Who owns IMAX China?
IMAX China is owned by IMAX (Canada, NYSE: IMAX).[1]
IMAX owns 71.57% of IMAX China rather than all of it.
Evidence: IMAX Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-25, SEC EDGAR, 25 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- IMAX Corporation (71.57% stake) verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇦 Canada, Mississauga, Ontario
- Origin
- 🇨🇳 China
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Live & sport › Cinema chains
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: IMAX
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About IMAX China
IMAX China Holding, Inc. carries on the IMAX business in Greater China, which is the largest market in the network: 810 of the 1,864 IMAX systems operating at the end of 2025 were there, with a further 215 on order. Its shares trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. IMAX Corporation indirectly owned 71.57 per cent of it at 31 December 2025 and consolidates it as a subsidiary, with the remainder held by other shareholders.
Ownership timeline of IMAX China
Where IMAX China sits in IMAX
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
- IMAX
- IMAX China (71.57%)
- IMAX Enhanced
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See the full IMAX brand portfolio (3) →
Other brands owned by IMAX
IMAX controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
- IMAX (1967)
Other brands in cinema chains, and who owns them
The 23 brands in cinema chains on Brandtree belong to 9 owners. The largest is CJ CGV, with 7; IMAX has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| 4DX | CJ CGV | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Emagine Entertainment | Kinepolis | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Century Theatres | Cinemark | 🇺🇸 United States |
| AMC Theatres | AMC Theatres | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cineplex | Cineplex | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| VOX Cinemas | Majid Al Futtaim | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
| T-Joy | Toei | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| TOHO CINEMAS | TOHO | 🇯🇵 Japan |
About the owner: IMAX
IMAX is a publicly listed company headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, founded in 1967. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: IMAX.
IMAX Corporation is a Canadian company, with principal offices in Mississauga, Ontario and in New York, whose predecessor was incorporated in 1967. It is not a cinema operator: it owns only one of the locations in its network and instead sells or leases its projection and sound systems to exhibitors, together with a licence to use the IMAX name, and takes a share of the box office for remastering films into its format. At the end of 2025 there were 1,864 IMAX systems operating in 91 countries and territories, 810 of them in Greater China, where the business is run through a Hong Kong-listed subsidiary.
🇨🇳 IMAX China and other Chinese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 319 brands that began in China. 39 of them (12%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, IMAX China among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of IMAX China?
The parent company of IMAX China is IMAX, a publicly listed company headquartered in Canada.
Is IMAX China Chinese or Canadian?
IMAX China originated in China, but it is owned today by IMAX, which is headquartered in Canada. So IMAX China is a Chinese-origin brand under Canadian ownership.
Is IMAX China still owned by IMAX?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, IMAX China is still owned by IMAX (71.57% stake). The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] IMAX Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-25 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 25 February 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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