December 2, 2010--When the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences meets at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater on Thurs, Dec 2, at 8 p.m. to explore what could be in the future for motion pictures in "Where Do We Go from Here?" presented by the Academy's Science and Technology Council and hosted by writer-director-producer Jerry Zucker, one of the people they’ll hear from will be entertainment technology engineer/entrepreneur and digital cinema pioneer Ed Lantz, president of Vortex Immersion Media and co-founder of IMERSA.
December 1, 2010--IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, posted strong second weekend results, generating $5.4 million in domestic box office on 239 IMAX screens over three days from Friday, November 26, through Sunday, November 28. The film's overall three-day domestic gross box office was $50.3 million. Internationally, the IMAX release generated a three-day total of $2.6 million on 108 screens, for a total second weekend performance of approximately $8.0 million. IMAX's total worldwide box office to date for the film is approximately $31 million.
November 30, 2010--3D Entertainment Distribution is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Universal Pictures International Entertainment to release its underwater 3D film trilogy on Blu-ray™ 3D disc this Christmas. The trilogy, presented by ocean explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau, features the popular 3D titles Ocean Wonderland 3D, Sharks 3D, and Dolphins & Whales 3D narrated by Daryl Hannah, which have generated over $85 million at the IMAX theater box office to date.
November 23, 2010-- IMAX Corporation and ODEON & UCI Cinemas Group, Europe's largest exhibitor, today announced an agreement to install two new digital IMAX® theater systems under joint venture agreements in Mallorca and Milan, marking IMAX's first JV theatres in Spain and Italy. The Spanish location will open under the Cinesa brand in Mallorca. The location in Italy will operate under the UCI brand in Milan. Both locations are scheduled to open on May 20, 2011. These new theaters are the latest in a surge of IMAX theater system signings and openings in Western Europe this year in markets such as the United Kingdom, France, The Netherlands, and Germany.
November 18, 2010--Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. and IMAX Corporation today announced that Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman will narrate Born to be Wild 3D. The latest IMAX® 3D film is scheduled for release to IMAX® theaters starting April 8, 2011. Born to be Wild 3D combines breathtaking IMAX 3D footage of the remote rainforests of Indonesia and the vast deserts of Africa, in an intimate and uplifting tale of how the power of love can give orphaned baby orangutans and elephants a second chance at life in the wild.
November 16, 2010 --IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1, the film based on the beloved book by J.K. Rowling, will be released to IMAX® theaters this Friday, November 19. The film will open as the largest IMAX release to date with 239 IMAX screens domestically, simultaneously with the film's wide North American release. The movie will also open on 117 IMAX screens internationally, 97 of which will open this Friday, with the additional runs debuting over the duration of the following four weeks.
November 9, 2010--IMAX Corporation today announced that DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.'s Megamind, the CG animated film featuring the voice talent of Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill and Brad Pitt, opened number one at the box office this weekend, generating an overall domestic gross of $46.0 million, with the IMAX release contributing approximately $3 million from 195 IMAX screens.
November 7, 2010--IMAX Corporation today announced the appointment of Kiyoto Takaya to the newly created position of General Manager, Japan, effective November 1. The position was created to capitalize on the growing success of IMAX's recently opened network of multiplex-based IMAX® theaters in Japan. Based in Tokyo, Mr. Takaya will report to Don Savant, the company's Managing Director, Asia Pacific.
November 3, 2010--IMAX Corporation, DreamWorks Animation, and PDI/DreamWorks Production announce that Megamind, the animated film featuring the voice talent of Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill, Brad Pitt and David Cross, will be released to digital IMAX® 3D theaters this Friday, November 5. The film will open on 195 IMAX 3D screens domestically, simultaneously with its North American wide release. The film will also open on approximately 30 international IMAX screens over the course of the run, nine of which will open this week, and the remaining opening day and date in their respective territories.
November 1, 2010--The Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) has established guidelines for cinema operators to help end the confusion among filmgoers as to which cinemas are Certified Giant Screen cinemas. The announcement was made at a special member’s meeting held at the GSCA International Conference & Trade Show 2010 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.