Dolby Atmos Movie Count Tops 30 Titles

Warner Bros.’ Man of Steel and Fox’s Epic, The Wolverine and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters will get Dolby Atmos mixes—bringing the total number of titles to more than 30 since the format was announced in the spring of 2012.

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According to Dolby, there are also now 23 sound postproduction facilities around the world that are equipped to support the immersive sound format.

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That includes the newly equipped Stage 10 on the Warner Bros. lot where Man of Steel is being mixed by multiple Academy Award-winning Chris Jenkins and Oscar-nominated Dean A. Zupancic. The film opens June 14.

The latest Fox titles to be confirmed as Atmos releases are Epic, an animated film from Blue Sky, scheduled for a May 24 release; The Wolverine, opening July 26; and Percy Jackson, scheduled to debut August 16.

Meanwhile an Atmos mix of Paramount’s G.I. Joe: Retaliation is currently being finalized at Dolby Burbank by multiple Academy Award-nominated Greg P. Russell and multiple Oscar-winner Scott Millan. The movie opens March 28.

To hear the films with the new sound format, movie goers will need to see them in Atmos-equipped theaters.