Bona Film Group and IMAX Corporation announced an expansion of their partnership with an agreement for three new state-of-the-art IMAX® with Laser systems in China, set to begin operation starting in 2026. The announcement was made at the annual CinemaCon 2024 exhibition conference in Las Vegas. IMAX and Bona Film Group have enjoyed a successful partnership since 2012 ?

this deal will bring the total number of IMAX locations with Bona Film Group to 36. The agreement marks the first deal for the two companies post-COVID, reinforcing the surging demand among Chinese audiences and exhibitors for The IMAX Experience. The multi-theatre deal comes as IMAX continues to deliver strong box office results in China.

IMAX has earned over $19 million in China with Christopher Nolan's Academy-Award winning "Oppenheimer", garnering 30% of the film's opening weekend box office on less than 1% of screens. Denis Villeneuve's "Dune: Part Two" also continues to perform exceptionally well in the market, with over $15 million earned to-date on less than 1% of screens. IMAX has continually delivered strong indexing in China, taking home 33% of the opening weekend total of "Dune: Part Two" in the country, and following it up with a massive 35% of the second weekend box office.

The three new IMAX locations across China will be equipped with IMAX with Laser, IMAX's most advanced experience. IMAX with laser systems are immersive by design, developed from the ground-up to deliver crystal clear, lifelike images and precision audio for a moviegoing experience unlike anything else. The ground-breaking 4K laser projection system delivers brighter images with increased resolution, deeper contrast, and the widest range of colors exclusively to IMAX screens.