Dolby Atmos in Singapore

What is Dolby Atmos, and is it worth it?

Dolby Atmos is object-based sound. Instead of mixing audio into fixed channels, each sound is placed as an object in three-dimensional space and the cinema's processor routes it to whichever speakers reproduce that position — including speakers overhead, which conventional surround does not have.

The difference is most obvious on films that use height and movement: rain, aircraft, anything passing over you. On a mix that stays in front of the screen you will hear a cleaner soundtrack and little else, which for many films is not worth the premium.

1 cinemas in Singapore currently run Dolby Atmos, with 9 screenings of 1 movies over the next week.

Cinemas with Dolby Atmos: GV VivoCity.

Showing in Dolby Atmos this week: Iv) Marvel Studios' Avengers:Endgame Encore*.

Compared with the other formats

Singapore also runs IMAX, IMAX with Laser, Premiere / Director's Club, Gold Class, GVmax, Lumière, Shaw Dreamers. Each sells something different — some the picture, some the sound, some the seat — and each has its own explainer and current screenings.