Warner Bros.' The Dark Knight Rises Generates Opening Weekend Box Office Results Of $23.8 Million In IMAX® Theatres Worldwide

Warner Bros.' The Dark Knight Rises Generates Opening Weekend Box Office Results Of $23.8 Million In IMAX® Theatres Worldwide

Film Grosses $19 Million in IMAX Theatres Domestically

LOS ANGELES, July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX; TSX:IMX) and Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that The Dark Knight Rises (Rated PG-13) has generated approximately $23.8 million in 396 IMAX® theatres worldwide, resulting in a global IMAX per-screen average of approximately $60,100.

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Domestically, the film grossed $160.887 million, of which approximately $19 million was generated in 332 IMAX(®) theaters for an IMAX per-screen average of $57,200.

Internationally, the film earned approximately $4.8 million in 64 IMAX theatres for an IMAX per-screen average of more than $75,000, with an additional 89 IMAX theatres set to begin opening this week. This figure excludes China, which is pending confirmation.

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