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Star Wars brings the force to IMAX without China

Dec. 28, 2015 3:04 PM ETIMAX Corporation (IMAX) StockBy: Douglas W. House, SA News Editor
  • The Star Wars: The Force Awakens juggernaut delivers record revenues  to (NYSE:IMAX -0.1%). In 12 days, the blockbuster has generated $106M globally, without the benefit of China, where the movie will open on January 9. The chain's take beats the old record-holder, Jurassic World, which passed the $100M mark in 18 days. International ticket sales stand at $36.6M while U.S. theaters have booked $70M in just 11 days (Avatar took 30 days to reach this level).
  • During the movie's second weekend, it generated $27.2M gross worldwide, $18.6M from 391 domestic IMAX sites and $8.6M from 282 international locations, beating even the largest opening weekend for a film without China (Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron with $25.2M). Average ticket sales per screen were $48,000.
  • Global gross for the film is now north of $1B.

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