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Leonardo DiCaprio to Narrate Hubble 3D

January 13, 2010--Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. and IMAX Corporation today announced that three-time Academy-Award nominee Leonardo DiCaprio will narrate Hubble 3D. The latest IMAX 3D film from the award-winning team behind Space Station 3D and other successful IMAX space films, led by producer/director Toni Myers, is scheduled for release to IMAX theaters beginning March 19, 2010. Hubble 3D will combine awe-inspiring IMAX 3D footage shot in space with breathtaking, never-before-seen 3D flights through Hubble imagery from the Orion Nebula to the far reaches of the cosmos. The film is the fourth IMAX 3D co-production between the two companies.

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MacGillivray Freeman Names Craig Thompson Senior Director for Business Development

January 11, 2010--MacGillivray Freeman Films announced today the appointment of Craig Thompson to the newly created position of Senior Director for Business Development. Thompson, a 25-year veteran of the sponsorship world, joins the company’s business development team and is responsible for developing strategic partnerships and sponsorship opportunities for the company’s film projects.

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IMAX Developing Its First 3D Digital Camera

January 7, 2010--IMAX today announced that it is developing its first IMAX 3D digital camera. IMAX expects its first prototype to be ready by early 2010, with the goal of an official launch in 2011. The new IMAX 3D camera is planned to be a component of a suite of IMAX-branded products and services available to studios, partners, and filmmakers for use in production of premium 3D content.

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IMAX Theatre at the Canadian Museum of Civilization Goes 3D

January 5, 2010—The IMAX Theatre at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Quebec, will be closed January 4-February 28, 2010, as it upgrades its theater with an IMAX 3D projection system, as well as a new sound system, screen, and seats. The theater will reopen in March. When it first opened in June 1989, it was the first theater in the world to combine the IMAX screen and the IMAX dome in the same room. Upon completion of the changes, it will be the only IMAX theater in North America to present 3D films on the IMAX screen and 2D films on the dome.

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Discovery Communications, Sony and IMAX to Launch First 24/7 Dedicated 3D TV Network in the U.S.

January 5, 2010--Discovery Communications, Sony Corporation and IMAX Corporation today announced a joint venture to be established to develop the first 24/7 dedicated 3D television network in the U.S. The partnership brings together three leaders with an extraordinary collection of award-winning 3D content, technology expertise, television distribution and operational strength to deliver a high-quality three-dimensional viewing experience to home television audiences.

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Avatar Breaks More IMAX Records

January 4, 2010--IMAX Corporation and Twentieth Century Fox today announced that James Cameron's Avatar continued its record-breaking box office run over its third weekend, grossing approximately $8.7 million from 179 IMAX theaters domestically from January 1 through January 3, 2010. The film registered more than 12 percent of the film's total domestic gross of $68.3 million during that period on less than 3 percent of the screens, driving the domestic IMAX box office to date to approximately $47.1 million.

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IMAX Achieves $100 Million Box Office Milestone in 4th Quarter 2009

January 4, 2010--IMAX Corporation today announced that for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2009, IMAX DMR gross box office worldwide reached the $100 million milestone, a first for the company and an approximate 225 percent increase over last year's fourth quarter box office of approximately $31 million. Fourth quarter DMR gross box office results include the approximate $54 million generated from Twentieth Century Fox's Avatar: An IMAX 3D Experience. DMR gross box office of Hollywood DMR titles shown in the worldwide IMAX network increased 108 percent to a record $270 million compared to $130 million in fiscal 2008.

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Avatar Continues to Break IMAX Box Office Records

December 28, 2009--IMAX Corporation and Twentieth Century Fox today announced that James Cameron's Avatar continued its record-breaking box office run during its second weekend, grossing approximately $8.8 million from 179 IMAX theaters domestically from December 25 through December 27, 2009, registering approximately 12 percent of the film's total domestic gross of $75.6 million on less than 3 percent of the screens. IMAX theaters continued to operate at virtually full capacity all weekend, driving the domestic IMAX box office to date to approximately $28 million.

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Stephen Low Captures the Historic Boeing 787 Flight for Legends of Flight

On December 15, 2009, at 10:27 am PST, the 787 Dreamliner took off from Boeing's Paine Field in Everett, Washington, for its historic first flight, etching its image indelibly on the future of commercial aviation. The flight lasted 3 hours and 6 minutes and landed safely at Boeing Field just south of Seattle at 1:33 pm. The 787 was flown by Chief Test Pilot Mike Carriker, who is also the lead character in Legends of Flight. Stephen Low and his production team were on hand to capture this historic event, which is the final sequence in Legends of Flight.

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Avatar Earns $13.6 Million in IMAX Theaters Its Opening Weekend

December 21, 2009--IMAX Corporation and Twentieth Century Fox today announced that James Cameron's Avatar grossed a record breaking $9.5 million from 178 IMAX theaters domestically from December 18 through December 20, 2009, registering approximately 13 percent of the film's total domestic gross of $73 million on less than 3 percent of the screens. IMAX theaters were operating at virtually full capacity all weekend, with many locations adding 3am and 6am shows to meet the high consumer demand. The IMAX release also posted a record international opening, generating an estimated total of approximately $4.1 million from 58 IMAX screens, for a per screen average of approximately $70,500. The film is scheduled to open on 25 additional IMAX screens internationally in the coming weeks, including in Japan and China. The worldwide IMAX opening weekend box office total is estimated to be $13.6 million as of the end of day Sunday, December 20, 2009.

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