Shares of Imax Corp. rallied after hours on Wednesday after the high-end movie-theater operator reported second-quarter results that beat estimates — helped by titles like “Super Mario Bros.” — with more gains likely on the way as theater operators ride blockbusters like “Oppenheimer” through the summer.
The results, Imax IMAX executives said, landed as more moviegoers are showing a preference for seeing movies in “premium” theaters following the shutdown of the industry during the pandemic. And they hit after “Oppenheimer,” directed by Christopher Nolan, brought in $35 million for the theater chain across only 740 of its screens worldwide.
Shares of the company, which runs more than 1,700 theaters in more than 80 countries, were up 3% after hours.