Giant screen producer-exhibitor Imax has reported second quarter earnings and revenues that topped Wall Street expectations, citing strong performances from “Avengers: Endgame” and its Chinese sites.
The company, in an announcement Tuesday after the market closed, said it topped consensus estimates on revenues by 6.6% with $104.8 million and on adjusted earnings per share by 6.7% with 32 cents a share.
Imax also said it is on track to deliver its best year ever at the global box office, affirming previous full-year guidance of low-double digit percentage growth over 2018. Global box office in the second quarter grew to $364.9 million, up 6.5% and driven by the strong performance of “Avengers: Endgame” and overall strength in China.
The company also said Imax China has vastly outperformed the rest of the Chinese film industry year-to-date, with 28.9% box office growth in the second quarter — marking the company’s eighth consecutive quarter of year-over-year box office growth in China. Max noted that “Ne Zha,” Imax’s first-ever Chinese animation title, premiered with the best opening weekend ever for any Imax animation release in China.
The company said its commercial theater network grew 10% to 1,445 systems, including agreements with CGV for 40 new theaters in China, and with Cineworld for 15 sites with Laser upgrades in Regal theaters across the U.S.
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