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Two more movies this holiday season will land Imax screens and that’s Disney’s Moana 2 and Mufasa: The Lion King.
Moana 2 opens on Nov. 27, the traditional Disney slot that’s the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, while Lion King prequel Mufasa: The Lion King will open on Dec. 20.
The 2019 The Lion King saw $63M earned in Imax worldwide from its $1.66 billion global box office haul.
Note there will be sharing of Imax screens over the Thanksgiving stretch: Paramount’s Gladiator II opens on Friday Nov. 22, which will be in the pole position with Imax screens, and is already advertising the large format in ads. Also don’t discount Universal’s Wicked which is opening on the same date. Triple note that both movies were filmed for Imax. It will be interesting to see how this shakes out.
Also opening on Dec. 20 is Paramount’s Sonic: The Hedgehog 3.
Other upcoming titles which were shot in Imax are Warner Bros’ Joker: Folie à Deux on Oct. 4, Sony’s Venom: The Last Dance on Oct. 25.
Imax recently closed one of their highest grossing third quarters of all time at the global box office. Through Sunday, Sept. 16, Imax delivered more than $225 million at the global box office in the period, driven by Disney/Marvel’s Deadpool & Wolverine and Disney/20th Century Studios’ Alien: Romulus.
With $84 million in Imax receipts worldwide, Deadpool & Wolverine is the company’s fifth highest grossing Marvel title ever. Alien: Romulus is the highest grossing horror film of all time in Imax with $40 million.
