Overview
- Fourth‑quarter gross box office rose 62% year over year to $336.2 million, with revenue up 35% to $125.2 million and net income at about $2.5 million.
- Reported profit was reduced by one‑time items, including $15 million to repurchase convertible notes and a roughly $7 million goodwill impairment tied to SSIMWAVE.
- James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash anchored the quarter, contributing $112 million to IMAX’s 2025 receipts.
- For 2025, IMAX logged a company‑record $1.28 billion in global box office, including $405 million from non‑Hollywood titles, and installed 160 new auditoriums worldwide.
- Management guides to $1.4 billion in 2026 supported by at least 12 Filmed For IMAX titles such as The Odyssey and Dune: Part Three, and shares climbed about 16% on Thursday following the results.