This item is part of Stockwatch's value added news feed and is only available to Stockwatch subscribers.Here is a sample of this item:Imax's Christmas Carol makes $10.2-million in nine days 2009-11-16 21:14 ET - News Release Ms. Sarah Gormley reports IMAX RELEASE CROSSES $10 MILLION MARK IN 9 DAYS Imax Corp. and Walt Disney Studios Motion
Pictures' Disney's A Christmas Carol, the
spectacular Disney Digital 3-D holiday release from director Robert
Zemeckis and starring Jim Carrey, grossed $2.9-million from 182 Imax
theatres domestically during its second weekend from Nov. 13
through Nov. 15, 2009. The Imax release registered 13 per cent of the
film's total domestic second-weekend gross of $22.3-million on
approximately 3 per cent of the screens. The film's domestic Imax total is now
at $8.7-million.
Internationally, the film's second-weekend Imax gross was $635,000, up
16 per cent over its opening weekend, due in part to the addition of six more
Imax screens, bringing the film's Imax global cume to $10.2-million.
There are 21 more international Imax locations scheduled to open the
film in the weeks ahead.
Commenting on the announcement, Chuck Viane, president, Walt Disney
Studios Motion Pictures Distribution, said: "This is a great
second-weekend result, indicating that people are getting into the
holiday mood. The Imax release is continuing to demonstrate a strong
presence, and with the holidays just around the corner, we anticipate
the momentum to continue."
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