{"id":921837,"date":"2025-12-22T10:13:39","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T15:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/imax-soars-to-top-five-all-time-global-opening-with-43-6-million-debut-of-james-camerons-avatar-fire-and-ash\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T10:13:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T15:13:39","slug":"imax-soars-to-top-five-all-time-global-opening-with-43-6-million-debut-of-james-camerons-avatar-fire-and-ash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/imax-soars-to-top-five-all-time-global-opening-with-43-6-million-debut-of-james-camerons-avatar-fire-and-ash\/","title":{"rendered":"IMAX Soars to Top Five All-Time Global Opening with $43.6 Million Debut of James Cameron\u2019s \u201cAvatar: Fire and Ash\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--.bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }\n.bwlistdisc { list-style-type: disc }body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><b>IMAX Soars to Top Five All-Time Global Opening with $43.6 Million Debut of <\/b><b>James Cameron\u2019s \u201cAvatar: Fire and Ash\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><b><i>IMAX Global Network Delivers 12.6% of Worldwide Debut on Less Than 1% of Total Screens<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>NEW YORK&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<br \/>\nIMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) soared to a $43.6 million global opening weekend with Disney\/20<sup>th<\/sup> Century Studios\u2019 \u201cAvatar: Fire and Ash\u201d \u2014 delivering the Company\u2019s biggest opening weekend of 2025 and the fifth biggest debut in IMAX history.<\/p>\n<p>\nBuilding on the record-breaking bond between James Cameron\u2019s groundbreaking sci-fi saga and IMAX, fans turned out to experience the highly anticipated threequel in IMAX in outsized numbers; IMAX delivered 12.6% of the global debut of \u201cAvatar: Fire and Ash\u201d on less than 1% of total screens.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cAs James Cameron continues to break new ground with <i>Avatar<\/i>, the indelible connection between IMAX and this one-of-a-kind franchise endures, with IMAX delivering an outsized share of the box office across virtually every market worldwide,\u201d said Rich Gelfond, CEO of IMAX. \u201c<i>Avatar <\/i>films have historically played with longevity like few other franchises and, with a coveted \u2018A\u2019 CinemaScore, we look forward to fans enjoying \u2018Avatar: Fire and Ash\u2019 in IMAX throughout the holiday season and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nAround the world, IMAX delivered exceedingly strong market share for \u201cAvatar: Fire and Ash\u201d in its first weekend:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nIn North America, IMAX grossed $13 million \u2014 good for 14.8% of the film\u2019s domestic debut and the fourth-highest IMAX indexing ever for a domestic opening above $85 million.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nInternationally, \u201cAvatar: Fire and Ash\u201d earned another $30.6 million \u2014 the third-highest IMAX international opening of all time.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nNumerous countries notched their biggest IMAX opening weekends ever, including Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Belgium, France, Germany, Kazakhstan, Romania, Switzerland, and Turkey.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nIn China, \u201cAvatar: Fire and Ash\u201d earned $13.5 million in IMAX, which accounted for a strong 23% of the film\u2019s overall debut in the market.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n&#8220;Avatar: Fire and Ash&#8221; debuted with the widest IMAX global release of all time across 1,703 screens and is available exclusively in IMAX 3D in IMAX locations worldwide. The film will screen across the IMAX network through January in most global markets.<\/p>\n<p><b>About IMAX Corporation<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nIMAX, an innovator in entertainment technology, combines proprietary software, architecture, and equipment to create experiences that take you beyond the edge of your seat to a world you&#8217;ve never imagined. Top filmmakers and studios are utilizing IMAX systems to connect with audiences in extraordinary ways, making IMAX&#8217;s network among the most important and successful theatrical distribution platforms for major event films around the globe.<\/p>\n<p>\nIMAX is headquartered in New York, Toronto, and Los Angeles, with additional offices in London, Dublin, Tokyo, and Shanghai. As of September 30, 2025, there were 1,829 IMAX systems (1,759 commercial multiplexes, 10 commercial destinations, 60 institutional locations) operating in 89 countries and territories. 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