Imax shatters Chinese New Year opening box office record
Imax box offices set a new record over the Chinese New Year period starting on Feb 5, grossing 217 million yuan ($32.3 million) across its 599 theaters in China. Imax Corporation and Imax China said in a news release on Feb 11 that the results were driven by the strong performances of three local-language films – The Wandering Earth, Crazy Alien and Peg asus. The sales figures marked Imax China’s best Chinese New Year performance ever, up 40 percent year-on-year. The Wandering Earth, China’s first big-budget sci-fi film, led the pack by grossing more than 185 million yuan in Imax theaters to become the highestRead More →