Dolby Atmos is a next-generation surround sound format that was announced by Dolby in April 2012. The first film to make use of the technology was Pixar's Brave at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. The system was well-met by the industry with over 300 theaters installing Atmos systems by 2013.
What sets Atmos apart from other systems already in use is the number of available audio channels and the positioning of the speakers. Atmos can support 128 audio channels and feed them to 64 seperate speakers. Unlike traditional surround sound the Atmos system places speaker above the viewer, to give a 
sense of height to sound effects (like rain, helicopters, etc.)
Atmos recently entered the home theater market with several companies including Pioneer and Onkyo coming out with Atmos-equipped home theater systems. Instead of 64-speakers however, the home versions are scaled down to 11.1 or 9.1 configurations.
Dolby Atmos Looks to Enhance Your Theater-Going Pleasure
Pioneer Launches Atmos Speaker System
Onkyo Brings Dolby Atmos Home
So far the following films have been released in Atmos:
|
Title |
Release date (No. of theaters worldwide) |
|---|---|
|
Brave |
June 22, 2012 (15) |
|
Taken 2 |
October 5, 2012 (15) |
|
Chasing Mavericks |
October 26, 2012 (25) |
|
Ah Boys to Men |
November 6, 2012 (20) |
|
Life of Pi |
November 21, 2012 (40) |
|
Rise of the Guardians |
November 21, 2012 (44) |
|
Back to 1942 |
November 29, 2012 |
|
Sivaji 3D |
December 12, 2012 |
|
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey |
December 14, 2012 (80-100) |
|
CZ12 |
December 20, 2012 |
|
The Guillotines |
December 20, 2012 |
|
The Last Tycoon |
December 22, 2012 |
|
Mama |
January 18, 2013 |
|
Race 2 |
January 25, 2013 |
|
ABCD: Any Body Can Dance |
February 8, 2013 |
|
Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons |
February 10, 2013 |
|
A Good Day to Die Hard |
February 14, 2013 |
|
Oz the Great and Powerful |
March 8, 2013 (400) |
|
Aatma |
March 22, 2013 |
|
The Croods |
March 22, 2013 |
|
G.I. Joe: Retaliation |
March 28, 2013 |
|
Trance |
April 5, 2013 |
|
Commando |
April 12, 2013 |
|
Nautanki Saala! |
April 12, 2013 |
|
Oblivion |
April 19, 2013 |
|
Iron Man 3 |
May 3, 2013 (450) |
|
Star Trek Into Darkness |
May 17, 2013 |
|
Epic |
May 24, 2013 |
|
Kuiba 2 |
May 31, 2013 |
|
Man of Steel |
June 14, 2013 |
|
Monsters University |
June 21, 2013 (700; 250 in North America) |
|
The Heat |
June 28, 2013 |
|
Pacific Rim |
July 12, 2013 |
|
Turbo |
July 17, 2013 |
|
Mr. Go |
July 17, 2013 (Released in Asia) |
|
D-Day |
July 19, 2013 (Released in India) |
|
The Wolverine |
July 26, 2013 |
|
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters |
August 7, 2013 |
|
Planes |
August 9, 2013 |
|
Elysium |
August 9, 2013 |
|
Thalaivaa |
August 9, 2013 |
|
The Grandmaster |
August 30, 2013 |
|
Toofan |
September 6, 2013 |
|
Insidious: Chapter 2 |
September 13, 2013 |
|
Lost Place |
September 19, 2013 |
|
Gravity |
October 4, 2013 (1,000; 600 in North America) |
|
Metallica: Through the Never |
October 4, 2013 |
|
Vanakkam Chennai |
October 11, 2013 |
|
Pizza II: Villa |
October 11, 2013 |
|
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon |
October 13, 2013 (Released in China) |
|
Ender's Game |
November 1, 2013 |
|
En Solitaire |
November 6, 2013 (Released in France) |
|
Thor: The Dark World (3D only) |
November 8, 2013 |
|
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire |
November 22, 2013 |
|
Frozen |
November 27, 2013 |
|
The White Storm |
December 5, 2013 (Released in China) |
|
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug |
December 13, 2013 |
|
Biriyani |
December 20, 2013 |
|
Dhoom 3 |
December 20, 2013 |
|
Police Story |
December 24, 2013 (Released in China) |
|
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty |
December 25, 2013 |
|
Mahabharat |
December 25, 2013 |
|
Vizha - Tamil |
December 27, 2013 |
|
El Niño |
January 1, 2014 |
|
The Congress |
January 1, 2014 |
|
Mindscape |
January 1, 2014 |
|
Sholay |
January 3, 2014 |
|
Veeram |
January 10, 2014 |
|
Jilla |
January 10, 2014 |
|
1: Nenokkadine |
January 10, 2014 |
|
Jai Ho |
January 24, 2014 |
|
I, Frankenstein |
January 24, 2014 |
|
The Monkey King |
February 1, 2014 |
|
Gunday |
February 14, 2014 |
|
Mr. Peabody & Sherman |
March 7, 2014 |
|
300: Rise of an Empire |
March 7, 2014 |
|
Noah |
March 28, 2014 |
|
Captain America: The Winter Soldier |
April 4, 2014 |
|
Rio 2 |
April 11, 2014 |
|
Iceman 3D |
April 25, 2014 (Release in China) |
|
Farewell My Concubine |
May 15, 2014 |
|
Godzilla |
May 16, 2014 |
|
Coming Home |
May 16, 2014 (Release in China) |
|
X-Men: Days of Future Past |
May 23, 2014 |
|
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes |
July 11, 2014 |
