Archive for December, 2009
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
IMAX Release Races to $39 million Worldwide in Ten Days
Highlights Include:
Domestic second weekend gross of approximately $8.8 million
International second weekend gross of approximately $3.6 million
IMAX® theatres were in 17 of the top 20 locations nationwide
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 28, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) and ...
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Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
The trailer to upcoming Giant Screen 3D film, Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey, has been posted online. The film is a sci-fi action film set in a scientifically accurate rendering of our solar system in 3-D stereoscopic.
The film is set for release February 2010, and stars the voices ...
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Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
Summit Entertainment has released their 2010 preview which includes a new pic from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.
Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger as Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge. In the midst of it all, she ...
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Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
Apple has released a new promo image from Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland.
Starring Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, the film follows a 19-year-old Alice who returns to the whimsical world she first encountered as a young girl.
The film opens in 3D and 2D in conventional and IMAX theaters March ...
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Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
The Desert Sun reports on Avatar's big opening at Cathedral City's Desert IMAX:
About 100 people lined up to see the movie “Avatar” Monday at the Desert IMAX in Cathedral City. (Victor Morales THE DESERT SUN)
The film “Avatar” could be the all-time top generator of movie tickets for the decade-old Desert ...
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Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
The Baltimore Sun B'More Green blog reports:
Already looking for stuff to do over winter break? The Maryland Science Center is hosting an IMAX Film Festival for nine weeks beginning Jan. 5. And they have outdoor adventure in mind.
The films center on grand canyons and raging volcanoes and frozen tundras (and ...
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Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
Check out the onesheet to MacGillivray Freeman Films' Arabia 3D.
Produced and directed by Greg Macgillivray, the film is an epic combination of historical recreations and contemporary scenes of everyday life in Arabia.
It is set to open in IMAX and other Giant Screen theaters February 12, 2010.
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Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
The Orlando Sentinel reports:
Orlando Science Center is presenting a series of giant-screen documentaries during the holiday season. The rotating lineup will change weekly for films, which are included in regular science-center admission. (Note: the center will be closed Dec. 24 and 25.)
+ Now through Dec. 27: Mummies and Hurricane on ...
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Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
Screen Rant reports a 3D conversion for Iron Man 2 may be shelved, but no word yet on whether an IMAX conversion is in the works.
It was reported back in September of 2008 that Iron Man 2 was planned to be in 3D IMAX. Our own Vic Holtreman was pretty ...
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Monday, December 21st, 2009
The second teaser poster to Christopher Nolan's upcoming Inception has been posted online:
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, the film is a contemporary sci-fi actioner set within the architecture of the mind from The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan.
It opens in conventional and IMAX theaters July 16, 2010.
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Monday, December 21st, 2009
StreetInsider.com reports:
Piper Jaffray maintains an 'Overweight' rating on IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq: IMAX), price target $16.
Piper analyst says, "Our checks indicate IMAX may have garnered 10%+ share of Avatar's opening weekend global box office despite playing on less than 2% of screens. While the domestic opening was at the low ...
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Monday, December 21st, 2009
The New York Times takes a look at how Hollywood fared this past year with a little help from such technologies as 3D and IMAX:
Analysts estimate that box office revenue from 3-D has totaled $1.3 billion so far this year — not counting “Avatar,” from James Cameron, which opened on ...
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Monday, December 21st, 2009
A few more images from Toy Story 3 are now online.
The creators of the beloved “Toy Story” films re-open the toy box and bring moviegoers back to the delightful world of our favorite gang of toy characters in Toy Story 3. As Andy prepares to depart for college, Buzz, ...
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Monday, December 21st, 2009
Highlights Include:
Largest domestic opening weekend of $9.5 million
Largest international opening weekend of an estimated $4.1 million
Exhibitors are adding extra IMAX shows to meet demand
IMAX theatres were in 18 of the top 20 locations nationwide
IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) and Twentieth Century Fox today announced that James Cameron's ...
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Friday, December 18th, 2009
Walt Disney Studios has released new images for Alice in Wonderland, Toy Story 3 and Tron: Legacy. All three films will be digitally re-mastered into IMAX 3D.
Alice in Wonderland
"ALICE IN WONDERLAND" Film Frame Helena Bonham Carter (center) ©Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
"ALICE IN WONDERLAND" Film Frame (L-R) Matt ...
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Friday, December 18th, 2009
ComingSoon.net reports:
ABC Family will premiere an extended clip from Disney-Pixar's Toy Story 3 this Sunday during its airing of The Incredibles at 8:30/7:30c.
The creators of the beloved “Toy Story” films re-open the toy box and bring moviegoers back to the delightful world of our favorite gang of toy characters in ...
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Friday, December 18th, 2009
Via GSCA:
The Moody Gardens Board of Directors has announced the appointment of John A. Zendt as the President and CEO of Moody Gardens. The appointment was made to fill the vacant position left when former president Mike Riley passed away in November.
Zendt has been employed by Moody Gardens for the ...
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Friday, December 18th, 2009
Via Giant Screen Cinema Association:
SK Films is pleased to announce that it has moved its corporate office to Pinewood Toronto Studios. Pinewood Toronto Studios is the newest addition to the studio group based out of the UK (most famously home to the James Bond and Harry Potter series). The ...
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Friday, December 18th, 2009
3D Vision Blog breaks down the different 3D formats you can catch at your local theater:
IMAX 3D
This one is the oldest of the three standards that is famous mostly because of the very big screens present in these cinemas, but they are still not very widely available around the world ...
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Friday, December 18th, 2009
The Detroit News reports on Dearborn's Henry Ford Museum's somewhat stable economic situation:
The Henry Ford, which also runs Greenfield Village and an IMAX theater, isn't in dire straits as are many arts organizations.
"From what I read," said chief financial officer Denise Thal, "we are in somewhat better shape than other ...
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