2.2:1 or 1.85:1
I love it when I learn stuff on Twitter.
This not-too-recent, but super educational missive from the Music Box Theatre in Chicago explains why aspect ratios matter. For a 70MM screening of Licorice Pizza, the Music Box installed a bigger temporary screen in front of its usual screen. Rebecca Lyon, assistant technical director, says that’s because not every 70MM is created equal.