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Check out this clip of the opening sequence from the 3D Giant Screen film, Sea Rex: Journey to a Prehistoric World . Audiences will join Julie, an imaginative young woman, as she journeys from a modern-day aquarium to the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. Explore an amazing underwater universe inhabited by larger-than-life creatures — including the powerful Liopleurodon, long-necked Elasmosaurus and gigantic Shonisaurus — which were ruling the seas before dinosaurs conquered the earth. The film is currently playing in IMAX and other Giant Screen theaters. BMZ Film Page > >
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Video: Opening sequence from Sea Rex 3D
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Film Marks IMAX Milestone as First International Title Converted Into IMAX Format High Per-Screen Box Office Average Indicates IMAX Release is Resonating With Chinese Moviegoers SHANGHAI, China and NEW YORK, July 27, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) and Huayi Bros. Media Corporation Ltd., China’s largest privately owned media group, today released the opening weekend box office results for the highly-anticipated Chinese film Aftershock , directed by renowned film director, Feng Xiaogang. The film was released on 12 IMAX screens in China and generated more than $640,000 at the box office, for a per screen average of approximately $55,000 for the opening weekend. “Aftershock” is the first mainstream Chinese film and the first mainstream commercial film produced and distributed by a studio outside of the U.S. to be digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience®. The film will open on three additional IMAX screens in early August. “ Aftershock represents our first foray into non-U.S. language commercial films, and we are pleased that the opening weekend results were very successful,” said Richard Gelfond, CEO of IMAX Corp. “The early results of this effort bode well for us, as IMAX explores converting other local content in China and elsewhere.” “Huayi Bros. and director Feng Xiaogang created an incredible film with an emotional impact that is ideally suited for IMAX, and these opening weekend results indicate that moviegoers in China agree,” added Greg Foster, Chairman and President, IMAX Filmed Entertainment. “The strong opening of this film is encouraging, and we believe we’ll experience continued success during the weeks…
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Aftershock Generates Strong Opening Weekend Results in 12 IMAX® Theatres Across China
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Agreement Marks IMAX’s Largest European Theatre Deal in Company’s History; Three Theatres to be Installed in 2010 Strong Performance of Russian IMAX® Theatres Drives Network Growth; Contract Signings Momentum Continues Worldwide MOSCOW, July 27, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) and Cinema Park, the exhibition chain owned by Russia’s largest media holding company, Profmedia, today announced an agreement to install up to 14 IMAX® theatre systems throughout Russia, beginning in 2010. The agreement, which marks the single largest European theatre deal in IMAX’s 45-year history, was signed as IMAX theatres in Russia and The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) continue to produce tremendous box office results. During the past nine months, the seven IMAX theatres in the region have produced some of the highest per screen box office averages in the world. Under the terms of the agreement, the first three Cinema Park IMAX locations will open prior to the end of 2010, followed by another seven by the end of 2012. The exhibitor has the option to add another four IMAX systems in addition to the ten that are committed. Most of the locations will be in regional markets throughout Russia, expanding the IMAX network beyond the areas of greater Moscow and St. Petersburg. Today’s announcement brings the total number of IMAX theatres scheduled to be operating in Russia and the CIS by 2012 to 27, making that region IMAX’s third largest market behind the United States and China. The Company’s announced number of theatre systems signings year-to-date has increased to 114 worldwide, which compares to 35 system signings in all of 2009. “The incredible success of the current IMAX theatres in Russia and the attractive economics of IMAX’s proven business model gave us more than enough incentive to start rolling out our…
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IMAX Signs Deal With Russian Exhibitor Cinema Park for Up to 14 IMAX® Theatres
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IMAX Release Demonstrates Strong Legs LOS ANGELES, Jul 26, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) –IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX), Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures today announced that Inception , written and directed by Christopher Nolan (“The Dark Knight”), continued its strong performance during the second weekend in IMAX® theatres, generating $4.8 million on 197 IMAX screens domestically from Friday, July 23 through Sunday, July 25 for an estimated per-screen average of approximately $25,000. The film’s domestic IMAX total has reached approximately $16.1 million. The film also continued its strong IMAX performance internationally, generating more than $1.8 million from 52 screens, bringing the international IMAX total to approximately $3.2 million. The worldwide IMAX total reached approximately $19.2 million through its second weekend and is poised to cross the $20 million in worldwide IMAX gross box office milestone today. “We are very pleased with our second weekend results, which demonstrate the legs that are characteristic of a Christopher Nolan IMAX release,” said IMAX CEO Richard L. Gelfond. “The word of mouth the film is generating is continuing to translate into solid box office returns worldwide, and we’re looking forward to continued success in the coming weeks.” “We&#…
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Christopher Nolan’s Inception to Cross $20 Million in Worldwide Gross Box Office Today
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Christopher Nolan’s Inception retains the top spot in this weekend’s box office over Salt . CNN
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Inception IMAX version earns $4.8 million
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Three new images from Resident Evil: Afterlife have surfaced. In a world ravaged by a virus infection, turning its victims into the Undead, Alice (Milla Jovovich) continues on her journey to find survivors and lead them to safety. The film comes to IMAX 3D theaters September 10, 2010. BMZ Film Page > >
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Three new images from Resident Evil: Afterlife
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Six character posters from Zack Snyder’s upcoming Sucker Punch have debuted at San Diego Comic Con. Set in the 1950s, Sucker Punch follows Babydoll (Emily Browning) who is confined to a mental institution by her stepfather, who intends to have her lobotomized in five days. While there, she imagines
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Six character posters from Sucker Punch debut
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The CinemaFusion IMAX at Anaheim Gardenwalk has closed its doors due to financial difficulties. The Orange County Register reports: North Orange County’s only IMAX theater has shut down and the attached 21-and-over screening rooms – the county’s only movie theaters serving alcohol – are in jeopardy amid continuing financial troubles at the GardenWalk mall. Owners of CinemaFusion Theatre and Sky Lobby Lounge, who failed to remain current on lease payments leading to bankruptcy hearings, had first been ordered to be out by Friday. But after shutting down the IMAX theater and beginning to unbolt chairs from seven of the 14 theaters, the property owner, Citicorp, asked the theater operator, Newport Beach-based Sanborn Theatres Inc., to halt the dismantling and keep operating
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Anaheim’s GardenWalk IMAX closes
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Yahoo! Movies has debuted the new full-length trailer from Tron: Legacy shown at this year’s San Diego Comic Con. The film follows Sam Flynn, the tech-savvy 27-year-old son of Kevin Flynn, who looks into his father’s disappearance and finds himself pulled into the digital world of Tron where his father has been living for 25 years. Tron: Legacy comes to IMAX 3D theaters December 17, 2010. BMZ Film Page > >
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Video: New Tron Legacy trailer revealed at Comic Con
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IMAX® Theatre Contract Signing Momentum Continues Consumer Appetite for The IMAX Experience®, Strong Line-Up of Hollywood Releases Drive Exhibitor Interest in IMAX Business MOSCOW, July 22, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) and Rising Star Media, Russia’s leading international theatrical exhibitor, today announced an agreement to expand their relationship by adding an additional IMAX location in Moscow following the success of the exhibitor’s first three IMAX locations in St. Petersburg and Moscow. The new IMAX® theatre is scheduled to open in January 2011, bringing the total number of IMAX theatres scheduled to be in operation in Russia by 2012 to thirteen. With this new IMAX theatre contract signing, IMAX has signed deals for 104 IMAX systems year-to-date, which compares to 35 system signings in all of 2009. The announcement follows a string of exceptional box office performances from Rising Star’s IMAX screens in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia, which operate to the public under the KinoStar name. The recent releases include Disney’s Alice in Wonderland, DreamWorks Animation’s Shrek Forever After, and Disney’s Toy Story 3. “It is clear that there is consistently strong interest and demand for The IMAX Experience® amongour patrons,” said Paul B. Heth, Chief Executive Officer of Rising Star Media. “The tremendous, market leading box office grosses of our Kinostar venues with IMAX …
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IMAX Signs Theatre Deal in Russia; Expands Partnership With Rising Star Media With Additional Location in Moscow
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