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The Saskatchewan Science Centre isn’t worried about business dropping off once Regina gets another IMAX screen.

Cineplex has announced it will be building an IMAX screen at its Normanview location. Until now, the science centre’s Kramer IMAX Theatre in Regina had Saskatchewan’s only IMAX screen.

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The new Cineplex IMAX screen is expected to open in November, but the science centre isn’t worried about competing because it isn’t a commercial theatre. While it does occasionally screen Hollywood blockbusters such as Dunkirk, most of the non-profits’ programming is made up of documentaries.

“We’re an educational institution, so primarily we deliver documentaries like education programming for schools and families and the community,” said Ryan Holota, director of business development and visitor resources at the science centre.

The science centre will still have the distinction of being the only place in Regina where movie buffs can see blockbusters projected on real film. The theatre uses 15/70 mm film projectors at a time when most theatres have switched to digital. When Star Wars: The Force Awakens released in 2015, the science centre was the only theatre in Canada where the movie could be seen on real film.