IMAX Corporation announced that for the second quarter ended June
30, 2010, IMAX DMR® gross box office worldwide was approximately
$115 million, an approximate 37% increase over last year's
second-quarter box office of approximately $84.2 million.
For the six months ended June 30, 2010, gross box office from
Hollywood DMR titles released to the worldwide IMAX theatre network
was $347.2 million, compared to $112.2 million in the first six
months of 2009.
Richard L. Gelfond, CEO of IMAX Corporation, noted, “Even excluding
Avatar completely from our 2010 results, our per-screen
average through the first six months is $647,000, a 13% increase
over the same period in the prior year."
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IMAX sees 37% increase in second-quarter box office
July 9, 2010
IMAX sees 37% increase in second-quarter box office
July 9, 2010
IMAX Corporation announced that for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010, IMAX DMR® gross box office worldwide was approximately $115 million, an approximate 37% increase over last year's second-quarter box office of approximately $84.2 million.
For the six months ended June 30, 2010, gross box office from Hollywood DMR titles released to the worldwide IMAX theatre network was $347.2 million, compared to $112.2 million in the first six months of 2009.
Richard L. Gelfond, CEO of IMAX Corporation, noted, “Even excluding Avatar completely from our 2010 results, our per-screen average through the first six months is $647,000, a 13% increase over the same period in the prior year."
For the six months ended June 30, 2010, gross box office from Hollywood DMR titles released to the worldwide IMAX theatre network was $347.2 million, compared to $112.2 million in the first six months of 2009.
Richard L. Gelfond, CEO of IMAX Corporation, noted, “Even excluding Avatar completely from our 2010 results, our per-screen average through the first six months is $647,000, a 13% increase over the same period in the prior year."
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