NEW YORK, May 04, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- IMAX Corporation (NASDAQ:IMAX)(TSX:IMX) today announced that it will host an analyst and investor day in New York City at the AMC Loews Lincoln Square on May 13, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT.

The event will be accessible to the public via live audio webcast on May 13, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. at www.IMAX.com in the investor relations section of the Company's website. To listen to the live event and view corresponding materials, please visit the website at least 15 minutes prior to start time to register, download and install any necessary software. The archived webcast and corresponding materials will be available on the Company's website within 24 hours of the event's completion. Due to space limitations, attendance is by invitation only.

About IMAX Corporation

IMAX Corporation is one of the world's leading entertainment technology companies, specializing in immersive motion picture technologies. The worldwide IMAX network is among the most important and successful theatrical distribution platforms for major event Hollywood films around the globe, with IMAX^(R) theatres delivering the world's best cinematic presentations using proprietary IMAX, IMAX^(R) 3D, and IMAX DMR^(R) technology. IMAX DMR is the Company's groundbreaking digital re-mastering technology that allows it to digitally transform virtually any conventional motion picture into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience^(R). IMAX's renowned projectors display crystal-clear images on the world's biggest screens, and the IMAX brand is recognized throughout the world for extraordinary and immersive entertainment experiences for consumers. As of December 31, 2008, there were 351 IMAX theatres (231 commercial, 120 institutional) operating in 42 countries.

IMAX^(R), IMAX^(R) 3D, IMAX^(R)DMR, The IMAX 3D Experience^(R), and The IMAX Experience^(R) are trademarks of IMAX Corporation. More information about the Company can be found at www.imax.com.

This press release contains forward looking statements that are based on management's assumptions and existing information and involve certain risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. Important factors that could affect these statements include ongoing discussions with the SEC and OSC relating to their ongoing inquiries and the Company's accounting, the performance of films, the signing of theatre system agreements, the viability of new technologies, businesses and products, the timing of theatre system deliveries, the mix of theatre systems shipped, the timing of the recognition of revenues and expenses on film production and distribution agreements, risks arising from potential material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting and fluctuations in foreign currency and in the large format, general commercial exhibition and out-of-home entertainment markets. These factors and other risks and uncertainties are discussed in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and most recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

SOURCE: IMAX Corporation

IMAX Corporation - New York
VP Investor Relations
Heather Anthony, 212-821-0121
hanthony@imax.com