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Imax recorded adjusted earnings per share of 43 cents, a 65% improvement over the prior-year quarterly results. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4741\">TelevisaUnivision Posts Q2 Loss Despite Boost From Mexico World Cup Telecasts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tImax\u2019s global box office of $285 million marked the company\u2019s highest second quarter results since 2019 and increased 1% year-over-year, which it said was driven by 24% box office growth in international markets excluding China. The top grossing titles in Imax over the three month period included \u201cMichael\u201d ($69 million), \u201cThe Mandalorian &amp; Grogu\u201d ($42 million), and \u201cThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie\u201d ($39 million).<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBut even as Imax touted its results, the company was already looking ahead to a monster third quarter, driven by the frenzy surrounding screenings of Christopher Nolan\u2019s \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d on the company\u2019s screens. \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d is the first film shot entirely with Imax cameras and Nolan\u2019s advocacy of the format has led to sell-outs as theaters have scrambled to keep up with demand. Imax was responsible for 20% of the film\u2019s global box office in its opening weekend, accounting for $52 million in sales. That\u2019s a record for the company. Imax also reports it has $60 million in pre-sales for future showtimes of\u00a0\u201c<em>T<\/em>he Odyssey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIn a statement, Imax CEO Rich Gelfond hailed \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d as \u201ca transformational event for Imax\u201d as well as \u201cthe purest and most complete expression yet of the power of our global platform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4739\">\u2018Oasis,\u2019 Exploring Fear, Exclusion and Violence, Picked Up by Totem Ahead of Venice Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cThe Odyssey has the potential to impact our business in many ways that are clear \u2014 and many ways we can\u2019t yet predict, as its success on our platform reverberates across the creative community, and throughout the entertainment landscape,\u201d Gelfond added. \u201cIn the near-term, the film gives us excellent momentum as we enter the second half of the year, with a strong slate that culminates with \u2018Dune: Part Three,\u2019 which was also shot with Imax film cameras and will be presented in Imax 70mm film.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tDuring the second quarter, Imax installed 38 new systems compared to 36 systems in the same quarter in 2025. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4737\">Whoopi Goldberg Slams Critics of Elliot Page\u2019s Casting in \u2018The Odyssey\u2019: \u2018Then Don\u2019t Go See It\u2026 Why Do You Care Who\u2019s Cast in It?\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imax&#8217;s second quarter earnings improved as the company&#8217;s CEO called Christopher Nolan&#8217;s &#8216;The Odyssey&#8217; a &#8216;transformational event&#8217; for the company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4714,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[1098,108],"class_list":["post-4742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-biz","tag-imax","tag-the-odyssey"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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