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Ryan Gosling’s Project Hail Mary roared to a $140.9 million global debut (about $80.5 million in North America and $60.4 million overseas), giving Amazon MGM its biggest opening and signaling strong momentum for the studio’s 2026 slate, aided by premium formats like IMAX and a space‑adventure adaptation of Andy Weir’s novel.
Two mega-franchises, Dune: Part Three and Avengers: Doomsday, are locked in a Dec. 18 release clash as theaters brace for a holiday box-office tug-of-war. Dune has three weeks of Imax exclusivity, but exhibitors expect plenty of screens for both films; the busy holiday window could sustain both despite the competition and spoiler concerns.
A Gizmodo/io9 piece spotlights a DIY Franken-IMAX cut of the Dune: Part Three trailer that fuses Instagram’s vertical clip with the YouTube version to create a wider, IMAX-like view. Denis Villeneuve says Part Three was shot largely in 65mm with portions on IMAX film and is meant for the largest screens, with a December 18 release date that will see it on IMAX for several weeks. Fans are invited to compare the Franken-IMAX version to the original and share what they notice.
Box-office previews expect Scream 7 to deliver the year’s top opening, aiming for about $40–45 million domestic and around $60 million globally; it will be the franchise’s first IMAX release, stars Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox, and follows Scream VI’s record domestic ($108.4M) and global ($166.6M) performance. The film’s cast and crew changes include Melissa Barrera being fired and Jenna Ortega leaving, with director Christopher Landon also exiting amid backlash; reported budget is about $45 million.
Baz Luhrmann’s new concert documentary EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert assembles 1970–72 outtakes, archival clips and interviews into a high-energy portrait of Elvis, delivering dazzling visuals and a crisp, immersive sound—especially in IMAX—and cementing Luhrmann as the King’s definitive cinematic chronicler.
IMAX will show five Formula 1 races live in at least 50 U.S. theatres in 2026 as part of a new multi-year broadcast deal with Apple TV, bringing the Miami, Monaco, Silverstone, Monza, and United States (Austin) Grands Prix to IMAX screens.
Imax and Apple TV will broadcast live Formula 1 races to U.S. movie theaters, showing five Grands Prix (Miami, Monaco, Silverstone, Monza, Austin) across at least 50 locations. The move expands F1 coverage beyond TV to immersive, big-screen viewing, following the success of the film F1: The Movie and its Imax performance.
Director S.S. Rajamouli’s Varanasi draws on Ramayana and Mahabharata for its mythic core, while its visual language was shaped by a memorable IMAX nature documentary screening in Hyderabad that moved him emotionally, influencing the film’s scale and style. The project stars Mahesh Babu and Priyanka Chopra Jonas, with Prithviraj Sukumaran as the villain, and is set to hit theaters on April 7, 2027.
Two Oscar-nominated Warner Bros. titles, Sinners and One Battle After Another, will return to select IMAX 70mm screens during the Oscar run (and possibly beyond), underscoring the films’ prestige as 70mm showcases; Sinners leads with 16 nominations and One Battle After Another has 13 nominations.
J.J. Abrams returns to directing with The Great Beyond, an original sci-fi film from Warner Bros. set for an IMAX release on November 13, 2026, starring Glen Powell, Jenna Ortega, and Emma Mackey; Abrams wrote and directed the project, with Tommy Gormley producing, while plot details remain under wraps.
Avatar: Fire and Ash led the global box office this weekend with roughly $87 million, lifting its worldwide total to about $1.23 billion. The surge was helped by a strong international performance (with China remaining a key market) and IMAX contributing around $12.2 million of the weekend tally. Other titles such as The Housemaid and Primate also posted results, but Avatar remained the dominant force globally.
The author attended the Stranger Things finale screening at Neshaminy Mall's IMAX theater, which was unexpectedly packed, reflecting the show's massive popularity and the theater's status as a rare prestige format destination amidst a declining mall environment.
The first trailer for Christopher Nolan's upcoming film 'The Odyssey,' a retelling of Homer's epic, has been released, showcasing grand visuals, a star-studded cast led by Matt Damon, and the film's IMAX format. The movie, set for release on July 17, 2026, promises a large-scale, immersive cinematic experience.
Christopher Nolan's upcoming film 'The Odyssey,' a mythic action epic based on Homer's ancient Greek saga, stars Matt Damon and features a star-studded cast. Shot entirely in IMAX, the film promises a grand, credible reimagining of the legendary hero Odysseus' decade-long journey home, with a release date set for July 17, 2026.
Cinemark is expanding its IMAX and 70mm film projection systems in the US and South America, including three new 70mm screens, ahead of Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey,' which is the first film shot entirely in IMAX 70mm, set to release in July 2026.