IMAX® and Hengdian Films Strike Biggest IMAX Deal in Four Years For Twenty New Locations in China
Expanded Partnership Sees Hengdian Bring IMAX to Several New Markets in China NEW YORK and SHANGHAI, Oct. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hengdian Films and IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX), IMAX China (HKSE:1970) today announced a significant expansion of their partnership with an agreement for twenty new...
IMAX Corporation Responds to Results of Shareholder Vote on IMAX China Privatization Transaction
Despite 70% of Shareholders Voting "FOR", Proposed Transaction Does Not Meet the Necessary Threshold for Approval NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) today confirmed that the Company's proposal to acquire IMAX China's outstanding 96.3 million shares will not pro...
Leading Independent Proxy Advisory Firm Glass Lewis Recommends IMAX China Shareholders Vote "FOR" the Privatization Transaction with IMAX Corporation
Glass Lewis and ISS Now Both Recommend Support For the Privatization Transaction with IMAX NEW YORK, Oct. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) today announced that leading proxy advisory firm Glass, Lewis & Co. ("Glass Lewis") has recommended that shareholders of IMAX China (HKS...
Leading Independent Proxy Advisory Firm ISS Recommends IMAX China Shareholders Vote "FOR" the Privatization Transaction with IMAX Corporation
Highlights the Long-Term Benefits of the Deal, Including the Ability to Fuel New Growth inChina While Reducing Operation Costs NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) today announced that leading independent proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services, I...
IMAX® AND TGV CINEMAS EXPAND PARTNERSHIP WITH SEVEN IMAX LOCATIONS IN MALAYSIA
New Agreement Marks First-Ever IMAX with Laser Location in the Country NEW YORK and KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TGV Cinemas and IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) today announced a major expansion of their partnership with seven state-of-the-art IMAX with Laser systems inMal...
IMAX Corporation Responds to Letko's Statement on the Proposed Privatization of IMAX China
* The Proposed Transaction Offers IMAX China Shareholders a 49% Premium over the Average Closing Price for Last 30 Full Trading Days Prior to Announcement * Structurally Low Liquidity and Limited Institutional Investor Participation in IMAX China Shares Depress Stock Price and Impair Long-term...
IMAX® and Prime Focus Technologies (PFT) expand strategic relationship into the streaming ecosystem
PFT to help extend access to IMAX Stream Smart™ Image Optimization Technology acrossEurope, Asia, and Australia AMSTERDAM, Sept. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Entertainment technology industry leader IMAX Corporation® (NYSE: IMAX) and PFT, the creator of AI-powered technology solutions for the Medi...
IMAX China Races to Biggest Foreign Film Opening This Year As Fast X Scores $8.3 Million
Fast X Delivers Biggest IMAX Single Day this year after CNY on May 20th Franchise-best IMAX index 11% SHANGHAI, May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX China (HKSE:1970) sped to a blazing start for the 2023 summer box office season with the strong debut of Universal's Fast X, which delivered$8.3 milli...
IMAX China Roars to RMB 28.3 Million Opening for Makoto Shinkai's Suzume
Suzume Delivers Biggest IMAX China Debut and Highest IMAX Index 8.3% for Japanese Animation Release SHANGHAI, March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX China (HKSE: 1970) roared to RMB28.3 million at the box office this weekend with the debut of Toho's animation filmSuzume, directed by Makoto Shikai— ...
IMAX China Reports Second Highest CNY Four-Day IMAX box office total of RMB 161 million
* 42% increase over same period last year * Record Day 3 and Day 4 Chinese New Year Box Office SHANGHAI, Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX China box office over the Chinese New Year period held strong with record Day 3 and Day 4 box office results as moviegoers continue to flock to theaters ...
IMAX® ROCKETS TO SECOND BEST OPENING DAY EVER FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR
"The Wandering Earth 2" Scores $6 Million Opening Day in IMAX — Nearly Double its Predecessor and Good for 8.5% of the Film's Total SHANGHAI and NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) rocketed to its second-best opening day ever for the Chinese New Year holiday — ...
IMAX China Summer Holiday Box Office Surges to RMB 303 Million, up 34% from 2021
SHANGHAI, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX China (HKSE:1970) today announced its box office soared toRMB 303 million over the summer holiday period, representing an impressive 34% increase over the same period last year.China's total summer box office brought in an overallRMB 9.2 billion, 24% h...
IMAX Conjures Up Biggest May Global Opening Ever with $33 Million Debut of "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness"
Strong Global Bow Led by Historic Performances Around the World, with 48 out of 68 International Markets Notching Top Ten All-Time IMAX Opening Weekends NEW YORK, May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) cast a powerful spell on the global box office this weekend with a$33 millio...
IMAX ROARS TO HKD $1.1 MILLION WITH FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE RELEASE UPON HK THEATRE REOPENING, CAPTURING A WHOOPING 16% OF OVERALL WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
HONG KONG, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Theatres in Hong Kong reopened on April 21 after a more than three- month closure, with the release of Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore. All five IMAX cinemas across Hong Kong captured an impressive 16% of overall weekend box office, deliveringHK$1...
JinYi and IMAX Expand Partnership With 12-theatre Agreement in China
SHANGHAI and NEW YORK, Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- As China's film industry continues its strong post-pandemic rebound, Guangzhou JinYi Media Corporation (002905.SZ), IMAX (NYSE: IMAX) and IMAX China (HKSE: 1970) announced that they have expanded their longstanding partnership with a new 12-the...
IMAX Scores Record-Breaking $13 Million Opening Weekend of National Day Golden Week Holiday in China
NEW YORK and SHANGHAI, China, Oct. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) and IMAX China (HKSE: 1970) today announced that the company scored a record-breaking$13 million opening weekend of the National Day Golden Week holiday inChina, a historically strong box office period that r...
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...
