IMAX Closes Out Best Year in its History with Record $1.28 Billion at the Global Box Office in 2025

2025 Was the Year of Imax-Maxxing

Imax set a new record in 2025, grossing over $1.2 billion at the global box office thanks to movies like ‘Avatar: Fire & Ash.’ And the format’s only getting bigger.

IMAX Closes Out Best Year in its History with Record $1.28 Billion at the Global Box Office in 2025

IMAX’s Record $1.28 Billion 2025 Was Powered by a Chinese Epic, an Anime, and a Streaming Movie

What are the films that demand to be seen on the biggest screen possible? Does Hollywood know what an event film looks like? A look at IMAX’s 2025 box office suggests the definition of what thrives on IMAX screens could be evolving. IMAX on Wednesday reported that it grossed $1.28 billion at the global box office in 2025, a record year for the company in terms of box office revenue, up 40 percent from 2024. In fact, IMAX’s 2025 was 13 percent be…

Imax Hits Record $1.28 Billion Global Box Office for 2025 as Cinemas Struggle

global ticket receipt haul surpassed $1.1 billion year-end box office 2019 exhibitors domestic box office end 2025 on par 2024’s $8.8 billion.

Imax Closes Out 2025 With $1.28 Billion At Global Box Office, Up 40% And Its Best Year Ever

Imax ended 2025 with a record $1.28 billion grossed worldwide, the best year it’s ever had, with 2026 shaping up to top that as the slate grows.

IMAX Just Proved That It's More Important To The Box Office Than Ever Before

2025 was a record-breaking year for IMAX at the box office, and the format is only going to become more important to the moviegoing experience from hereon out.