Imax, Wanda Film Expand Partnership in 9-Theater China Deal

Chinese movie distributor Wanda Film will install six Imax systems in a nine-theater deal that also includes a relocation and upgrade of three existing Imax systems to new multiplexes, the companies said Monday. It’s Imax’s first agreement for more than five new theaters in China since February 2021, it said. Imax has 371 theaters in operation in China, with 23 “in backlog." As of June, Imax operated 1,694 theater systems in 87 countries and territories.