IMAX CEO Rich Gelfond anticipates a record-breaking year with box office receipts reaching $1.2 billion in 2025. This optimistic forecast is driven by a robust slate of upcoming blockbusters, including a new “Mission Impossible,” a live-action “How to Train Your Dragon,” another “Jurassic Park” installment, a sequel to “Zootopia,” and a third “Avatar” release. The company’s success is also bolstered by the Chinese film “Ne Zha 2,” which has already earned $1.6 billion globally, with IMAX screenings contributing $135 million. This film has set a record as the first to surpass $1 billion in a single country. IMAX’s performance in China has been particularly strong, with box office receipts in the first six weeks of 2025 exceeding the total for all of 2024. Gelfond highlighted that “Ne Zha 2” is generating around $100 million daily, with IMAX accounting for approximately 13% of its box office receipts.
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