SHOWTIME Cinemas Adopting New Dolby Vision + Atmos Offering

Taipei – August 19, 2025 – Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB), a leader in immersive entertainment experiences, and SHOWTIME Cinemas today jointly announced that SHOWTIME Cinemas will be the first exhibitor in Taiwan to adopt Dolby’s new combined solution of Dolby Vision + Atmos, offering an industry-leading premium sight and sound experience to audiences in Taiwan at their own auditoriums.

The ability for exhibitors to equip their own premium theaters with Dolby Vision + Atmos offers them a new way to deliver a Dolby experience to moviegoers. SHOWTIME Cinemas will first implement the new solution in two auditoriums in its new site at the Taipei Dome, one of the city’s key landmarks, targeted to open in the third quarter of 2025, and plans to extend this premium experience to more auditoriums in cities like Taichung and Kaohsiung within the next two years, bringing a total of 5 Dolby Vision + Atmos auditoriums in Taiwan by then.

Filmmakers and moviegoers revel in the transformative theatrical experience you can get with Dolby Vision picture quality combined with Dolby Atmos immersive sound, realizing the creative vision of directors and filmmakers and delivering a groundbreaking cinematic experience that enables audiences to truly live in the story of a movie.

“Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos transform the cinema entertainment experience to be more immersive and emotive, allowing consumers to connect more deeply to stories,” said Michael Archer, Vice President of Worldwide Cinema Sales and Partner Management at Dolby. “We are thrilled to work with SHOWTIME Cinemas to elevate the audiovisual experience in Dolby.”

“Dolby has long been an important partner to SHOWTIME Cinemas,” said Willy Liao, President, SHOWTIME Cinemas. “Its immersive sound and high contrast imaging have set the industry benchmark for premium cinematic experiences, making it one of the most recognizable and trusted international brands among moviegoers in Taiwan.

We are excited to elevate the quality of SHOWTIME’s movie experiences through Dolby’s latest premium cinema solutions. Our upcoming Taipei Dome multiplex will debut with two Dolby Vision + Atmos auditoriums, becoming the single-site cinema in Taiwan that has the most specialty screens, which further solidifies our commitment to cutting-edge audiovisual entertainment.

SHOWTIME has always focused on creating premium cinemas. The Taipei Dome site will be our flagship location, delivering awe-inspiring moments to movie enthusiasts. Moving forward, we will continue expanding our premium cinema offerings, transforming this site into the ultimate entertainment destination for moviegoers in Taiwan.”

Since their creation, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos have revolutionized premium moviegoing around the world, empowering filmmakers to bring their creative visions to life and immersing audiences in the worlds and characters onscreen, including at numerous world premieres. Over 720 theatrical features have released or are confirmed to be in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, including the top 10 grossing movies worldwide and in Taiwan in 2024 and many more. 

About SHOWTIME Cinemas

SHOWTIME Cinemas, a flagship brand under the diversified SHOWTIME Group—which spans shopping malls, cinemas, and resorts—has established itself as a leader in delivering premium cinema experiences in Taiwan. With 15 locations, 169 auditoriums, and a total seating capacity of 19,453, SHOWTIME Cinemas continues to set new benchmarks for quality and innovation. In the next two years, the chain has expanded its “Dolby Vision + Atmos” auditoriums to five, offering audiences world-class pictures and sound. For updates on upcoming openings and a series of celebratory events, follow SHOWTIME Cinemas on its official social media channels.