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Imax To Screen NBC’s Live Coverage Of Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony

Imax To Screen NBC’s Live Coverage Of Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony...

The NBC television network will extend its live coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony to Imax locations nationwide on Friday, July 26 — the first time the global event will be presented live on the big screen. The first-ever Summer Olympic opening ceremony not held in a stadium will take place on the […]

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Imax Will Show Paris Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony in Deal With NBC

Imax Will Show Paris Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony in Deal With NBC...

The lighting of the Olympic torch will get the big screen treatment this summer thanks to a new partnership between NBC and Imax. The television network, which broadcasts the games, will air its live coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony across Imax locations nationwide on Friday, July 26. It’s a first for the […]

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David Breashears Dies: Producer Of IMAX Documentary On Climbing Everest Was 68

David Breashears Dies: Producer Of IMAX Documentary On Climbing Everest Was 68...

David Breashears, whose mountaineering led him to climb Mt. Everest five times, died at his Massachusetts home on Thursday. He was 68 and no cause has been determined. Breashears co-directed and co-produced a 1998 IMAX documentary for Universal, Everest, about climbing the fabled mountain. Footage from that expedition to the peak made him a celebrity in […]

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China Box Office: ‘Dune 2’ Scores $20 Million Opening With Huge Imax Component

China Box Office: ‘Dune 2’ Scores $20 Million Opening With Huge Imax Component...

“Dune 2” launched in mainland China cinemas this weekend with a solid $19.9 million three-day haul. That put it in second place, narrowly behind holdover crime-drama “The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon.” Data from consultancy firm Artisan Gateway, showed that “The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon” earned $21.3 million (RMB151 million) between Friday […]

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‘Oppenheimer’ Best Picture Win Earns Imax CEO Rich Gelfond A Shoutout From Oscar Stage; Company Helped Propel Film’s Celluloid-Backed Run To Glory

Oppenheimer producer Emma Thomas hit a few expected notes in her Best Picture acceptance speech Sunday night, thanking director Christopher Nolan and Universal Pictures. But another name in her speech was probably less familiar to many at the Dolby Theatre or watching the Oscar telecast from home: Rich Gelfond, longtime CEO of Imax Corp. Thomas […]

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