Following the historic success of the Filmed for Imax releases Oppenheimer and Dune: Part Two, Imax has announced an unprecedented Filmed for Imax slate for 2025 — including at least 14 releases currently shooting with Imax film or Imax-certified digital cameras. The slate represents the biggest offering of Filmed for Imax releases ever in a single calendar year — more than double any previous year — as filmmakers and studios from Hollywood and international territories increasingly create for the Imax platform.
Here is the 2025 Filmed for Imax slate:
Captain America: Brave New World (Disney/Marvel), February 15
Untitled Ryan Coogler/Michael B. Jordan film (WB), March 7
Thunderbolts (Disney/Marvel), May 2
Flowervale Street (WB), May 16
Mission: Impossible 8 (Paramount), May 23
How To Train Your Dragon (Universal), June 13
Untitled Formula One (Apple/Distributor TBC), June 27
Superman: Legacy (WB/DC), July 11
The Fantastic Four (Disney/Marvel), July 25
Mercy (MGM/Amazon), August 15
The Bride! (WB), October 3
TRON: Ares (Disney), October 10
Blade (Disney/Marvel), November 7
Chinese New Year, title TBC, w/o January 29
“As more of the world’s best filmmakers create specifically for our platform, Imax is becoming as much about excellence in production as it is presentation of the biggest blockbuster filmmaking,” said Rich Gelfond, CEO of Imax. “Quite simply, audiences get that if you see a movie Filmed for Imax in Imax, you’re getting the best, most immersive cinematic experience money can buy, which is why we’re driving a huge share of the global box office on these titles.”
The company said the increase in Imax-focused production follows a run of historic success for Filmed for Imax titles, as the exhibitor drives outsized returns at the global box office despite its nearly 1,700 commercial locations accounting for less than one percent of total screens worldwide.
Imax delivered 20 percent of the global box office for Oppenheimer — shot entirely with Imax film cameras — and more than $190 million worldwide, making it the fifth highest grossing Imax film of all time.
Imax delivered 21 percent of the global box office for Dune: Part Two — shot entirely with Imax-certified digital cameras — and more than $145 million worldwide, making it the seventh highest grossing Imax film of all time.
Imax delivered 5.9 percent of the domestic box office in the first quarter of 2024 — the company’s highest quarterly market share ever in North America — and 3.4 percent of the global box office.
To meet growing demand among filmmakers to shoot in Imax, the company is developing and finalizing the rollout of four next-generation Imax 15/65mm film cameras. Imax is currently finalizing the prototype design and is on track to beta test early prototypes by August. Imax expects the new cameras to enter production by the end of 2024. The new cameras are expected to offer spectacular image quality while incorporating a more modern design, features, and functionality and reduced noise by 30 percent.
Imax has tapped some of the world’s most accomplished filmmakers and cinematographers — including Christopher Nolan, Jordan Peele, and Hoyte van Hoytema — to identify new specs and features for the prototype.
Imax currently has nine original Imax 15/65mm film cameras in its existing fleet.
In addition, many of today’s top filmmakers embrace the Imax platform working with Imax-certified digital cameras:
Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick) is currently shooting his forthcoming Formula One film with Director of Photography Claudio Miranda.
Todd Phillips shot Joker: Folie à Deux with Imax-certified digital cameras and will also prepare a select run of the movie in 70mm Imax film.
Christopher McQuarrie and DP Fraser Taggart are shooting the eighth installment of Mission: Impossible with Imax-certified digital cameras, ahead of the movie receiving a three-week run in Imax.
Denis Villeneuve and DP Greig Fraser shot the entirety of Dune: Part Two with Imax-certified digital cameras in the Imax-exclusive expanded aspect ratio.
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