Harry Potter 6 Officially Getting IMAX Release

On April 4, the IMAX Corporation will release the IMAX DMR version of Shine A Light, the Rolling Stones concert film directed by Academy Award(R)-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese. Then, as announced last week, on May 9 the Company will partner with Warner Bros. Pictures to release Speed Racer: The IMAX Experience. This action-packed adventure from The Wachowski Brothers, the creators of The Matrix trilogy, is based on the hit animated series created by Tatsuo Yoshida and is expected to perform well heading into the summer movie season. This will be followed on June 8 by the release of the first film in the recently announced four-film deal with DreamWorks Animation, Kung Fu Panda: The IMAX Experience. The next installment in the Batman series, The Dark Knight: An IMAX Experience, will follow in July and again stars Christian Bale as Batman and Bruce Wayne. Finally, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: An IMAX 3D Experience is scheduled for November.

Messrs. Gelfond and Wechsler commented, "A compelling film slate helped drive our key business initiatives in fiscal 2007, and we are optimistic that this year will demonstrate similar strength on the film side. We are actively negotiating for one remaining slot for 2008, and believe the year features a host of films that are perfectly suited to the immersive IMAX Experience(R). We have already announced three films for 2009 and 2010 as part of our four-picture deal with DreamWorks Animation, and have several great prospects to fill out future film slates," concluded Messrs. Gelfond and Wechsler.

For the three months ended December 31, 2007, the Company's total revenues were $32.3 million, as compared to $36.5 million reported for the prior year period. Systems revenue was $17.1 million versus $20.7 million in the prior year period. The Company recognized revenue on five theatre systems which qualified as either sales or sales-type leases in the fourth quarter of 2007, compared to nine in 2006, and installed two systems under a joint revenue sharing arrangement.

For the fourth quarter of 2007, film revenues were $10.0 million, as compared to $10.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2006. The Company's share of IMAX DMR gross box office increased to $5.2 million in 2007 from $5.1 million in 2006. This is included in Production and IMAX DMR revenues of $5.2 million compared to $6.0 million in 2006. Film distribution revenue was $2.4 million for the quarter, as compared to $3.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2006. Theatre operations revenue was $4.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2007 compared to $4.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2006.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was released July 15th, 2009 and stars Daniel Radcliffe, Michael Gambon, Dave Legeno, Elarica Gallacher, Jim Broadbent, Geraldine Somerville, Bonnie Wright, Julie Walters. The film is directed by David Yates.


Sources: IMAX Coporation

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  1. V-cloak

    CivilCowboy Goes Bananas: You say Potter is a 4- eyed f*g? Yet you want Lucas to make 7- 9 Live Action Star Wars? Unless I'm much mistaken, you sound like a Stargy. (Treky in Star Wars terms). Don't blow your own horn.

    4 years agoby @v-cloakFlag

  2. They call me ITCHY BALLS

    Harry Potter is a four-eyed f*g.

    I, AS A MEMBER OF MOVIEWEB, HEREBY PETITION LUCASFILM LTD TO START LIVE ACTION FEATURE FILM PRODUCTION OF EPISODES 7,8,& 9 OF THE STAR WARS SAGA WITH ORIGINAL CAST MEMBERS.

    4 years agoby @danbrchFlag

  3. HAPPYJACK

    HAHAHA.

    4 years agoby @happyjackFlag

  4. T.Clark

    Whoop-doo.

    4 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

  5. HAPPYJACK

    HAHAHA.

    4 years agoby @happyjackFlag

  6. Radimus-83

    nope, still not interested!!

    4 years agoby @radimus-83Flag

  7. HAPPYJACK

    THATS A GOOD SHOUT!

    4 years agoby @happyjackFlag

  8. axdocean55

    A Drizzt movie would KICK A$$!

    4 years agoby @axdocean55Flag

  9. ChuChi

    i agree with the kwisatz haderach.. they should do drizzit do'urden great story ever

    4 years agoby @josedrosaFlag

  10. Marcusx

    yay.........zZZZzzzZZZzzzZZZ

    4 years agoby @marcusxFlag

  11. The Kwisatz Haderach

    meh, Im sick of Harry Potter, they killed gary Oldman now its all crap! Has always been a pretty cheezy, the books arent as great as people say, I found them boring and pretty repetitive, bring on Drizzit Do'Urden and Ice Wind Trilogy or Wheel of Time, plenty of good fantasy novels to turn into great films! Screw Potter hes a lame whiny lil brat. its crap!

    4 years agoby @the-kwisatz-haderachFlag

  12. Tomp1210

    God I hope Dragonball gets an imax release

    4 years agoby @tomp1210Flag

  13. Moviemaniack1993

    buriblazing shut the HELL up! Everytime something about Harry Potter is posted, you have to go ahead and bash it. Face the facts. The movies are some of the biggest blockbusters to date. Combined they are the leading worldwide franchise. And they will ALL individually pull in more than that trainwreck that The Incredible Hulk is going to be. You keep praising that piece of trash so much. Guarantee it is not ANY better than Ang Lee's film. At least he was able to redeem himself with Brokeback Mountain. Let's see if the director of the new hulk gets any halfway decent movies in the future.

    4 years agoby @moviemaniack1993Flag

  14. Rama's SCREEN

    THE DARK KNIGHT is all i care about!

    4 years agoby @ramasscreen-comFlag

  15. artkid04

    The Dark Knight, Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince and Speed Racer, come on

    These are great movies

    4 years agoby @artkid04Flag

  16. ChuChi

    i dont care for this.... but good luck.. :)

    4 years agoby @josedrosaFlag

  17. Buriblazing

    ZZZZZZ!!! LAME MOVIES

    4 years agoby @buriblazingFlag

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