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IMAX has now earned $30 million at the global box office with “F9”, which began its international rollout last month with a strong debut in Asia and the Middle East.
“‘F9’ continues to race around the world, drawing audiences back to the theaters, lighting up the box office and silencing those who doubted the power of an exclusive theatrical release,” said Rich Gelfond, CEO of IMAX. “Universal’s smart, bold release strategy for “F9” has successfully laid the cornerstone for rebuilding the Hollywood slate, with a remarkable pipeline of blockbuster movies moving forward into 2022 and beyond.”
“F9” will continue to run in domestic IMAX theaters until next weekend and open in other markets in Europe in the coming weeks. Disney’s “Black Widow” Makes Its Long-Awaited Domestic IMAX Network DebutMAX July 9. IMAX presales were strong for the film, which features 22 minutes of select scenes in IMAX-exclusive extended aspect ratio.
“F9” began its global launch on May 19, to score $14 million in its opening weekend on 800 IMAX screens in China, the Middle East, Russia, and South Korea. Despite the limited number of markets in its first weekend, the film propelled IMAX to its biggest opening weekend for a Hollywood movie since Dec 2019 and the second largest international opening weekend ever in the month of May.
About IMAX Corporation
An innovator in entertainment technology, IMAX combines proprietary software, architecture and equipment to create experiences that will take you on the edge of your seat to a world you could never have imagined. Top filmmakers and studios use IMAX theaters to connect with audiences in extraordinary ways, and as such, IMAX’s network is one of the most important and successful theatrical distribution platforms for major event films around the world.
IMAX is headquartered in New YorkToronto, and, The Angels, with additional offices in London, Dublin, Tokyo, and Shanghai. As of March 31, 2021, there were 1,652 IMAX theater systems (1,567 commercial multiplexes, 12 commercial destinations, 73 institutional) in 84 countries and territories. Shares of IMAX ChinaHolding, Inc., a subsidiary of IMAX Corporation, trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the stock code name “1970.”
IMAX, IMAXDome, IMAX3D, IMAX3D Dome, experience it in IMAX, TheIMAXExperience, AIMAXExperience, AIMAX3D experience, IMAXDMR, DMR, IMAXnXosand movies to the full, are trademarks and trade names of the company or its subsidiaries that are registered or otherwise protected by the laws of various jurisdictions. More information about the company can be found at www.imax.com. You can also connect to IMAX on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/imax), Facebook (www.facebook.com/imax), Twitter (www.twitter.com/imax) and YouTube (www.youtube.com/imaxmovies).
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