China’s crushing “Ne Zha 2” helped to enhance profits and revenues in IMAX during the first quarter of 2025.
The large screen company recorded $ 86.7 million for a long time in March, an increase of 10 % from 79.1 million dollars in the same quarter of last year. These revenues were higher than Wall Street’s drop of $ 84.23 million. The IMAX 8.2 million dollar income reached 52 % of the first quarter in 2024. At the same time, the modified profits reached 13 cents, a 13 % decrease from the loss of each share of 15 cents in the same period in the same year.
The IMAX box office has reached $ 298 million (an increase of 12 % year) thanks to a large part of “Nezha 2”, which has become a phenomenon on the new Chinese year and ended the large screen screen as the highest film of the company in history with $ 161 million. IMAX also continued to expand its mark through the signatures of 95 new IMAX systems developed all over the world (compared to eight in the same quarter of last year), as well as 21 installation systems (an increase of 40 % on an annual basis).
“IMAX has started an excellent start in 2025 – our works were never stronger, with the growth of the global box office in the field of tickets and strong organizations in the first quarter,” Rich Gilvond, CEO of the company said in a statement. “With a wonderful global list, the date has been set over the next few years and the high demand between the exhibitors, we believe that we are entering a new era of growth for the company.”
After an ice start for this year, the total box office regains power slowly as the new releases “Minecraft” and Ryan Cooger from the movie “Singer” Ryan Kogler “Singer” brings great crowds. “Singer”, in addition to the upcoming versions such as “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”, “How to Ragragon” and “F1”, with IMAX cameras, which have strengthened ticket sales traditionally at the company’s distinctive sites. With the help of these hopes and others, IMAX expects a standard box office to be presented to more than $ 1.2 billion worldwide in 2025.
While we look, Gilvond added, “Imax added in a unique position to take advantage of the meetings of positive trends in global content – the very promising Hollywood list and the rapid rise in the large budget, and the high value of local language productivity. “
