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IMAX SIGNS ITS BIGGEST DEAL EVER IN ASIA
Thursday, September 20 2007
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Marking its biggest deal ever in the Asian market, IMAX announced Wednesday that it has received an order from the Chinese theater chain Wanda Cinema Line Corp. for the installation of 10 giant-screen theaters by the end of 2010, with the first two to open by the end of this year. The initial installations will employ IMAX's film-projection technology, while the remainder will feature digital projection, the company said.
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BIG SCREEN IMAX HAULING IN BIG BUCKS
Monday, July 23 2007
Saying
that
he
was
"absolutely
thrilled"
by
its
performance,
IMAX
chief
Brad
Wexler
said
Friday
that
the
giant-screen
version
of
Harry
Potter
and
the
Order
of
the
Phoenix
took
in
$11.6
million
in
91
domestic
and
35
international
IMAX
theaters
during
its
opening
week,
producing
a
record
$92,000
per-screen
average.
Ticket
sales,
Wexler
said,
were
stoked
by
the
18-minute
3-D
finale.
"This
kind
of
immersive
experience
is
impossible
to
replicate
at
home
or
in
any
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NEXT BATMAN MOVIE WILL HAVE IMAX SCENES
Tuesday, May 29 2007
Director
Christopher
Nolan
plans
to
shoot
parts
of
the
next
Batman
movie,
The
Dark
Knight,
in
the
IMAX
format,
USA
Today
reported
today
(Tuesday).
It
would
mark
the
first
time
a
major
studio
has
used
the
cumbersome
process
in
a
feature.
Four
action
sequences,
including
the
introduction
of
the
Joker,
played
by
Heath
Ledger,
will
employ
the
giant-screen
process.
They
will
fill
the
entire
IMAX
screen,
producing
the
reality-like
images
that
the
process
is
famous
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