Talking Heads' "Stop Making Sense" World Premiere at TIFF Becomes Highest Grossing IMAX Live Event Ever
TORONTO, Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) today announced that the special IMAX Live 40th anniversary screening of Jonathan Demme's Stop Making Sense at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is now the highest grossing IMAX Live event of all time. The groundbreaking Talking Heads concert film earned $640,839 and sold out 25 screens across 165 IMAX locations in North America and the BFI IMAX in London.
- TORONTO, Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) today announced that the special IMAX Live 40th anniversary screening of Jonathan Demme's Stop Making Sense at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is now the highest grossing IMAX Live event of all time.
- The groundbreaking Talking Heads concert film earned $640,839 and sold out 25 screens across 165 IMAX locations in North America and the BFI IMAX in London.
- The world premiere screening was held on Monday, September 11 at Cineplex's Scotiabank IMAX Theatre in Toronto.
- "The unforgettable Stop Making Sense looks and sounds even more incredible in IMAX, and we're excited to share this event with TIFF and our audiences everywhere," said Rich Gelfond, CEO of IMAX.