Imax Posts Record Revenue, Profit Growth With ‘The Odyssey’ in Third Quarter

Christopher Nolan's epic on its screens helped the film technologies company record best-ever key earnings metrics from a mix of Hollywood and local language titles. Christopher Nolan's epic on its screens helped the film technologies company record best-ever metrics from a mix of Hollywood local language titles. Imax saw big gains from Christopher Nolan‘s The Odyssey on its screens as the film technologies company posted record global box office, revenue and profit growth in the third quarter. Lifted by Hollywood’s ongoing recovery at the multiplex, Imax posted record quarterly global box office at $712 million during Q3, well up on a year-earlier $368 million.

The big audience draw had been a 70mm run for Nolan’s epic as it recorded premium ticket sales surpassing $550 million worldwide. During the latest quarter, Imax saw revenue rise 64 percent to $174.6 million, compared to a year-earlier $106.7 million. Net income rose over 400 percent to $117.1 million, against $22.6 million in the same period of 2025. Adjusted EBITIDA hit $121 million, up 133 percent from a year-earlier $51.8 million, another quarterly record, as was the adjusted earnings per-share at $2.21, compared to a year-earlier 47 cents.During the latest quarter, content solutions revenue rose 110 percent to $94 million in the third quarter, driven by the global box office increase, while technology products and