North America's cinema sector in 2025 showed modest recovery, with ticket sales reaching around $8.9 billion for the year despite lingering challenges in attracting audiences back to theaters. The numbers were up 2% from 2024 levels, according to industry data.
Analysts say IMAX stock will have a good 2026 whether Warner Bros. gets bought by Netflix or Paramount because moviegoers can't get enough of high-end theater experiences.
IMAX delivered ambitious mid-term guidance at its recent investor day, sparking a share price rally. Investor sentiment was dampened by uncertainty around a potential Warner Bros. deal and its implications for IMAX's box-office pipeline. Concerns focus on whether a WBD sale to Netflix would reduce theatrical releases or if a Paramount Skydance deal would trigger major studio budget cuts.
IMAX Corp (NYSE:IMAX) received a price target upgrade from Wedbush analysts following the company's 2025 Investor Day, with the firm raising its price target to $46 from $39 and maintaining an 'Outperform' rating. IMAX shares jumped more than 8% following the event, trading at about $38 in the early afternoon on Monday.
Major movie theater stocks including AMC and IMAX dipped Friday, falling at least 2% after Netflix announced it will acquire Warner Bros. and that theatrical windows for movies will “evolve” after the $82.7 billion deal is completed, sparking concern around the agreement's potential impact on movie theaters.
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GKIDS, the producer and distributor of artist-driven and award-winning animation from around the world, and IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX), an innovator in entertainment technology, announce an expanded partnership to bring further 4K Studio Ghibli restorations to North American theaters in 2026 and beyond. The announcement comes after the highly successful IMAX rel...
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) shattered its box office record for the Thanksgiving holiday period, delivering $40.8 million worldwide for the five-day stretch behind the hit tandem of Disney's “Zootopia 2” and Universal's “Wicked: For Good.” The results topped the Company's previous Thanksgiving record — set just last year in 2024 with $24 million — by an impressive 7...
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