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- Stock Symbol: IMAX
- CEOs: Bradley Wechsler, Richard Gelfond
- President: Greg Foster
- Staff: Approximately 320
- Headquarters: Mississauga, Canada
- Phone: 905-403-6500
- Founded: 1967Yahoo! Finance: IMAX Profile (August 12, 2008)
- 2007 revenue: $115.8MNASDAQ: IMAX
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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.HowStuffWorks: How IMAX Works Movie-Info: What is IMAX? 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.Yahoo! Finance: IMAX Profile (August 12, 2008)
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.IMAX.com: Corporate ProfileIMAX Top Sellers
- The Polar Express ($194.9M)
- The Dream is Alive ($125.9M)
- Everest ($87.2M)
- [[To Fly!]] ($86.6M)
- Space Station ($76.2M)The Numbers: Top IMAX Movies (August 19, 2008)
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IMAX Questions
Is Avatar, the new movie by James Cameron going to be 3D only? 2 AnswersAs of now I am pretty sure its only going to be in 3-D at the IMAX theater. http://www.reelzchannel.com/trailer-clips/17227/update-on-james-camerons-avatar Su... read more
will wolverine come out for imax? 3 AnswersIt wasn't shot in IMAX, and also those screens are holding out for bigger summer movies which were, such as Star Trek, Transformers 2 and Night at the Museum 2.... read more
Is the Pixar movie Up going to be on IMAX? 2 AnswersNo, Up will not be released to IMAX because Pixar does not have a deal with the IMAX screening company. Though, Disney, does. Apparently Pixar CCO John Lasseter... read more -
IMAX Competitors
- Regal Entertainment Group: Official Website | Wikipedia
- SimEx-Iwerks Inc: Official Website
- Cinemark Holdings, Inc: Official Site




