# IMAX

> IMAX is a Canadian entertainment technology company that turns premium cinema into a networked platform. It supplies and leases proprietary projection and sound systems, designs auditoriums, remasters and distributes films, licenses its brand, and earns recurring maintenance fees and a share of box office. Its customers are theater exhibitors, studios, filmmakers, museums, and increasingly streamers and live-event producers; moviegoers are the end users who pay the premium that makes the system work.

- **Founded:** 1967
- **Headquarters:** Mississauga, Canada
- **Founders:** Graeme Ferguson (Co-founder, filmmaker), Roman Kroitor (Co-founder, filmmaker), Robert Kerr (Co-founder, businessman), William C. Shaw (Co-founder, engineer)
- **Team size:** 679 employees as of December 31, 2025; 467 worked outside the United States
- **Products:** IMAX Systems, IMAX Film Remastering, IMAX with Laser, Filmed For IMAX, Distribution, production and post-production
- **Notable:** Developed the 15-perforation, 70mm large-format presentation system and opened the first permanent IMAX theater at Ontario Place in 1971., Received an Academy Award of Merit for the method of filming and exhibiting high-fidelity, large-format, wide-angle motion pictures in the 1996 awards year, presented in 1997., Built the largest global premium-format network, described in its 2025 annual report as more than twice the size of its nearest competitor.

## Products & services

- **IMAX Systems** — Sale or long-term lease of integrated premium projection, sound, screen, control and auditorium systems to cinema exhibitors and institutional venues.
- **IMAX Film Remastering** — Proprietary image and soundtrack remastering that creates an IMAX-specific version of a film or other content for the network.
- **IMAX with Laser** — Laser-projection systems designed for high brightness, contrast, color range, clarity and reliability across IMAX screen sizes.
- **Filmed For IMAX** — A production program pairing filmmakers with IMAX film cameras or certified digital cameras and expanded-aspect-ratio workflows.
- **Distribution, production and post-production** — Distribution of documentaries, films, concerts, gaming and sports events, plus post-production and quality-control services.
- **IMAX Maintenance** — Preventive and emergency maintenance, annual service and round-the-clock network quality monitoring.
- **IMAX Enhanced** — A home-entertainment quality program covering on-demand content, live enhancement, and device certification and calibration.

## Achievements

- Developed the 15-perforation, 70mm large-format presentation system and opened the first permanent IMAX theater at Ontario Place in 1971.
- Received an Academy Award of Merit for the method of filming and exhibiting high-fidelity, large-format, wide-angle motion pictures in the 1996 awards year, presented in 1997.
- Built the largest global premium-format network, described in its 2025 annual report as more than twice the size of its nearest competitor.
- Recorded $1.28 billion in IMAX global box office in 2025, 40% above 2024 and the highest annual total in company history.
- Generated 3.8% of worldwide box office in 2025 on less than 1% of global cinema screens.
- Installed 160 systems in 2025 and ended that year with a backlog of 434 systems.
- Reached record fiscal 2025 revenue of $410 million and record cash from operating activities of $127 million.
- Enabled The Odyssey to become the first full-length theatrical feature filmed entirely with IMAX film cameras in 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Reported second-quarter revenue of $102.8 million, up 12% year over year, with 38 system installations and 1,809 commercial locations at quarter end.
- **2026-07** — The Odyssey opened with $52 million in IMAX box office in like-for-like markets and became the first full-length theatrical release filmed entirely with IMAX film cameras.
- **2026-07** — Goer Dynamics, IMAX and IMAX China announced a strategic partnership to develop an in-vehicle entertainment system.
- **2026-06** — Asian Cinemas and IMAX announced three IMAX with Laser locations in India, including a return to Hyderabad.
- **2026-04** — HOYTS and IMAX announced ten new IMAX with Laser locations across Australia and New Zealand.
- **2026-02** — IMAX announced work with Apple TV to show selected 2026 Formula 1 races live in U.S. IMAX locations.
- **2026-02** — Full-year 2025 results showed record revenue of $410 million and record global box office of $1.28 billion.
- **2026-01** — IMAX confirmed 2025 as its highest-grossing year, with local-language box office reaching a record $405 million.

## Links

- Website: https://www.imax.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/imax
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/IMAX
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@imaxmovies
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imax/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/IMAXUSCA/?brand_redir=63677016638
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@imax

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Last updated: 2026-08-13