IMAX
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of IMAX
C20: from image + maximum
Example Sentences
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IMAX, the best known of the premium cinema brands, accounted for 5.2% of domestic box office sales last year, compared with 3.2% in 2019, according to the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
IMAX, he said, has gone out of its way to work with the streamer.
From Barron's ● Dec. 5, 2025
Gelfond bet back then that enlisting top filmmakers like Christopher Nolan, who has made all of his hit films since “The Dark Knight” for IMAX, was key to his company’s future.
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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