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Bravia Core content for Bravia XR TVs

Sony has confirmed that its Bravia Core service, which offers some of the latest film releases, blockbusters and classics from Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), is now included with Bravia XR TVs, enabling users to experience the content in Pure Stream, which it claims provides the highest in streaming picture quality Created in collaboration with SPE, […]

April 6, 2021

IMAX “optimistic for strong recovery”

Giant cinema screen operator IMAX has benefitted from strong box office receipts across Asia and with encouraging signs that the upcoming slate of Hollywood blockbusters will see an enthusiastic response from China. IMAX installed 71 cinema systems and signed agreements for 65 extra systems for the full year, and saying that this demonstrated continued partner […]

March 8, 2021By Chris Forrester

IMAX rebounds in China

Giant cinema screen operator IMAX saw its share price rise 6.4 per cent on February 16 as a direct result of solid box office receipts and attendance numbers at its Chinese theatres. IMAX, in a statement, said that it had enjoyed the best opening weekend for Chinese New Year holiday attendance. At $20.47 per share […]

February 17, 2021By Chris Forrester

IMAX still hurting, but optimistic

Giant screen cinema operator IMAX recorded its highest-ever losses for its Q3 trading. They were brought about because of its Covid-impacted revenues which plummeted to $37.3 million from $86.4 million in the same period in 2019. But the revenues could have been worse. Asian revenues, where the Covid restrictions had been relaxed, helped boost income […]

November 2, 2020By Chris Forrester

IMAX recovery boosted by China box office

August 24th saw IMAX’s share price jump 14.39 percent helped by positive news from its Chinese division. A movie, The Eight Hundred, the first-ever Chinese blockbuster production to be entirely filmed with IMAX cameras, had a very strong opening weekend in China with $116 million in box-office receipts over the 3-day weekend. IMAX controls just […]

August 26, 2020By Chris Forrester

IMAX: “Cinemas are reopening”

Giant screen operator IMAX has reported its latest results, with CEO Rich Gelfond telling analysts that its cinemas in China, a key market for the business, and other parts of Asia are starting to reopen. “As theatres with IMAX systems reopen, our network will begin to generate incremental free cash flow with limited startup costs […]

July 30, 2020By Chris Forrester