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IMAX Swings to Another Super Animated Opening With $20 Million Global Debut for "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse"

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Monday, June 5, 2023

NEW YORK, June 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) catapulted to a $20 million debut for Sony Pictures' "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" at the global box office this weekend. In a sign of the surging popularity of animation across the IMAX global network, the stellar sequel delivered the second biggest animated opening of all time in IMAX —missing the record set only two months ago by just $1 million.

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  • NEW YORK, June 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) catapulted to a $20 million debut for Sony Pictures' "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" at the global box office this weekend.
  • In a sign of the surging popularity of animation across the IMAX global network, the stellar sequel delivered the second biggest animated opening of all time in IMAX —missing the record set only two months ago by just $1 million.
  • Opening with an impressive $13.5 million in North America — good for 11.2% of the market — the highly anticipated animated sequel also scored $6.5 million oversees, including $2.7 million in China — 16.5% of the film's Chinese box office on only 1% of screens.
  • The success of "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" comes on the heels of the recent animated smash hit "The Super Mario Bros. Movie", which holds the title for the Company's highest grossing animated film of all time with a record-breaking $21.6 million debut.