Dolby Surround 7.1 is a sound system by Dolby Laboratories which delivers theatrical 7.1 surround sound to movie-goers. It adds two new channels to current Dolby Digital 5.1. The first movie to feature Dolby Surround 7.1 was 2010's Toy Story 3 by Disney and Pixar. There are 4,500 locations worldwide as of March 2013.
Feature films[]
2010[]
| 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 10, 2010 | 20th Century Fox Davis Entertainment Dune Entertainment |
2011[]
| 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 Maaro 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 | 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 | |
| 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[]
| 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[]
| 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 Legendary Pictures DC Entertainment |
| 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 | 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 use Dolby Surround 7.1 | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Upcoming films[]
| Title | Release date | Notes | Studios |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters | August 7, 2013 | Also used Dolby Atmos | 20th Century Fox |
| Planes | August 9, 2013 | Also used Dolby Atmos | Walt Disney Pictures DisneyToon Studios |
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 | September 27, 2013 | Also used Dolby Atmos | Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation |
| Free Birds | November 1, 2013 | Relativity Media Reel FX Creative Studios | |
| 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-Goldwyn-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[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Agent Vinod, Housefull 2 Go For Dolby Surround 7.1 After Hugo’s Oscar Win. Koimoi.com. Retrieved on 2012-10-20.