August 17, 2011—IMAX Corporation and Bona Film Group, a leading film distributor in China, today announced that the 3D martial arts motion picture Flying Swords of Dragon Gate will be digitally re-mastered into the IMAX® 3D format and released to IMAX® theaters in China day-and-date in December 2011. Flying Swords of Dragon Gate: An IMAX 3D Experience is the first Chinese-language production to be released in IMAX 3D. The film reunites renowned director Tsui Hark with his Once Upon a Time in China leading man, Jet Li, and also stars Zhou Xun, Aloys Chen Kun, Li Yuchun and Kwai Lun-Mei.
August 16, 2011—Cinedigm Digital Cinema and BIG & Digital LLC (B&D) have entered into an agreement for B&D to expand Cinedigm’s digital distribution footprint for its popular Kidtoons matinee program into museums, attractions and educational venues.
August 16, 2011—The Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival has announced finalists in the Content, Program, and Peer-Judged Craft categories of its 2011 Film Competition, and a number of GSCA members have made the cut. Turtle Vision (nWave Pictures Distribution) is a finalist for Best Children’s Program. Sea Rex: Journey to a Prehistoric World (N3D Land Productions, Mantello Brothers Productions, 3D Entertainment Distribution) is a finalist in Best Earth Science Program. The Last Lions (National Geographic) is a finalist for Best Editing, Best Original Music Score, and Best Theatrical Program. And in the Best 3D Program, finalists include Born to be Wild (IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures) and Flying Monsters 3D (National Geographic).
August 16, 2011—Grammy Award-winning percussionist Evelyn Glennie will narrate and perform in Just Listen 3D (working title) which is being produced for the network of IMAX® and Giant Screen Theaters with a scheduled release in both 2D and 3D in 2014. The film is a co-production of Foxfire Interactive and Masters Digital.
August 12, 2011--IMAX Corporation has announced that Shaw Theatres Pte Ltd, a leading exhibitor in Singapore, has signed an agreement to install a digital IMAX® theater system in the new JCube entertainment complex in Singapore, which is scheduled to be completed by 2012. This will mark the opening of Shaw Theatres' second IMAX theater. In May, Shaw Theatres opened the first commercial IMAX theater in Singapore, which to date has generated over $1.4 million of gross box office within its first few months of operation.
August 12, 2011--After an extensive peer and expert review, the Digital Immersive Giant Screen Specifications (DIGSS 1.0) are now fully available, along with many other findings and reports relevant to museum giant screen theaters and those who support them.
August 12, 2011—Robert Griesmer of Norwalk, an experienced museum professional, has been selected by the Board of Trustees at The Children’s Museum as its new President and CEO. Mr. Griesmer will join the Museum on September 19, 2011.
August 8, 2011-- IMAX Corporation and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures today announced that the action-adventure film John Carter, from Academy® Award-winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton, will be released to IMAX® theaters simultaneously with the film's worldwide release on March 9, 2012. John Carter is based on a classic novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs and stars Taylor Kitsch, Willem Dafoe, and Lynn Collins.
August 4, 2011-- IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that the next installment in the popular Final Destination franchise, Final Destination 5, will be the first film in the horror series to open in IMAX. The film will be released in 223 domestic and select international IMAX® 3D digital theaters simultaneously with the film's worldwide release on August 12, 2011.
July 28, 2011--IMAX Corporation today reported another strong quarter for theater signings and a record number of theaters in its backlog; however, disappointing film performance coupled with investments in the growth of the business resulted in adjusted net income of $4.6 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, versus adjusted net income of $8.4 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, in the same period last year.