Imax chalks up $23 million in receipts from opening of ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’

Imax Corp. said Monday it garnered $23 million in box office receipts from the opening of “Thor: Love and Thunder,” the film from the Disney Marvel universe. North America drew the bulk of that sum at $13.8 million, equal to 10% of the overall domestic box office, the cinema operator said in a statement. The film delivered $9.2 million from international markets and saw top ten all-time openings in 17 markets, including Germany, Sweden, Turkey, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Chile and Argentina. Imax shares were not active premarket, but are down 9.5% in the year to date, while the S&P 500 has fallen 18%.

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