Dolby Surround 7.1
sound system developed by Dolby
Dolby Surround 7.1 is a sound system by Dolby Laboratories. It produces theatrical 7.1 surround sound in cinemas. It adds two new channels to current Dolby Digital 5.1. The first movie to feature Dolby Surround 7.1 was Toy Story 3 (2010) by Disney and Pixar. There are 4,500 locations worldwide as of March 2013.
2010
change| Title | Release date | Notes | Studios |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toy Story 3 | June 18, 2010 | First film to use Dolby Surround 7.1 | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios |
| Step Up 3D | August 6, 2010 | First live-action film to use Dolby Surround 7.1 | Touchstone Pictures Summit Entertainment Offspring Entertainment |
| Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen | September 23, 2010 | First Hong Kong film to use Dolby Surround 7.1 | Media Asia Entertainment Group Basic Pictures |
| Julia's Eyes | October 20, 2010 | First Spanish film to use Dolby Surround 7.1 | DeAPlaneta |
| Megamind | November 5, 2010 | Dreamworks Animation Paramount Pictures | |
| Tangled | November 24, 2010 | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Animation Studios | |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | December 10, 2010 | 20th Century Fox Walden Media Dune Entertainment | |
| Tron: Legacy | December 17, 2010 | Walt Disney Pictures LivePlanet | |
| Gulliver's Travels | December 22, 2010 | 20th Century Fox Davis Entertainment Dune Entertainment |
2011
change| Title | Release date | Notes | Studios |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gnomeo & Juliet | February 11, 2011 | Touchstone Pictures Rocket Pictures Arc Productions | |
| Mars Needs Moms | March 11, 2011 | Walt Disney Pictures ImageMovers Digital | |
| Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis | June 18, 2011 | Warner Bros. Spain | |
| Lord of the Dance | 2011 | Entertainment One | |
| Dum Maro Dum | April 22, 2011 | First Bollywood film to use Dolby Surround 7.1 | Fox Searchlight Pictures Fox Star Studios Ramesh Sippy Entertainment |
| The Lost Bladesman | April 28, 2011 | Shanghai Film Group Corporation | |
| Thor | May 6, 2011 | Paramount Pictures Marvel Studios | |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | March 11, 2011 | Walt Disney Pictures Jerry Bruckheimer Films | |
| Kung Fu Panda 2 | May 26, 2011 | Dreamworks Animation Paramount Pictures | |
| Super 8 | June 10, 2011 | Paramount Pictures Bad Robot Productions Amblin Entertainment | |
| Cars 2 | June 24, 2011 | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios | |
| Transformers: Dark of the Moon | June 29, 2011 | Paramount Pictures Hasbro | |
| Derrière les murs | July 6, 2011 | First French film to use Dolby Surround 7.1 | Europa Corp. |
| Captain America: The First Avenger | July 22, 2011 | Paramount Pictures Marvel Studios | |
| Fright Night | August 19, 2011 | Touchstone Pictures DreamWorks | |
| Bodyguard | August 31, 2011 | Bollywood film | Reliance Entertainment |
| The Art of Flight | September 8, 2011 | ||
| Warrior (2011 film) | September 9, 2011 | Lionsgate Entertainment | |
| Samsara | September 11, 2011 | Oscilloscope Laboratories | |
| The Lion King | September 16, 2011 | 3D release to use Dolby Surround 7.1 | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Animation Studios |
| Lee's Adventure | 2011 | ||
| Real Steel | October 7, 2011 | Touchstone Pictures DreamWorks | |
| Ra.One | October 24, 2011 | Bollywood film | Eros International Ltd. |
| Puss in Boots | September 16, 2011 | Dreamworks Animation Paramount Pictures | |
| Immortals | November 11, 2011 | Relativity Media Universal Studios | |
| Rockstar | November 11, 2011 | Eros International | |
| The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | November 18, 2011 | Summit Entertainment | |
| Happy Feet Two | November 18, 2011 | Warner Bros. Pictures Village Roadshow Pictures | |
| The Muppets | November 23, 2011 | Walt Disney Pictures The Muppets Studio | |
| Hugo | November 23, 2011 | Paramount Pictures | |
| The Flowers of War | December 16, 2011 | First Chinese film to use Dolby Surround 7.1 | EDKO Film |
| Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol | December 16, 2011, 2011 | Paramount Pictures | |
| The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn | December 21, 2011 | Paramount Pictures Nickelodeon Movies | |
| Don 2 | December 21, 2011 | Bollywood film | Reliance Entertainment |
| War Horse | December 21, 2011 | Touchstone Pictures DreamWorks |
2012
change| Title | Release date | Notes | Studios |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beauty and the Beast | January 13, 2012 | 3D release to use Dolby Surround 7.1 | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Animation Studios |
| The Viral Factor | January 17, 2012 | Emperor Motion Pictures | |
| Underworld: Awakening | January 13, 2012 | Screen Gems Lakeshore Entertainment | |
| The Chemical Brothers: Don't Think | 2012 | ||
| Satchurated: Live in Montreal | 2012 | ||
| John Carter | March 9, 2012 | Walt Disney Pictures | |
| Kahaani | March 9, 2012 | Viacom 18 Motion Pictures | |
| Nightfall | March 15, 2012 | Sil-Metropole Organisation Ltd. | |
| The Hunger Games | March 23, 2012 | Lionsgate Entertainment | |
| Agent Vinod[1] | March 23, 2012 | Eros Entertainment Illuminati Films | |
| Housefull 2: The Dirty Dozen[1] | April 5, 2012 | Eros International | |
| Tezz | April 27, 2012 | Eros International | |
| The Avengers | May 4, 2012 | Marvel Studios | |
| Jannat 2 | May 4, 2012 | Bollywood film | Fox Star Studios |
| Dangerous Ishhq | May 11, 2012 | Bollywood film | Reliance Entertainment |
| Department | May 18, 2012 | Bollywood film | Viacom 18 Motion Pictures Oberoi Line Productions |
| Rowdy Rathore | June 1, 2012 | UTV Motion Pictures | |
| Snow White and the Huntsman | June 1, 2012 | Universal Pictures Roth Films | |
| Prometheus | June 8, 2012 | 20th Century Fox | |
| Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | June 8, 2012 | Dreamworks Animation Paramount Pictures | |
| Brave | June 22, 2012 | First film to use Dolby Atmos | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios |
| Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | June 22, 2012 | 20th Century Fox | |
| Teri Meri Kahaani | June 22, 2012 | Eros International | |
| Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 | June 22, 2012 | Viacom 18 Motion Pictures | |
| Maximum | June 29, 2012 | ||
| Bol Bachchan | July 6, 2012 | Bollywood film | Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd |
| Ice Age: Continental Drift | July 13, 2012 | 20th Century Fox Blue Sky Studios | |
| Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum | July 27, 2012 | Bollywood film | Eros International |
| Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 | August 8, 2012 | Viacom 18 Motion Pictures | |
| The Bourne Legacy | August 10, 2012 | Universal Pictures | |
| Ek Tha Tiger | August 15, 2012 | Yash Raj Films | |
| Jeena Hai Toh Thok Daal | September 14, 2012 | Bollywood film | Viacom 18 Motion Pictures |
| Finding Nemo | September 14, 2012 | 3D release to use Dolby Surround 7.1 | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios |
| Pat Metheny: The Orchestrion Project | 2012 | ||
| OMG – Oh My God! | September 28, 2012 | Bollywood film | Viacom 18 Motion Pictures |
| Frankenweenie | October 5, 2012 | Also used Dolby Atmos | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Bhoot Returns | October 12, 2012 | Bollywood film | Eros International |
| Chakravyuh | October 24, 2012 | Base Industries Groups | |
| Chasing Mavericks | October 26, 2012 | Also used Dolby Atmos | 20th Century Fox Walden Media |
| Wreck-It Ralph | November 2, 2012 | Also used Dolby Atmos | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Animation Studios |
| Ah Boys to Men | November 6, 2012 | Golden Village Pictures | |
| Lincoln | November 9, 2012 | Touchstone Pictures DreamWorks Studios Amblin Entertainment | |
| Son of Sardaar | November 13, 2012 | Bollywood | Viacom 18 Motion Pictures Eros International |
| The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 | November 16, 2012 | Lionsgate Entertainment | |
| Life of Pi | November 21, 2012 | Also used Dolby Atmos | 20th Century Fox |
| Rise of the Guardians | November 21, 2012 | Also used Dolby Atmos | Dreamworks Animation Paramount Pictures |
| Khiladi 786 | December 7, 2012 | Bollywood film | Eros International |
| The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | December 14, 2012 | Also used Dolby Atmos | Warner Bros. Pictures New Line Cinema Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer WingNut Films |
| Monsters, Inc. | December 19, 2012 | 3D release to use Dolby Surround 7.1 | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios |
| The Guillotines | December 20, 2012 | Stellar Megamedia Group
We Pictures | |
| Dabangg 2 | December 21, 2012 | Bollywood film | Arbaaz Khan Productions |
| Jack Reacher | December 21, 2012 | Bollywood film | Paramount Pictures |
| The Last Tycoon | December 7, 2012 | Bollywood film | Distribution Workshop |
| Les Misérables | December 25, 2012 | Bollywood film | Universal Pictures |
2013
change| Title | Release date | Notes | Studios |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inkarr | January 18, 2013 | Viacom 18 Motion Pictures | |
| Race 2 | January 25, 2013 | Bollywood film | UTV Motion Pictures |
| Akaash Vani | January 25, 2013 | Wide Frame Pictures | |
| David | February 1, 2013 | Reliance Entertainment | |
| ABCD: Any Body Can Dance | February 8, 2013 | UTV Motion Pictures | |
| A Good Day to Die Hard | February 13, 2013 | Also used Dolby Atmos | 20th Century Fox |
| Murder 3 | February 15, 2013 | Fox Star Studios | |
| Oz: The Great and Powerful | March 8, 2013 | Also used Dolby Atmos | Walt Disney Pictures
Roth Films |
| Aatma | March 22, 2013 | First Bollywood movie released in Dolby Atmos | Wide Frame Pictures |
| The Croods | March 22, 2013 | Also used Dolby Atmos | Dreamworks Animation
20th Century Fox |
| G.I. Joe: Retaliation | April 5, 2012 | Paramount Pictures
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Hasbro | |
| Trance | March 27, 2013 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | |
| Himmatwala | March 29, 2013 | UTV Motion Pictures | |
| Chashme Baddoor | April 5, 2013 | Bollywood film | ShowMaker Pictures |
| Jurassic Park | April 5, 2013 | 3D release to use Dolby Surround 7.1 | Universal Pictures
Amblin Entertainment |
| Commando | April 12, 2013 | Also used Dolby Atmos | Reliance Entertainment |
| Oblivion | April 18, 2012 | Also used Dolby Atmos | Universal Pictures |
| Iron Man 3 | May 3, 2012 | Also used Dolby Atmos | Marvel Studios |
| Star Trek Into Darkness | May 17, 2013 | Also used Dolby Atmos | Paramount Pictures |
| Epic | May 24, 2013 | 20th Century Fox
Blue Sky Studios | |
| Man of Steel | June 14, 2013 | Also useed Dolby Atmos | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Monsters University | June 21, 2013 | Also used Dolby Atmos | Walt Disney Pictures
Pixar Animation Studios |
| The Lone Ranger | July 3, 2013 | Also used Dolby Atmos | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Pacific Rim | July 12, 2013 | Also used Dolby Atmos | Warner Bros. Pictures
Legendary Pictures |
| Turbo (film) | July 17, 2013 | Also used Dolby Atmos | Dreamworks Animation
20th Century Fox |
| The Wolverine | July 26, 2013 | Also used Dolby Atmos | 20th Century Fox |
| Top Cat: The Movie | August 2, 2013 | USA release to used Dolby Surround 7.1 | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Planes | August 9, 2013 | Also used Dolby Atmos | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters | August 16, 2013 | Also used Dolby Atmos | 20th Century Fox |
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 | September 27, 2013 | Also used Dolby Atmos | Columbia Pictures |
| Free Birds | November 1, 2013 | Relativity Media | |
| Thor: The Dark World | November 8, 2013 | Also used Dolby Atmos | Marvel Studios |
| Frozen | November 27, 2013 | Also used Dolby Atmos | Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Animation Studios |
| The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | December 13, 2013 | Also used Dolby Atmos | Warner Bros. Pictures
New Line Cinema Metro-Goldway-Mayer WingNut Films |
| Walking with Dinosaurs | December 20, 2013 | Also used Dolby Atmos | 20th Century Fox
Fox Animation Studios BBC Earth |
| Dhoom 3 | December 25, 2013 | Also used Dolby Atmos | Yash Raj Films |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Agent Vinod, Housefull 2 Go For Dolby Surround 7.1 After Hugo's Oscar Win". Koimoi.com. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
Other websites
change- Dolby 7.1 webpage Archived 2014-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Movies Released Presented in 7.1 Archived 2013-07-07 at the Wayback Machine