April 21, 2010 (FinancialWire) — IMAX Corp. (NASDAQ: IMAX) (TSX: IMX) and Twentieth Century Fox said James Cameron's Oscar and Golden Globe-winning Avatar has surpassed the $100 million milestone in gross box office at IMAX theatres internationally, marking a historical first for the international IMAX theatre network.

The IMAX version of the film reached the milestone on 85 IMAX screens during the 17th week of its first-run international release, bringing the international IMAX per screen average to approximately $1.2 million. The global IMAX box office total for the film has reached $228 million. Of the 262 IMAX theatres that showed the film, 45 international IMAX screens surpassed the $1 million mark, eight of which surpassed $2 million, and of those, five surpassed $3 million. The company's previous international aggregate gross box office record was $14 million.

Avatar is directed and written by Academy Award Winner James Cameron and stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez and Sigourney Weaver. Avatar has been digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience.

IMAX Corp. is one of the world's leading entertainment technology companies, specializing in immersive motion picture technologies.

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