IMAX

British

/ ˈaɪmæks /

noun

a process of film projection using a giant screen on which an image approximately ten times larger than standard is projected

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Etymology

Origin of IMAX

C20: from _image + _maximum

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IMAX

Hickey points to a more unique potential interested buyer of IMAX: Sphere Entertainment, the live entertainment company that owns the massive Sphere venue in Las Vegas.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

Some 15% of the movie’s $630 million global box office haul came from IMAX, which accounts for fewer than 1% of screens worldwide.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

Movie producer Neal Moritz recently flew to New York for his first pitch to the man who controls the screens everyone in Hollywood wants: the chief executive of IMAX.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

A third iteration, in partnership with IMAX, is also in the works.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2024

“Chestnut Street? Is that where they put that new IMAX? I thought that was farther downtown. Huh.”

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

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