--- title: Press 2016 | IMAX publisher: "IMAX" description: "Press 2016 | IMAX" canonical: "https://www.imax.com/pr/year/2016" date: 2023-08-31 last_updated: 2023-09-06 --- Press Releases ============== Select Year 2016 ​ Mon, Jan 11, 2016 [Star Wars: The Force Awakens Powers Into The Chinese Box Office With $8.1 Million Opening Weekend In 270 IMAX® Theatres](/pr/star-wars-force-awakens-powers-chinese-box-office-81-million) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Film Grosses Record-Setting $4.3 million on Saturday in IMAX in China SHANGHAI , Jan. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) today announced that Star Wars: The Force Awakens , released by The Walt Disney Studios, blasted into the Chinese market with a two-day opening gross of Wed, Jan 13, 2016 [Fox And New Regency's The Revenant To Be Released In Select Domestic And Overseas IMAX® Theatres Starting January 14](/pr/fox-and-new-regencys-revenant-be-released-select-domestic-and) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOS ANGELES , Jan. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) and Twentieth Century Fox, a division of 21 st Century Fox (NASDAQ: FOX ), today announced that Fox and New Regency's Golden Globes ® -winning epic, The Revenant , directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and starring Thu, Jan 21, 2016 [Lionsgate's Visual Effects-Driven Event Film Gods of Egypt Rolls Out In Domestic And International IMAX® 3D Theatres February 26](/pr/lionsgates-visual-effects-driven-event-film-gods-egypt-rolls-out) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SANTA MONICA, Calif. , Jan. 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) and Lionsgate  (NYSE: LGF), a premier next generation global content leader, today announced that the event film Gods of Egypt , which rolls out worldwide on February 26, will be released limited domestically in Mon, Jan 25, 2016 [Star Wars: The Force Awakens Crosses $200 Million Worldwide Box Office Milestone In Record Pace For IMAX](/pr/star-wars-force-awakens-crosses-200-million-worldwide-box-office) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Film Hits $120 Million Domestically, with an International Gross of $87.5 Million LOS ANGELES , Jan. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) today announced that Star Wars: The Force Awakens , released by The Walt Disney Studios, reached $200 million at the worldwide box office in Wed, Jan 27, 2016 [Spider-Man To Be Released Worldwide In IMAX® 3D Theatres](/pr/spider-man-be-released-worldwide-imaxr-3d-theatres) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sony Pictures Entertainment, Marvel Studios and IMAX Re-Team for Event Release; IMAX Launch Coincides with Film's New Wide Global Debut Date on July 7, 2017 LOS ANGELES , Jan. 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Spider-Man, one of the world's most beloved superheroes, will once again come to IMAX ® Theatres Thu, Jan 28, 2016 [Russian Epic Attraction To Be Released In IMAX® Theatres In Russia And Select International Territories Beginning January 27, 2017](/pr/russian-epic-attraction-be-released-imaxr-theatres-russia-and) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOS ANGELES , Jan. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation  (NYSE:IMAX) today announced that the Russian-language film, Attraction , from Art Pictures Studio and Vodorod Studios will be digitally re-mastered in the immersive IMAX format and released in IMAX ® theatres in Russia and select Mon, Feb 1, 2016 [IMAX and Discovery Communications Forge Global Distribution and Marketing Partnership for IMAX Original Documentary Content](/pr/imax-and-discovery-communications-forge-global-distribution-and) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW YORK , Feb. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) today announced a distribution and marketing partnership, which provides Discovery Communications' (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) flagship network Discovery Channel with 18 months of exclusive paid global television rights for Wed, Feb 3, 2016 [Disney's Zootopia To Be Released In IMAX® 3D Theatres Domestically And In Select International Markets Including China](/pr/disneys-zootopia-be-released-imaxr-3d-theatres-domestically-and) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOS ANGELES , Feb. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) and The Walt Disney Studios, a division of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), today announced that Zootopia , Walt Disney Animation Studios' 55th feature-length animated film, will receive a special one-week domestic Thu, Feb 4, 2016 [IMAX'S Middle East Signings Momentum Continues With Two-Theatre Agreement In UAE](/pr/imaxs-middle-east-signings-momentum-continues-two-theatre) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- World Media Holding Adds Two New IMAX® Theatres in Sharjah and Abu Dhabi; Strong IMAX Middle East Box Office Spurs Network Growth in Region NEW YORK , Feb. 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) and World Media Holding Inc. , a leading media company in the Middle East , today Thu, Feb 11, 2016 [T-Joy Co. Ltd. Enters IMAX Business In Japan With Two-Theatre Agreement](/pr/t-joy-co-ltd-enters-imax-business-japan-two-theatre-agreement) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMAX Builds on Record-Setting 2015 Japan Box Office with Deal: Now in Business with Four of Top Six Exhibitors NEW YORK , Feb. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) and T-Joy Co. Ltd. , (T-Joy) a subsidiary of Toei Company Ltd. ( Toei ), Japan's leading film production and Thu, Feb 11, 2016 [IMAX Corporation To Announce Fourth-Quarter And Full Year 2015 Financial Results And Host Conference Call](/pr/imax-corporation-announce-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2015) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW YORK , Feb. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) today announced it will hold a quarterly conference call to discuss its fourth-quarter and full-year 2015 financial results on Wednesday, Feb. 24 , at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time . Institutional investors can access the call via Mon, Feb 15, 2016 [The Monkey King 2 Achieves Estimated $10.7 Million For Record Opening Weekend At Chinese Box Office In IMAX® 3D Theatres](/pr/monkey-king-2-achieves-estimated-107-million-record-opening) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sequel Sets New Box Office Record for IMAX During Chinese New Year Holiday SHANGHAI , Feb. 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) and IMAX China (HKSE: 1970) today announced that The Monkey King 2, the 3D adventure-fantasy film from director Pou-Soi Cheang , earned approximately Tue, Feb 16, 2016 [Fox's Deadpool Scores $27.5 Million For Record February Global Launch In IMAX® Theatres](/pr/foxs-deadpool-scores-275-million-record-february-global-launch) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blockbuster Also Achieves Highest-Ever Opening for Both an R-Rated and 2D Film in IMAX LOS ANGELES , Feb. 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) and Twentieth Century Fox, a division of 21 st Century Fox (NASDAQ: FOX ), today announced that Fox's global box-office smash hit, Deadpool Fri, Feb 19, 2016 [IMAX Corporation to Present at the Jefferies 2016 Media and Communications Conference](/pr/imax-corporation-present-jefferies-2016-media-and-communications) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW YORK , Feb. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) today announced that Richard L. Gelfond , CEO of IMAX Corporation , will present at the Jefferies 2016 Media and Communications Conference on Tuesday, Feb. 23 rd , 2016, at 10:00 AM ET . Mon, Feb 22, 2016 [Pathé and IMAX® Sign Five-Theatre Agreement in France and Switzerland](/pr/pathe-and-imaxr-sign-five-theatre-agreement-france-and) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leading European Exhibitor First to Bring IMAX with Laser to Commercial Multiplexes in France NEW YORK , Feb. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) today announced it signed an agreement with Pathé, the biggest cinema chain operator in France , the Netherlands and Switzerland , Wed, Feb 24, 2016 [IMAX Corporation Reports Fourth-Quarter And Full-Year 2015 Financial Results](/pr/imax-corporation-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2015) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \- 2015 IMAX Global Box Office reaches $1 billion , a 31% increase over 2014, and significantly surpasses worldwide industry box office growth of approximately 10% - 2015 Adjusted EBITDA grew 30% year-over-year to $140.8 million , resulting in adjusted EBITDA margins of  40.5%, up from 38.3% in the Thu, Feb 25, 2016 [IMAX China Full-Year 2015 Financial Results](/pr/imax-china-full-year-2015-financial-results) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHANGHAI , Feb. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- 2015 Greater China box office reached $312.4 million , a 53.8% increase over 2014 Annual per screen averages (PSAs) in Greater China grew to $1.34 million , a 10% increase over the prior year Total revenues grew 41.4% to $110.6 million , as a result of Tue, Mar 1, 2016 [IMAX Corporation to Present at the Deutsche Bank 24th Annual Media Internet and Telecom Conference](/pr/imax-corporation-present-deutsche-bank-24th-annual-media) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NEW YORK , March 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) today announced that CEO Richard L. Gelfond , will present at the Deutsche Bank 24 th Annual Media Internet and Telecom Conference on Monday, March 7, 2016 , at 11:25 AM ET . The conference will be webcast live and can be Thu, Mar 3, 2016 [Sony's Ghostbusters To Be Released Worldwide In IMAX® 3D Theatres](/pr/sonys-ghostbusters-be-released-worldwide-imaxr-3d-theatres) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tentpole Slated for Global Roll-Out in IMAX the Weekend of July 15 LOS ANGELES , March 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) and Sony Pictures Entertainment today announced that Sony Pictures' highly anticipated summer tentpole Ghostbusters , from director Paul Feig , will be Wed, Mar 9, 2016 [IMAX Corporation to Present at the 28th Annual Roth Conference](/pr/imax-corporation-present-28th-annual-roth-conference) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW YORK , March 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) today announced that CEO Richard L. Gelfond will present at the 28 th Annual Roth Conference on Monday, March 14, 2016 , at 3:30 PM PT . The conference will be webcast live and can be accessed by visiting the 'Investor Relations' Wed, Mar 16, 2016 [IMAX Launches "Big Picture" Initiative; Partners With UN Environment Programme To Amplify Action On The Environment](/pr/imax-launches-big-picture-initiative-partners-un-environment) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wide-ranging Effort to Address Environmental and Societal Challenges through Film NEW YORK , March 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corp. (NYSE: IMAX ) today launched an ambitious corporate social responsibility initiative, "Big Picture," as an extension of its core mission to educate, entertain and Tue, Mar 22, 2016 [IMAX China Investors Agree To New Lock-up Agreement](/pr/imax-china-investors-agree-new-lock-agreement) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CMC Capital Partners, FountainVest Continue as Key Investors in IMAX China HONG KONG and NEW YORK , March 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) and IMAX China Holding, Inc. (HKSE: 1970) announced today that IMAX China has been informed by Morgan Stanley Asia Limited , the lead Mon, Mar 28, 2016 [Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Scores Record-Setting $36 Million Opening Weekend In IMAX® Theatres Worldwide](/pr/batman-v-superman-dawn-justice-scores-record-setting-36-million) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Film Receives Widest-Ever Global Launch in IMAX, Resulting in Best IMAX Opening for a March Release LOS ANGELES , March 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) today announced that Warner Bros . Pictures' Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice opened with a record-setting $36 million Mon, Apr 4, 2016 [IMAX Repurchases More Than 1.6 Million Shares In The First Quarter Of 2016](/pr/imax-repurchases-more-16-million-shares-first-quarter-2016) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW YORK , April 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX), today announced that the Company repurchased 1,627,645 shares in the first quarter of 2016, which includes 181,227 shares purchased in connection with the Company's long-term incentive plan. Tue, Apr 5, 2016 [IMAX Signs Largest Deal In India; Five-Theatre Agreement With INOX Leisure Ltd.](/pr/imax-signs-largest-deal-india-five-theatre-agreement-inox) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ One of India's Largest Exhibitors Enters IMAX Business NEW YORK , April 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) and INOX Leisure Limited ( INOX ), one of the largest exhibition chains in India , announced an agreement for five IMAX ® theatres. Wed, Apr 6, 2016 [Fox's X-Men: Apocalypse To Launch Wide Internationally In IMAX® 3D Starting May 18](/pr/foxs-x-men-apocalypse-launch-wide-internationally-imaxr-3d) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOS ANGELES , April 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation  (NYSE: IMAX) and Twentieth Century Fox, a division of 21 st Century Fox (NASDAQ: FOX ), today announced that X-Men: Apocalypse , the newest installment in the worldwide blockbuster franchise from director Bryan Singer , will be Thu, Apr 7, 2016 [AEON Entertainment Co. Ltd. Enters IMAX Business In Japan](/pr/aeon-entertainment-co-ltd-enters-imax-business-japan) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMAX Forges Partnership with One of Japan's Leading Exhibitor SHANGHAI , April 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX), and AEON Entertainment Co. Ltd. , today announced an agreement for an IMAX ® theatre to be located at the AEON Cinema multiplex at the AEON Mall Odaka in Nagoya, Wed, Apr 13, 2016 [IMAX Signs 10-Theatre Deal In China With Shanghai Aurora Movie Co., Ltd.](/pr/imax-signs-10-theatre-deal-china-shanghai-aurora-movie-co-ltd) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Media Group Enters IMAX Business to Support Cinema Circuit Expansion SHANGHAI , April 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ), IMAX China Holding Inc. (HKSE: 1970) and Shanghai Aurora Movie Co., Ltd. today announced an agreement for 10 new IMAX ® theatres in China.  Under the deal Wed, Apr 13, 2016 [IMAX Corporation To Announce First-Quarter 2016 Financial Results And Host Conference Call](/pr/imax-corporation-announce-first-quarter-2016-financial-results) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW YORK , April 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) today announced it will hold a quarterly conference call to discuss its first-quarter 2016 financial results on Thursday, April 21 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time . This call is being webcast by Thomson Financial and can be accessed Thu, Apr 14, 2016 [IMAX Signs Agreement With IN89 Digital Cinemax For Two IMAX® Theatres In Taiwan](/pr/imax-signs-agreement-in89-digital-cinemax-two-imaxr-theatres) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Building on IMAX Success in Taiwan, Company Welcomes New Exhibition Partner NEW YORK , April 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ), IMAX China Holding Inc. (HKSE: 1970) and IN89 Digital Cinemax Co. Ltd. (IN89), a leading exhibitor in Taiwan , announced an agreement for two IMAX ® Mon, Apr 18, 2016 [IMAX To Pilot Immersive Indoor Cycling Studio Concept](/pr/imax-pilot-immersive-indoor-cycling-studio-concept) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMAX Steps into Fitness World with Pilot of IMAXShift; Powered by IMAX Technology, State-of-the-Art Offering Reinvents Indoor Cycling Experience NEW YORK , April 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) today announced the test launch of IMAXShift, an immersive group cycling concept Mon, Apr 18, 2016 [Disney's The Jungle Book Roars Into IMAX® Theatres Worldwide With $20 Million Opening Weekend Results](/pr/disneys-jungle-book-roars-imaxr-theatres-worldwide-20-million) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOS ANGELES , April 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) today announced that The Jungle Book, a film from The Walt Disney Studios, a division of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), opened with $20 million on 901 IMAX® 3D screens globally – marking the best-ever IMAX opening of a Tue, Apr 19, 2016 [IMAX Signs Revenue Share Agreement With UCI KINOWELT in Germany for IMAX® with Laser System](/pr/imax-signs-revenue-share-agreement-uci-kinowelt-germany-imaxr) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leading German Exhibitor to Bring IMAX to Iconic Urban Development in Berlin; Deal Builds on IMAX Box Office Momentum in Germany NEW YORK , April 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --   IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) and UCI KINOWELT, one of the largest exhibition chains in Germany , announced an agreement for Thu, Apr 21, 2016 [IMAX Corporation Reports First-Quarter 2016 Financial Results Highlights](/pr/imax-corporation-reports-first-quarter-2016-financial-results) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW YORK , April 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  HIGHLIGHTS Adjusted EPS of $0.22 , up 214% over prior-year period, attributable to robust global box office growth and operating expense leverage Global Box Office of $272 million , up 64% from Q1 2015, driven by strong growth domestically and continued Tue, May 3, 2016 [IMAX Signs 10-Theatre Agreement with Shanghai Bestar Cinemas Management Co. Ltd. in China](/pr/imax-signs-10-theatre-agreement-shanghai-bestar-cinemas) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Top Chinese Property Developer Future Land Holdings Launches Exhibition Business; IMAX to Serve as Anchor Attraction for Shanghai Bestar Cinemas Management Co. Ltd. SHANGHAI , May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ), IMAX China Holding Inc. Mon, May 9, 2016 [Marvel's Captain America: Civil War Launches In IMAX® Theatres With Benchmark $10 Million At The Chinese Box Office](/pr/marvels-captain-america-civil-war-launches-imaxr-theatres) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Film in Dead-Heat Race for Record Three-Day Opening Weekend in IMAX in China SHANGHAI , May 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) today announced that Marvel's Captain America: Civil War , released by The Walt Disney Studios, blasted into the Chinese market with a record-level Mon, May 9, 2016 [Marvel's Captain America: Civil War Blasts Into IMAX® Theatres Worldwide With Record-Setting $31.3 Million Opening Weekend Box Office](/pr/marvels-captain-america-civil-war-blasts-imaxr-theatres) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Film Scores Best-Ever Global IMAX Opening in May LOS ANGELES , May 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) today announced that Marvel's Captain America: Civil War opened with a record-setting $31.3 million on 955 IMAX screens globally, making it the largest opening ever for an IMAX Wed, May 11, 2016 [IMAX Corporation to Present at the 44th Annual J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference](/pr/imax-corporation-present-44th-annual-jp-morgan-global-technology) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW YORK , May 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) today announced that CEO Richard L. Gelfond will present at the 44 th Annual J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference on Tuesday, May 24 th , 2016, at 3:00 PM ET . Thu, May 12, 2016 [IMAX Signs 40-Theatre Full Revenue Share Agreement With Guangzhou JinYi Media Corporation In China](/pr/imax-signs-40-theatre-full-revenue-share-agreement-guangzhou) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deal Marks New Full Joint Venture Arrangement in China with One of the Country's Largest Exhibitors SHANGHAI , May 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ), IMAX China Holding Inc. (HKSE: 1970) and Guangzhou JinYi Media Corporation (JinYi), one of the largest exhibitors in China , Fri, May 13, 2016 [IMAX Corporation to Present at the 17th Annual B. Riley & Co. Investor Conference](/pr/imax-corporation-present-17th-annual-b-riley-co-investor) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW YORK , May 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) today announced that Greg Foster , Senior Executive Vice President, IMAX Corp. and CEO of IMAX Entertainment , will present at the 17 th Annual B. Riley & Co. Investor Conference on Wednesday, May 25 th , 2016, at 8:30AM PT ( Thu, May 19, 2016 [Google And IMAX Partner To Develop Groundbreaking Virtual Reality Camera](/pr/google-and-imax-partner-develop-groundbreaking-virtual-reality) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technology Innovators Join Forces to Raise VR Capture Quality to the Next Level through IMAX Camera and Google's Jump Technology SAN FRANCISCO , May 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) today announced at Google's annual developer conference, Google I/O, Fri, May 20, 2016 [IMAX Unveils Comprehensive Virtual Reality Strategy; Launches Location-Based Initiative Through Partnership With Starbreeze](/pr/imax-unveils-comprehensive-virtual-reality-strategy-launches) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMAX to Create Fully Integrated Premium Out-of-Home VR Offering Encompassing Camera Capture, Content Distribution and Delivery NEW YORK , May 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) today announced its strategy to develop a premium location-based virtual reality offering that will Tue, May 31, 2016 [Paramount Pictures' and Nickelodeon Movies' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows Opens in Domestic IMAX® 3D Theatres for a Special One-Week Engagement Beginning Thursday, June 2](/pr/paramount-pictures-and-nickelodeon-movies-teenage-mutant-ninja) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOS ANGELES , May 31, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount Pictures , Nickelodeon Movies and IMAX Corporation today announced that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows , the latest installment in the blockbuster franchise, will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX® format and Mon, Jun 6, 2016 [IMAX Names Patrick McClymont Chief Financial Officer](/pr/imax-names-patrick-mcclymont-chief-financial-officer) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW YORK , June 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) today announced the appointment of Patrick McClymont as Chief Financial Officer, effective August 8 . McClymont will lead the Company's global finance function. The role will continue to be based in New York and report to CEO Wed, Jun 8, 2016 [Warcraft Shatters IMAX Opening-day Box Office Records; Grosses $5.32 Million, or RMB 35 Million on 290 IMAX® Screens Across China](/pr/warcraft-shatters-imax-opening-day-box-office-records-grosses) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cultural phenomenon drives best-ever opening day and midnight show record for IMAX in China SHANGHAI , June 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) and IMAX China (HKSE: 1970) today announced that Warcraft, released by Legendary Pictures, scored a record-setting opening day – Tue, Jun 14, 2016 [IMAX And Sichuan Lumière Pavilions Company Ltd. Sign 10-Theatre Full Revenue Share Agreement In China](/pr/imax-and-sichuan-lumiere-pavilions-company-ltd-sign-10-theatre) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deal More than Doubles Exhibitor's IMAX Footprint SHANGHAI , June 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ), IMAX China Holding Inc. (HKSE: 1970) and Sichuan Lumière Pavilions Company Ltd. (Lumière), a leading exhibitor in China , announced a full revenue share agreement for 10 new Tue, Jun 14, 2016 [IMAX China Unveils 2016 Summer Chinese Local-Language Film Slate](/pr/imax-china-unveils-2016-summer-chinese-local-language-film-slate) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cold War II, For a Few Bullets, Skiptrace and Time Raider to be released in IMAX® theaters across China SHANGHAI , June 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) and IMAX China Holding Inc. (HKSE.1970) announced that four Chinese titles will be digitally re-mastered in the immersive Thu, Jun 16, 2016 [IMAX® China And China Media Capital Take Next Steps For $50 Million China Film Fund](/pr/imaxr-china-and-china-media-capital-take-next-steps-50-million) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Companies will Use Fund to Invest in Tentpole Mandarin-Language Films from High-Profile Filmmakers SHANGHAI , June 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation  (NYSE: IMAX) and IMAX China (HK.1970) today announced the completion of the formative agreements to establish the IMAX China Film Fund with Wed, Jun 22, 2016 [IMAX And AMC Theatres® Sign 25-Theatre Deal](/pr/imax-and-amc-theatresr-sign-25-theatre-deal) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agreement with IMAX's Largest North American Exhibitor Builds on Recent IMAX Domestic Box Office Success NEW YORK and LEAWOOD, Kan. , June 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) and AMC Theatres (NYSE: AMC) today announced an expansion of the companies' existing full joint revenue Wed, Jun 22, 2016 [IMAX And Cineworld Group PLC Sign Five-Theatre Agreement](/pr/imax-and-cineworld-group-plc-sign-five-theatre-agreement) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ IMAX's Largest European Partner to Add New Theatres Across UK and Other European Markets BARCELONA, Spain , June 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at the 2016 CineEurope Conference in Barcelona, Spain , IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) announced an expansion of its partnership with Cineworld Group PLC Thu, Jun 23, 2016 [IMAX And Paramount Pictures Extend Long-Standing Partnership With Five-Picture Agreement](/pr/imax-and-paramount-pictures-extend-long-standing-partnership) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pact Includes Transformers: The Last Knight BARCELONA, Spain , June 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) and Paramount Pictures today announced a multi-picture agreement that consists of five future tentpoles from the Paramount Pictures slate, including the fifth film in the Thu, Jul 7, 2016 [IMAX Corporation To Announce Second-Quarter 2016 Financial Results And Host Conference Call](/pr/imax-corporation-announce-second-quarter-2016-financial-results) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NEW YORK , July 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) today announced it will hold a quarterly conference call to discuss its second-quarter 2016 financial results on Wednesday, July 20 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time . This call is being webcast by Thomson Financial and can be accessed Tue, Jul 12, 2016 [Ster-Kinekor Expands IMAX Footprint With Three-Theatre Agreement In South Africa](/pr/ster-kinekor-expands-imax-footprint-three-theatre-agreement) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Africa's Largest Exhibitor Adds 10 IMAX® Theatres to Circuit in Less Than Three Years; Deal Builds on IMAX Network and Box office Growth in Africa NEW YORK , July 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) and Ster-Kinekor Theatres, a division of Primedia (Pty) Ltd. Wed, Jul 20, 2016 [IMAX Corporation Reports Second-Quarter 2016 Financial Results](/pr/imax-corporation-reports-second-quarter-2016-financial-results) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HIGHLIGHTS - Robust Q2 2016 signings of 95 IMAX® theatre systems, up 217% year-over-year - IMAX increases 2016 installation guidance to 155 theatres, up from original 2016 guidance of 115 to 120 theatres, underscoring strong worldwide demand for IMAX theatres - Record backlog of 442 systems Wed, Jul 20, 2016 [IMAX China Reports Interim 2016 Financial Results](/pr/imax-china-reports-interim-2016-financial-results) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHANGHAI , July 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- GREATER CHINA HIGHLIGHTS Revenue increased 25% from the prior-year period to $55.1 million , primarily attributed to increased installation activity and network growth Robust signings of 79 new theatres in the first-half of 2016, up 339% from 18 theatre Tue, Aug 2, 2016 [Wanda To Add 150 IMAX® Theatres In Landmark Deal; Largest Agreement In IMAX History](/pr/wanda-add-150-imaxr-theatres-landmark-deal-largest-agreement) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agreement to Boost Wanda Cinema's IMAX Footprint to 360 Screens in China Over Next Several Years SHANGHAI , Aug. 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corp. (NYSE: IMAX ) and IMAX China Holding, Inc. (HKSE: 1970) today announced IMAX's largest new theatre deal ever – 150 additional theatres with Wanda Sun, Aug 7, 2016 [Suicide Squad Explodes Into IMAX® 3D Theatres With Record $18.2 Million Global Opening](/pr/suicide-squad-explodes-imaxr-3d-theatres-record-182-million) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Film Scores Best-Ever IMAX August Box Office Opening LOS ANGELES , Aug. 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) today announced that Warner Bros . Pictures' Suicide Squad opened with a record-setting $18.2 million on 636 IMAX screens globally, making it the largest IMAX debut in Sun, Aug 7, 2016 [Time Raiders Scores Estimated $5 Million for Benchmark Opening at Chinese Box Office in IMAX® 3D Theatres](/pr/time-raiders-scores-estimated-5-million-benchmark-opening) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blockbuster Achieves Largest Three-Day Summer Box Office Opening Weekend in IMAX for Local-Language Film in China LOS ANGELES , Aug. 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) and IMAX China (HKSE: 1970) today announced that Time Raiders, the 3D adventure film from director Daniel Lee Thu, Sep 8, 2016 [IMAX Corporation to Present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2016 Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference](/pr/imax-corporation-present-bank-america-merrill-lynch-2016-media) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW YORK , Sept. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) today announced that Greg Foster , CEO of IMAX Entertainment and Senior Executive Vice President, IMAX Corp. , will present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Media , Communications & Entertainment Conference on Wednesday, Thu, Sep 15, 2016 [IMAX Corporation to Present at the Goldman Sachs 25th Annual Communacopia Conference](/pr/imax-corporation-present-goldman-sachs-25th-annual-communacopia) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW YORK , Sept. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) today announced that CEO  Richard L. Gelfond will present at the Goldman Sachs 25 th Annual Communacopia Conference on Thursday, September 22 nd , 2016, at 11:20AM ET .  The conference is being held at the Conrad Hotel in New Tue, Sep 27, 2016 [IMAX And Twentieth Century Fox Expand Existing Partnership With Notable Four-Picture Global Agreement](/pr/imax-and-twentieth-century-fox-expand-existing-partnership) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pact Includes Future Tentpoles Predator and Fox's Untitled Marvel Film LOS ANGELES , Sept. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Re-upping their existing long-term partnership, IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) and Twentieth Century Fox, a division of 21st Century Fox (NASDAQ: FOX ), jointly announced the Mon, Oct 3, 2016 [Warner Bros. Pictures' Entire Harry Potter Franchise To Be Released In IMAX® Theatres For Exclusive One-Week Engagement Beginning Oct. 13](/pr/warner-bros-pictures-entire-harry-potter-franchise-be-released) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Weeklong Engagement Marks the First Time All Eight Films Will Screen in IMAX Punctuates Global Fan Event on Oct. 13 Celebrating A Return to J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them LOS ANGELES , Oct. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- In anticipation of the global IMAX Tue, Oct 11, 2016 [IMAX And ODEON & UCI Cinemas To Launch First IMAX VR™ Centre In Europe](/pr/imax-and-odeon-uci-cinemas-launch-first-imax-vrtm-centre-europe) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Groundbreaking Agreement Ushers in Next-Generation of Immersive Entertainment Experiences to ODEON's Printworks Multiplex in England LONDON , Oct. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) today announced an agreement with leading European exhibitor, ODEON & UCI Cinemas Group , to Tue, Oct 11, 2016 [IMAX Challenges Student Filmmakers To Create Documentaries That Drive Global Awareness Of Environmental Issues](/pr/imax-challenges-student-filmmakers-create-documentaries-drive) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A wide-ranging effort with UN Environment to inspire young filmmakers to address challenges through film NEW YORK , Oct. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) today launched the first component of its In Focus program to showcase the work of young filmmakers and encourage them to Tue, Oct 11, 2016 [IMAX Corporation To Announce Third-Quarter 2016 Financial Results And Host Conference Call](/pr/imax-corporation-announce-third-quarter-2016-financial-results) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW YORK , Oct. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) today announced it will hold a quarterly conference call to discuss its third-quarter 2016 financial results on Thursday, October 20 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time . This call is being webcast by Thomson Financial and can be Wed, Oct 12, 2016 [IMAX Signs Largest Agreement In France With Five-Theatre Deal With Les Cinémas Gaumont Pathé](/pr/imax-signs-largest-agreement-france-five-theatre-deal-les) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- France's Number One Exhibitor to Bring IMAX® with Laser to Several Locations in France PARIS , Oct. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) today announced it signed a hybrid joint revenue share agreement with Les Cinémas Gaumont Pathé, the biggest cinema chain operator in France , Wed, Oct 19, 2016 [IMAX® And Warner Bros. Pictures Extend Long-Term Partnership With Expanded Global Slate Deal](/pr/imaxr-and-warner-bros-pictures-extend-long-term-partnership) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Diverse Film Line-Up Now Includes Dunkirk, Kong: Skull Island and The LEGO Batman Movie LOS ANGELES , Oct. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX)  and Warner Bros . Pictures today announced a multi-picture worldwide agreement that includes up to 12 new films from the studio's Wed, Oct 19, 2016 [IMAX Expands Board; Announces Appointment Of Kevin Douglas And Greg Foster As Directors](/pr/imax-expands-board-announces-appointment-kevin-douglas-and-greg) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW YORK , Oct. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) today announced the appointment of Kevin Douglas , Chairman and Founder of Douglas Telecommunications, and Greg Foster , CEO of IMAX Entertainment and Senior Executive Vice President of IMAX Corporation , to its Board of Thu, Oct 20, 2016 [IMAX Corporation Reports Third-Quarter 2016 Financial Results](/pr/imax-corporation-reports-third-quarter-2016-financial-results) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW YORK , Oct. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- HIGHLIGHTS IMAX increases installation guidance to a range of 155 to 160 theatres, up from prior guidance of 155 theatres Signed a record 162 theatre systems in the third quarter, bringing first nine month signings to 293, eclipsing the 138 system signings Thu, Nov 10, 2016 [IMAX Completes First Phase Of $50 Million Virtual Reality Fund That Will Finance New High-Quality, Immersive VR Content](/pr/imax-completes-first-phase-50-million-virtual-reality-fund-will) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Funds Will Be Used to Develop Interactive, Multi-Dimensional VR Experiences from High-Profile Filmmakers and Leading Content Creators for VR Platforms, Including IMAX VR™ Centres Strategic Investors include Acer, CAA, China Media Capital, Enlight Media, The Raine Group, Studio City and WPP NEW YORK Fri, Nov 11, 2016 [IMAX Corporation to Present at the MKM Partners Entertainment, Leisure and Internet Conference](/pr/imax-corporation-present-mkm-partners-entertainment-leisure-and) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW YORK , Nov. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) today announced that CEO Richard L. Gelfond will present at the MKM Partners Entertainment, Leisure and Internet Conference on November 17 th , 2016, at 12:00 PM ET in New York . The conference will be webcast live and can be Tue, Nov 15, 2016 [Disney|ABC, IMAX And Marvel Television Form Innovative Production, Marketing And Distribution Agreement For 'Marvel's The Inhumans,' A New Marvel Television & ABC Studios TV Series Set For ABC](/pr/disneyabc-imax-and-marvel-television-form-innovative-production) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version of first two episodes of new ABC series to premiere exclusively in IMAX® theatres for two-week window in late Summer 2017 prior to network run NEW YORK and BURBANK, Calif. , Nov. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corp. (NYSE: IMAX ), Marvel Television, a unit of Marvel Entertainment , and Tue, Nov 22, 2016 [IMAX Corporation to Present at the Credit Suisse 20th Annual Technology, Media & Telecom Conference](/pr/imax-corporation-present-credit-suisse-20th-annual-technology) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NEW YORK , Nov. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX ) today announced that CEO of IMAX Entertainment and Senior Executive Vice President, Greg Foster will present at the Credit Suisse 20 th Annual Technology, Media & Telecom Conference on Nov. Thu, Dec 1, 2016 [Shanghai Film Corporation Adds Three New IMAX® Theatres To Circuit In China](/pr/shanghai-film-corporation-adds-three-new-imaxr-theatres-circuit) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deal Builds on Record-Setting Theatre Signings Year for IMAX Corp. and IMAX China; SFC Adds 28 IMAX® Theatres to Circuit in Approximately Two Years SHANGHAI , Dec. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corp. (NYSE:IMAX) and IMAX China Holding, Inc. (HKSE: 1970) today announced an agreement with Shanghai