The Day the Earth Stood Still opens in IMAX December 12
IMAX Corporation and Twentieth Century Fox today announced that The Day The Earth Stood Still, directed by Scott Derrickson and starring Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm, John Cleese and Jaden Smith, will open domestically on December 12, 2008 in 123 IMAX(R) theatres, including 38 new locations equipped with IMAX’s digital projection system, [...]
A Christmas Carol to kick start Disney’s five-picture deal with IMAX
Disney’s A Christmas Carol, the spectacular 3D 2009 holiday release from director Robert Zemeckis and starring Jim Carrey, will be the first film from The Walt Disney Studios slated for IMAX(R) theatres under a new five-picture arrangement the studio reached with IMAX Corporation, it was announced today by Mark Zoradi, president, Walt Disney Studios Motion [...]
James Cameron’s Avatar to be released in IMAX 3D on December 18, 2009
IMAX Corporation and Twentieth Century Fox today announced that they have reached agreement on material terms to release the highly anticipated 3D motion picture Avatar in IMAX(R)3D simultaneously with the motion picture’s premiere in conventional 3D theatres on December 18, 2009. Avatar is directed and written by Academy Award Winner James Cameron and stars Sam [...]
The Dark Knight breaks midnight showings record
The Dark Knight is off to a great start. The Batman sequel premiered yesterday and immediately broke its first record, the one for a 12:01 a.m. film opening. The movie earned $18,489,000 at the box office from midnight showings alone, as Warner Bros’ Domestic Distribution president Dan Fellman reports. Better yet, it is currently rated [...]
The Dark Knight makes motion picture history in IMAX theatres on July 18th
IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that the studio’s highly anticipated and technologically unprecedented summer movie, The Dark Knight, starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger, and directed by Christopher Nolan, will open in a record 94 IMAX(R) theatres domestically on July 18th in conjunction with the film’s wide release. The film will also [...]