shown at IMAX theaters in Germany, Japan, Mexico, Indonesia (Keong Emas IMAX Theater, Jakarta), and other countries. The film has been translated to 10 languages as of 2012, when nearly 150 theaters had screened it, with MFF reporting more than 200 in 2021. It has also been screened at film festivals, including the 2019 IMAX Victoria Film Festival, combined with North of Superior (1971), the second IMAX film, in a double feature dubbed "The Dawn of IMAX Filmmaking". To Fly! has seldom been screened in non-IMAX theaters, making it unpopular among filmgoers. Home media In 1985, To Fly! was released on videocassette formats Betamax and VHS, and on an NTSC LaserDisc on December 12, 1991, which was manufactured by Pioneer USA and released by Lumivision. On March 20, 2011, the VHS release was preserved at the Hagley Museum and Library and is freely available at the Hagley Digital Archives. The VHS version is distinct in that the original, square opening sequence was edited to fill the entire screen, and that a large portion of the opening drum roll was cut. The LaserDisc release of the film is divided into 12 chapters and presented in a 1.33:1 aspect ratio rather than the original 1.43:1 IMAX aspect ratio. The title color was changed to light gray. Digitally, the film was later released on Amazon Prime Video. On October 7, 2021, MFF launched a streaming service called Movies For Families and included To Fly! anniversary edition, which is presented in the widescreen aspect ratio of 1.78:1. Reception Box office To Fly! is regarded as the first IMAX film to be distributed on a large scale. Over one million people watched it during its first year at Langley Theater with approximately 80% of its 485 seats occupied. The Elyria Chronicle Telegram claimed a first-year audience of eight million. As of 1980, Langley Theater amassed more than 6.3 million viewers, with an average seat occupation of 77%. It is likely more than 100 million people have watched it in theaters; over 15 million of those at the NASM; 4.5 million of which were in the first four years, and reaching 13 million in 1996. On the day of its 20th anniversary, a CBS This Morning report dubbed it "the longest-running ticketed film in one location in history". As of 1996, the film accumulated over 300 million views worldwide. Initially, Collins had only projected three-and-a-half of