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Imax CEO Rich Gelfond and the company’s entertainment chief Megan Colligan both see dramatic changes coming to traditional release windows, though it may take a while. “I do think it’s inevitable over time that the windows get shorter in some way,” Gelfond said. “Around town, although people don’t talk about it a lot…

Imax beat Wall Street estimates in the second quarter thanks to healthy grosses from Avengers: Endgame screenings and overall strength in China. Total revenue hit $104.8 million in the quarter, with earnings per share at 32 cents on an adjusted basis. Global box office from films exhibited in Imax formats grew 6.5% to…

In their latest partnership, Imax Corp., its Chinese subsidiary and CGV Holdings will build 40 theaters across China. The pact is the latest in a 15-year collaboration that has put 100 sites into the marketplace or in construction. CGV now has more than 170 Imax theaters in operation or contracted to open in China…

Imax has installed Mo Rhim and James Toney, two executives with major studio experience, in new senior vice president roles in the company’s entertainment division. Both will focus on the company’s content strategy, partnerships and innovation related to releases across Imax’s 80-territory global footprint. Rhim and…

Imax has installed Mo Rhim and James Toney, two executives with major studio experience, in new senior vice president roles in the company’s entertainment division. Both will focus on the company’s content strategy, partnerships and innovation related to releases across Imax’s 80-territory global footprint. Rhim and…

In the first venture between Amazon Studios and Imax, The Aeronauts, directed by Tom Harper and starring Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones, will be released exclusively in Imax theaters nationwide for a one-week run beginning October 25. The pic will then expand nationally for a full theatrical run in additional…

MONDAY UPDATE: With Sunday actuals tallied, Disney/Marvel's Avengers: Endgame has rocketed even higher than the record-smashing estimates we saw yesterday. Through Sunday, the Anthony and Joe Russo-helmed giant collected $866M at the international box office, topping the already colossal $859M projection. Although…

Go big or go home. IMAX is set to open its largest screen yet in Germany. The large format specialist is teaming up with Lochmann Filmtheaterbetriebe, a German independent cinema operator, for the 38 meter-wide screen in Leonberg, south west Germany. The mega screen, wider than a Beoing 737, will have a height of 22…

IMAX and Cinemark have re-upped their contract together through 2026. The contract renewal entails Cinemark adding IMAX's new laser experience and 12-channel immersive sound system to a new IMAX auditorium located at the Cinemark complex in Daly City, CA as well as an upgrade to an existing IMAX hub at the Cinemark…

Warner Bros said Tuesday it is returning all three films in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy to five cities over the next month for single-night screenings to celebrate Batman’s 80th birthday, with a special live Q&A with Nolan at the Los Angeles kickoff engagement March 30. Nolan will be in attendance for the…

A new side-by-side version from Imax of the current Avengers: Endgame trailer (watch it above) shows that the larger-format screens offer moviegoers up to 26% more of the filmed image compared with conventional screens. Joe and Anthony Russo, who directed Endgame, used the Alexa Imax 65mm camera, a 2D digital camera…

Imax beat Wall Street estimates with its fourth-quarter total revenue, reaching just shy of $109 million, but a weaker film slate in the quarter compared with 2017 kept a lid on results. Total revenue slid 13% from the year-earlier quarter, to $109 million, while earnings per share of 26 cents fell from 34 cents. Both…