IMAX

IMAX Corporation developed the IMAX movie standard which couples 70mm film with six audio channels. IMAX movies are generally played on huge flat screens, special dome screens or curved screens designed for 3D IMAX movies.^{1 2} The company has been releasing movies and setting up its specialized cinemas since it was founded in 1967. As of December 2007, IMAX Corporation operated 299 theaters world wide.³

Fast Facts

1. Stock Symbol: IMAX
2. CEOs: Bradley Wechsler, Richard Gelfond
3. President: Greg Foster
4. Staff: Approximately 320
5. Headquarters: Mississauga, Canada
6. Phone: 905-403-6500
7. Founded: 1967³
8. 2007 revenue: $115.8M⁴

History

At the 1967 International and Universal Exposition (EXPO '67), people were awed by multi-screen films. These films were shot on multiple cameras and then played back on multiple projectors to create one really big movie. Soon after, some of the filmmakers who had made the multi-screen movies developed the 70mm IMAX format we know today. IMAX technology premiered at EXPO '70 and in 1971 the first IMAX theater was opened in Toronto, Canada.⁵

IMAX Top Sellers

1. The Polar Express ($194.9M)
2. The Dream is Alive ($125.9M)
3. Everest ($87.2M)
4. To Fly! ($86.6M)
5. Space Station ($76.2M)⁶

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