Overview
- IMAX and HOYTS, Australia’s largest single-brand exhibitor, agreed to add ten IMAX with Laser sites across Australia and New Zealand, raising their footprint from four screens to fourteen.
- At least three venues are slated to open before the end of 2026, with the rest rolling out through 2027 and 2028.
- IMAX’s presence in Australia has jumped from one theater in 2022 to ten today, with fourteen more in the pipeline that include this pact.
- IMAX reported a record AUD $18.6 million box office in Australia in 2025, supported by Filmed For IMAX releases like Project Hail Mary.
- The new auditoriums will use IMAX with Laser, which delivers 4K projection, brighter images and colors, deeper contrast, and precision audio.