers.[14](https://imax.traumpalast.de/index.php/PID/11313.html) • [5](https://leonberg.traumpalast.de/) The IMAX building's foyers on the ground floor and two upper floors are accessible by entrance or elevator; the IMAX hall has six wheelchair spaces in row 2 and the Bed Cinema has one in row 5, while other rows in all halls are reached only via steps. Toilets are wheelchair accessible, and the cinema cooperates with GRETA, a free app providing subtitles and audio description for blind and hearing-impaired visitors.[14](https://imax.traumpalast.de/index.php/PID/11313.html) 3D glasses are lent free at entry and returned at the exit.[15](https://imax.traumpalast.de/index.php/PID/11241.html)
## References
1. [Traumpalast Leonberg, Cinema Treasures](https://www.cinematreasures.org/theaters/62393)
2. [IMAX / Lochmann Filmtheaterbetriebe press release: world record Traumpalast Leonberg (English)](https://presse.filmtheaterbetriebe.de/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/PM_IMAX-Leonberg_WELTREKORD_Traumpalast_englisch-1.pdf)
3. [Technik, Traumpalast Leonberg](https://leonberg.traumpalast.de/index.php/PID/5817.html)
4. [Traumpalast Leonberg IMAX, Leonberg, PremiumCinemaIQ](https://premiumcinemaiq.com/venue/traumpalast-leonberg)
5. [Startseite, Traumpalast Leonberg](https://leonberg.traumpalast.de/)
6. [Das IMAX-Center, Traumpalast Leonberg](https://leonberg.traumpalast.de/index.php/PID/11385.html)
7. [Traumpalast Leonberg, Tripadvisor](https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g198469-d13458128-Reviews-Traumpalast_Leonberg-Leonberg_Baden_Wurttemberg.html)
8. [Wir… sind Kino!, Traumpalast-Kinos](https://www.traumpalast.de/)
9. [IMAX Corporation: IMAX – Kino der Zukunft im Traumpalast Leonberg (10 April 2019)](https://leonberg.traumpalast.de/media/download/IMAX_LFTB_gekuerzt.pdf)
10. [Pressemitteilung: Guinness Weltrekord Leinwand Traumpalast Leonberg 2022](https://presse.filmtheaterbetriebe.de/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/PM_Traumpalast_Leonberg_IMAX_WELTREKORD_2022-2.pdf)
11. [Innovation and the Big Screen, UNIC (2024)](https://www.unic-cinemas.org/fileadmin/UNIC_innovation_publication_2024.pdf)
12. [Premium cinemas in Germany, PremiumCinemaIQ](https://premiumcinemaiq.com/cinemas/germany)
13. [The Holy Grail of LED cinema, TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/pro/the-holy-grail-of-led-cinema-worlds-largest-screen-is-the-size-of-700-tvs-and-packs-44-million-pixels)
14. [Barrierefreiheit, Traumpalast-IMAX Leonberg](https://imax.traumpalast.de/index.php/PID/11313.html)
15. [Hilfe / FAQ, Traumpalast-IMAX Leonberg](https://imax.traumpalast.de/index.php/PID/11241.html)
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