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11Mar/24

IMAX Sets New Record for Global Market Share with “Dune: Part Two”

March 11, 2024Films3D imaging, Dune, Films, IMAX, IMAX Corporation, IMAX films, Theatres, warner brosadmin

IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) delivered a record-breaking encore performance to its dominating debut of “Dune: Part Two” as the IMAX global network notched a stunning 22% of the film’s global box office in its second weekend — the biggest global weekend market share in IMAX history. IMAX recorded $27.7 million* in global box office over the weekend with “Dune: Part Two”, as Legendary/Warner Bros.’ epic sailed to $72.4 million in IMAX box office to date. Continue reading

02Jun/23

Fast X review: proof that there’s method in the madness of the Fast & Furious franchise

June 2, 2023FilmsAimes, Alan Ritchson, American films, Creative Commons, Creative works, Deckard Shaw, Dom Vin Diesel, English-language films, Fast & Furious, Films, Fraser Elliott, Furious, Furious 7, Gibson, Han Sung Kang, IMAX films, Jason Statham, Joshua Gulam, Los Angeles, Sarah Feinstein, Sung Kang, The Fast and the Furious, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Tokyo, Vin Dieseladmin

Joshua Gulam, Liverpool Hope University; Dr Sarah Feinstein, University of Leeds, and Fraser Elliott, The University of Edinburgh

There’s a scene in the latest Fast & Furious film, Fast X, where Aimes (Alan Ritchson) – the government agent tasked with apprehending Dom (Vin Diesel) and his crew – gives a rundown of the heroes’ backstory:

Let’s start back at the beginning … Los Angeles, 2001 … Humble roots, local kids … Street racers who became hijackers … Graduated to high-speed smuggling, mobile jailbreaks, train robberies … If it could be done in a car, they did it … If it violates the laws of God and gravity, they did it twice.

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20Dec/22

IMAX Delivers Second Biggest Global Opening of All Time with Massive $48.8 Million Debut of James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Way of Water”

December 20, 2022Films3D imaging, Avatar, Creative works, disney, English-language films, Films, Films using computer-generated imagery, IMAX, IMAX Corporation, IMAX films, James Cameron, Movie theater, Theatresadmin

IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) today announced that moviegoers returned to Pandora in droves with James Cameron’s groundbreaking sci-fi sequel “Avatar: The Way of Water” delivering a massive $48.8 million global opening weekend in IMAX theaters — the second biggest IMAX global opening of all time. Disney/Lightstorm’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” also claimed IMAX’s biggest December global opening of all time. Continue reading

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