IMAX: brands it owns and its ownership tree
IMAX (NYSE: IMAX) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada that owns 3 consumer brands across 2 categories.[1][2]
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.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- IMAX Corporation
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇨🇦 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
- Founded
- 1967
- Tickers
- NYSE: IMAX
- Revenue
- $410.2 million (2025)[2]
- SEC CIK
- 0000921582
- Website
- www.imax.com
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
What IMAX's annual report says about its business
Read from IMAX's latest annual filing[1]. Each line gives the sentence the filing uses, copied word for word.
Segments the filing names
- Content Solutions, Technology Products and Services:
The Company has organized its operating segments into the following two reportable segments: (i) Content Solutions, which principally includes content enhancement and distribution services, and (ii) Technology Products and Services, which principally includes the sale, lease, and maintenance of IMAX Systems.
- IMAX Technology Products and Services:
the Company recognized revenue from IMAX Systems related to the IMAX Technology Products and Services reportable segment (System Sales) of $94.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Acquisitions and disposals named in the filing
- Acquired: Megabox and Lotte Cinema (2025).
For example, in 2025 South Korea's Megabox and Lotte Cinema entered into a merger agreement and are expected to form that nation's largest theatrical exhibition entity.
- Acquired: Odeon and Nordic (2016).
For instance, following AMC's acquisition of Odeon and Nordic in 2016, the Company and AMC entered into an agreement for 25 new IMAX Systems across the Odeon Cinemas Group Limited and Nordic Cinema Group Holding AB network.
- Acquired: Paramount Global.
Hollywood studios have also experienced and continue to experience consolidation, as evidenced by the recent acquisitions of 20th Century Fox by Walt Disney Company and of Paramount Global by Skydance Media.
- Acquired: Warner Bros. Discovery (December 2025).
In 2025, Warner Bros. Discovery ("WBD") announced it was considering a sale of its assets and in December 2025, WBD announced it had signed a merger agreement with Netflix, although WBD continues to evaluate offers from Paramount Skydance.
- Acquired: Paramount (2025).
Hollywood studios have also experienced and continue to experience consolidation, as evidenced by the 2025 acquisition of Paramount by Skydance and a potential acquisition of Warner Bros.
IMAX in numbers
- IMAX owns 3 consumer brands tracked here across 2 top-level categories; the largest is media & entertainment with 2 brands.[1]
- 1 of its brands originated outside Canada.
IMAX financial history
Headline figures from IMAX's annual reports filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, in USD as reported, fiscal years ending 2020–2025. Revenue moved from $137m to $410.2m, an average of 24.5% a year (calculated).
| Fiscal year ended | Revenue | Operating income | Operating margin | Net income | Total assets | Long-term debt | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $410.2m | $84.2m | 20.5% | $34.9m | $894m | — | 10-K | |
| $352.2m | $43.9m | 12.5% | $26.1m | $830.4m | — | 10-K | |
| $374.8m | $50.4m | 13.4% | $25.3m | $814.7m | — | 10-K | |
| $300.8m | $-4,834,000 | -1.6% | $-22,800,000 | $821.2m | — | 10-K | |
| $254.9m | $11m | 4.3% | $-22,329,000 | $883.2m | $2.47m | 10-K | |
| $137m | $-121,821,000 | -88.9% | $-143,775,000 | $997.8m | $305.7m | 10-K |
Source: SEC XBRL company facts. A dash means the company did not report that line in a form we could read. Figures for a year can be restated in a later filing; the latest filing's number is shown.
Everything IMAX owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
- IMAX
- IMAX China (71.57%)
- IMAX Enhanced
Full-screen interactive tree →
Brand portfolio by category
Media & entertainment (2)
- IMAX
- IMAX China (71.57%)
Recent changes to this record
IMAX SEC filings
The documents behind the figures on this page, as listed in the SEC's EDGAR index. Each links to the filing itself.
Annual reports
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
Proxy statements
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
Recent current and quarterly reports
| Filed | Form | What it declares |
|---|---|---|
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Results of a shareholder vote | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers | |
| 8-K | Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Entry into a material agreement; Creation of a direct financial obligation; Unregistered sales of equity securities; Other events | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition |
Frequently asked questions
What brands does IMAX own?
IMAX owns 3 consumer brands tracked here, including IMAX Enhanced, IMAX and IMAX China.
Is IMAX a Canadian company?
Yes. IMAX is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada and was founded in 1967.
Who owns IMAX?
IMAX is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as IMAX on the NYSE.
Sources (2) & 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.
- [2] IMAX Corporation: Form 10-K for the year ended 2025-12-31 (revenue) — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 25 February 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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