Moviegoers watch the film “Ne Zha 2” at an Imax GT Cinema on in Guiyang, China, Feb. 23, 2025. China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images In December, Imax CEO Rich Gelfond opened the door to a sale. Almost nine months later, the company’s stock has hit an all-time high, its box…
People walk by a giant Spiderman inflatable installation at the south courtyard plaza of Shuncheng Shopping Center on August 2, 2026 in Kunming, Yunnan province, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a snapshot…
Imax is on a winning streak, and it has Christopher Nolan to thank. Shares of the entertainment technology company hit an all-time high Monday as it continues to haul in box office receipts from Nolan’s “The Odyssey.” Imax CEO Rich Gelfond said Monday the film is tracking almost double what Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” raked in in 2023….
Tom Holland stars as Peter Parker aka Spider-Man in Sony and Marvel’s “Spider-Man: Brand New Day.” Son Spider-Man is taking on the Avengers. Sony and Marvel’s “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” tallied an estimated $355 million at the domestic box office this weekend, just $2 million shy of the record-breaking debut of 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame.” The…
General views of the TCL Chinese Theatre during opening weekend for the Christopher Nolan film, “The Odyssey” in Imax on July 18, 2026, in Hollywood, California. AaronP | Bauer-Griffin | Gc Images | Getty Images For Mike Rohlfing to see “The Odyssey” in theaters this week, the 39-year-old marketer set off on a hero’s journey…
Andy Burnham speaks after being confirmed as the Labour Party’s new leader and the country’s next prime minister, during ‘Labour’s Special Conference’ in central London on July 17, 2026. Henry Nicholls | Afp | Getty Images Hello, this is Leonie Kidd coming to you from London. Football may not have come home this time, but…
Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is off to an epic start. The Universal film adaptation tallied an estimated $124.5 million in its opening weekend as audiences flocked to premium large-format screenings, especially IMAX theaters. “Death, taxes, and Christopher Nolan,” said Shawn Robbins, director of analytics at Fandango and founder of Box Office Theory. “He’s reinvented the…
Hollywood can breathe a sigh of relief: Generation Z is not only going to the movies, it’s driving box office growth. During the pandemic, when theaters shut down and streaming became a dominant force in the media landscape, fears rose that this young cohort would shun the big screen as they matured into more engaged…
