Warner Bros. Pictures' "Tenet" Races To Record-Breaking $11.1 Million Labor Day Weekend in IMAX
NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) today announced that Warner Bros. Pictures andChristopher Nolan's "Tenet" continued to beat expectations in its debut, earning$11.1 million in IMAX weekend global box office — the biggest global box office weekend ever in Septe...
Huayi Brothers' "The Eight Hundred" Soars To $7.5 Million IMAX Debut in China
NEW YORK and SHANGHAI, Aug. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) today announced thatHuayi Brothers' "The Eight Hundred" soared in its IMAX debut this weekend, earning$7.5 million in box office across nearly 650 IMAX theatres inChina. IMAX theatres delivered the strong result ev...
IMAX China Reports Half-year 2020 Financial Results
GREATER CHINA HIGHLIGHTS (Note: Percentage and other changes refer to first-half 2019 unless otherwise noted) * 401 out of IMAX China's approximately 700 theatre network in Chinese mainland have resumed operations under the China Film Administration's guidelines. Including theHong Kong and Tai...
IMAX Begins Reopening in China With 369 Theatres Nationwide, Sold Out Showcase at Shanghai International Film Festival
SHANGHAI, July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation and IMAX China (NYSE: IMAX and HKSE: 1970) today announced that IMAX theatres acrossChina began to resume operations on Friday -- six months to the day after all movie theatres in the Chinese mainland were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemi...
Wanda and IMAX Expand Longstanding Partnership With 20-Theatre Agreement
SHANGHAI and NEW YORK, July 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In a sign of the enduring strength of the theatrical experience inChina, Wanda Film Co., Ltd., (002739.SZ), IMAX (NYSE: IMAX) and IMAX China (HKSE: 1970) today expanded their longstanding partnership with a 20-theatre agreement. Under the deal,...
IMAX to Open First-Ever Theme Park Destination Theatre in China at All-New Universal Beijing Resort
SHANGHAI and NEW YORK, June 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Beijing Resort and IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX), IMAX China Holding, Inc. (HKSE: 1970) announced an agreement to launch the first-ever theme park destination IMAX theatre inChina. The agreement will bring the groundbreaking IMAX with...
IMAX China Reports Full-year 2019 Financial Results
GREATER CHINA HIGHLIGHTS * Achieved record IMAX China box office of US$365.8 million, up 8.7% year-on-year and 14% in RMB terms in mainlandChina. * Record revenue of US$124.3 million, up 5.8% year-on-year, driven by box office growth that outperformed the industry, and adjusted net profit ofU...
IMAX® Soars To Best Year Ever At Global Box Office, Grossing More Than $1.035 Billion Worldwide
NEW YORK, Dec. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX® Corporation (NYSE: IMAX), an innovator in entertainment technology, today announced it has soared to its highest-grossing year ever at the global box office in 2019 with more than $1.035 billion earned to date worldwide and two weeks left to go.* The...
IMAX China Names Edwin Tan Chief Executive Officer
SHANGHAI and NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX China Holding, Inc. (HKSE: 1970) and IMAX Corp. (NYSE: IMAX) today announced the appointment of Edwin Tan as Chief Executive Officer of IMAX China, effective December 9, 2019. In his role, Tan will assume all oversight and executive respons...
IMAX China Sets Records for National Day Holiday Box Office up 164% Over 2018
SHANGHAI, Oct. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) and IMAX China (HKSE: 1970) today reported a record-shattering box office during the Chinese National Day holiday. Driven by the strong performance of three local-language IMAX films- My People, My Country, The Captain and The C...
Record-Breaking August Lifts IMAX to its Best Summer Box Office ever in Mainland China
SHANGHAI, Sept. 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX China Holding, Inc. (HKSE: 1970) today announced it delivered a record-breaking August, with a monthly box office gross of RMB 250 million from IMAX theatres across Mainland China. The strong August performance lifts IMAX China to its best summer ever ...
IMAX China Reports Half-Year 2019 Financial Results
GREATER CHINA HIGHLIGHTS (Note: Percentage and other changes refer to first-half 2018 unless otherwise noted) * Achieved record IMAX China box office of US$236 million, up 24% year-on-year and 35% in RMB terms in mainlandChina. * Record revenue of $59.3 million, up 15% driven by box office g...
"Ne Zha" Sets New Opening Records for IMAX China's Highest-grossing Animation
SHANGHAI, July 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX China Holding, Inc. (HKSE:1970) today announced that Enlight Coloroom Picture, Cocoa Bean Animation and October Culture Animation'sNe Zha, the first Chinese animated film ever released in IMAX theatres, generated estimated approximatelyRMB 54 million (...
CGV Holdings Limited and IMAX Expand Partnership With New 40-Theatre Deal in China
SHANGHAI and NEW YORK, July 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- CGV Holdings Limited and IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX), IMAX China Holding, Inc. (HKSE: 1970) today announced plans to expand their partnership with an agreement to open 40 new IMAX® theatres across China. With the new agreement, CGV now has mo...
Marvel Studios' "Avengers: Endgame" Sets New Record for IMAX China's Highest-grossing Title Ever with 496 Million RMB
SHANGHAI, May 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX China Holding Inc. (HKSE:1970) today announced that Marvel Studios'Avengers: Endgame, which marks the second Hollywood film to ever be shot entirely with IMAX® cameras, has become IMAX China's all-time highest-grossing title in just 12 days with approxim...
Marvel Studios' Captain Marvel Soars into IMAX's Top 5 Biggest Openings ever with $36.1 Million in IMAX(R) Theatres Worldwide
LOS ANGELES, March 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) today announced that Marvel Studios'Captain Marvel opened in IMAX® theatres this weekend with a$36.1 million global debut, becoming IMAX's fifth biggest opening of all-time and the first non-sequel film to crack the top fiv...
IMAX China Year-to-date Box Office Up 61%
Highlights * IMAX China delivered a record $337 million of box office, up 16% compared to 2017. * Chinese language films contributed 30% of IMAX China's total box office, up from 24% last year. * The IMAX commercial footprint reached 624 systems at year-end, with an additional 272 new syst...
Alita: Battle Angel Set New IMAX China February Opening Record
BEIJING, Feb. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Alita: Battle Angel grossed ¥61 million（US$9 million) in its opening weekend across 603 IMAX® theatres inChina. The result marked the biggest IMAX China opening weekend ever for Fox as well as the biggest IMAX China February and Q1 opening for foreign titles...
IMAX Shatters Chinese New Year Opening Box Office Record Grossing RMB217 Million (US$32.3 Million)
LOS ANGELES and SHANGHAI, Feb. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) and IMAX China (HKSE: 1970) today announced that IMAX reported record-shattering opening box office during the Chinese New Year. Driven by the strong performance of three IMAX local-language films – The Wanderin...
Warner Bros. Pictures' Aquaman Sets New Q4 Imax Opening Weekend Box Office Record in China
SHANGHAI, Dec. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX China Holding, Inc. (HKSE:1970) today announced that Warner Bros. Pictures'Aquaman generated approximately RMB 70 million during its opening weekend in nearly 600 IMAX® theatres in China, setting a new IMAX record for the best opening weekend in Q4 and...
