Overview
- The five-screen agreement covers a new IMAX auditorium in Philadelphia set for 2026, another at an unspecified site and laser-projection upgrades in Maine, New Hampshire and California by 2027.
- South Philadelphia’s Riverview Plaza renovation has officially begun under developer Bart Blatstein to restore a 17-screen multiplex with an IMAX auditorium.
- Apple Cinemas builds on its 2024 White Plains, New York upgrade to next-generation IMAX laser projection as it doubles its U.S. IMAX footprint.
- IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond cited record domestic box-office results as fueling exhibitor demand for premium large-format cinema experiences.
- Bart Blatstein reacquired Riverview Plaza in 2022 after its pandemic-closure left Philadelphia without an in-city IMAX theater.