IMAX Corporation Reports Fourth-Quarter And Full-Year 2017 Results

U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Tax Act)
In the fourth quarter of 2017, IMAX incurred a discrete tax expense of $9.3 million, related to the enactment of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Dec. 22, 2017. This non-recurring charge relates to the provisional re-measurement and write-down of the Company's U.S. deferred tax assets and liabilities, given the changes enacted by the Tax Act.

Network Update 
During the quarter, the Company installed 70 theaters, of which 69 were for new theater locations and one was an upgrade. The total IMAX theater network consisted of 1,370 systems as of Dec. 31, 2017, of which 1,272 were in commercial multiplexes. There were 499 theaters in backlog as of Dec. 31, 2017, compared to the 498 in backlog as of Dec. 31, 2016.

IMAX signed contracts for 23 new theaters across 12 countries in the fourth quarter of 2017.  For a breakdown of theater system signings, installations, network and backlog by type for the fourth quarter of 2017, please see the end of this press release.

Box Office Update
Gross box office from IMAX DMR® films increased by 13% to $278.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2017 from $246.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2016, resulting in higher DMR revenues. Gross box office per-screen for the fourth quarter of 2017 averaged $227,000 in comparison to $233,300 in the fourth quarter of 2016. Gross box office was generated primarily by the exhibition of 45 films (20 new and 25 carryovers), as compared to 24 films (17 new and 7 carryovers) exhibited in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Please reference the chart below for a breakout of box office and per-screen averages on a regional basis:

Fourth-Quarter Segment Results

Network Business

• Network business revenue was $53.8 million in the quarter, compared with $47.6 million in the prior-year period. Margins for the network business were 64.3% in the most recent quarter, compared to 65.8% in the prior-year period.
• IMAX DMR revenues were $31.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2017, compared to $27.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2016. Gross margin for the IMAX DMR segment was 60.6%, compared to 60.8% in the prior-year comparative period.
• Revenue from joint revenue-sharing arrangements was $20.7 million in the quarter, compared with $18.5 million in the prior-year comparative period. Gross margin for joint revenue-sharing arrangements was 67.8%, compared to 70.7% in the prior-year comparative period.

Theater Business

• Theater business segment revenue was $55.5 million in the quarter, compared with $53.0 million in the prior-year comparative period.
• The Company's gross margin on full, new sales and sales-type leases were 68.7% compared with 63.7% in the year-ago period, with the increase primarily a result of the deal-types for the systems recognized in the respective periods.
• The Company expects to install approximately 145 new IMAX theater systems in 2018.

Fourth-Quarter Consolidated Results
The gross margin across all segments in the fourth quarter of 2017 was $60.1 million, or 48.0% of total revenue, compared to $55.3 million, or 51.7% of total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2016. Operating expenses (which include SG&A and R&D, and exclude stock-based compensation) were $27.3 million in the quarter, down 5% compared to $28.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Full-Year 2017 Results
Full-year 2017 revenue was $380.8 million as compared to 2016 revenue of $377.3 million. Reported net income attributable to common shareholders was $2.3 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, as compared to $28.8 million or $0.42 per diluted share in 2016. Adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders was $40.5 million as compared to $50.0 million in 2016, or $0.62 per diluted share as compared to $0.73 per diluted share in 2016. Adjusted EBITDA per the Credit Facility, excluding the Company's investment in the television series Marvel's Inhumans, was $126.2 million in 2017 as compared to $121.9 million in 2016.  The Company also reported a global 2017 per-screen average of $838,373, as compared to $963,800 in the prior year.

The full-year systems installation total was 170 theater systems, of which 5 were upgrades, compared with 182 and 16, respectively, in the prior-year period. Continuing to build upon the Company's record signings momentum from 2016, IMAX signed contracts for 177 theaters in 2017, across 35 countries, resulting in 499 theater systems in backlog as of Dec. 31, 2017, compared to 498 theater systems in backlog as of Dec. 31, 2016. The Company's top three markets for signings during 2017 were China, Germany and India. For a breakdown of theater system signings, installations, network and backlog by type, please see the end of this press release.

"As we look to 2018, our primary focus is on expanding the earnings power of our core business," said Gelfond. "We believe the combination of the initiatives we implemented last year, coupled with a growing international presence and reduced spend on non-core businesses and R&D, should help facilitate operating leverage in the future. Our overarching efforts this year are aimed at growing the network, controlling costs and generating more box office across our theaters. And I am pleased to say that 2018 is off to a solid start. We recently achieved record box office in February, led by Black Panther, which did $35 million in IMAX box office over the four-day opening weekend. In China, we exhibited three local-language titles during the Chinese New Year period and grew box office 60%, compared to the prior years' holiday."

Supplemental Materials
For more information about the Company's results, please refer to the IMAX Investor Relations website located at investors.imax.com.

Investor Relations Website and Social Media
On a weekly basis, the Company posts quarter-to-date box office results on the IMAX Investor Relations website located at www.imax.com/content/investor-relations. The Company expects to provide such updates on Friday of each week, although the Company may change this timing without notice. Results will be displayed with a one-week lag. In addition, the Company maintains a Twitter account: @IMAX_Investors. The Company intends to use Twitter to disclose the box office information, as well as other information that may be of interest to the Company's investor community.

The information posted on the Company's website and/or via its Twitter account may be deemed material to investors. Accordingly, investors, media and others interested in the Company should monitor the Company's website and its Twitter account in addition to the Company's press releases, SEC filings and public conference calls and webcasts.

Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call today at 4:30PM ET to discuss its fourth quarter and full-year 2017 financial results. This call is being webcast by Nasdaq and can be accessed at investors.imax.com. To access the call via telephone, interested parties in the US and Canada should dial (888) 394-8218 approximately 5 to 10 minutes before the call begins. Other international callers should dial (647) 484-0475. The conference ID for the call is 8365766. A replay of the call will be available via webcast at investors.imax.com or via telephone by dialing (888) 203-1112 (US and Canada), or (647) 436-0148 (international). The Conference ID for the telephone replay is 8365766.

About IMAX Corporation
IMAX, an innovator in entertainment technology, combines proprietary software, architecture and equipment to create experiences that take you beyond the edge of your seat to a world you've never imagined. Top filmmakers and studios are utilizing IMAX theaters to connect with audiences in extraordinary ways, and, as such, IMAX's network is among the most important and successful theatrical distribution platforms for major event films around the globe.

IMAX is headquartered in New York, Toronto and Los Angeles, with additional offices in London, Dublin, Tokyo, and Shanghai. As of December 31, 2017, there were 1,370 IMAX theater systems (1,272 commercial multiplexes, 12 commercial destinations, 86 institutional) operating in 75 countries. On Oct. 8, 2015, shares of IMAX China, a subsidiary of IMAX Corp., began trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the stock code "HK.1970."

IMAX®, IMAX® 3D, IMAX DMR®, Experience It In IMAX®, An IMAX 3D Experience®, The IMAX Experience®, IMAX Is Believing® and IMAX nXos® are trademarks of IMAX Corporation. More information about the Company can be found at www.imax.com. You may also connect with IMAX on Facebook (www.facebook.com/imax), Twitter (www.twitter.com/imax) and YouTube (www.youtube.com/imaxmovies).

This press release contains forward looking statements that are based on IMAX management's assumptions and existing information and involve certain risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. Important factors that could affect these statements include, but are not limited to, references to future capital expenditures (including the amount and nature thereof), business and technology strategies and measures to implement strategies, competitive strengths, goals, expansion and growth of business, operations and technology, plans and references to the future success of IMAX Corporation together with its consolidated subsidiaries (the "Company") and expectations regarding the Company's future operating, financial and technological results. These forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by the Company in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors it believes are appropriate in the circumstances. However, whether actual results and developments will conform with the expectations and predictions of the Company is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, risks associated with investments and operations in foreign jurisdictions and any future international expansion, including those related to economic, political and regulatory policies of local governments and laws and policies of the United States and Canada; risks related to the Company's growth and operations in China; the performance of IMAX DMR films; the signing of theater system agreements; conditions, changes and developments in the commercial exhibition industry; risks related to currency fluctuations; the potential impact of increased competition in the markets within which the Company operates; competitive actions by other companies; the failure to respond to change and advancements in digital technology; risks relating to recent consolidation among commercial exhibitors and studios; risks related to new business initiatives; conditions in the in-home and out-of-home entertainment industries; the opportunities (or lack thereof) that may be presented to and pursued by the Company; risks related to cyber-security; risks related to the Company's inability to protect the Company's intellectual property; general economic, market or business conditions; the failure to convert theater system backlog into revenue; changes in laws or regulations; the failure to fully realize the projected cost savings and benefits from the Company's restructuring initiative; and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. These factors, other risks and uncertainties and financial details are discussed in IMAX's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

For additional information please contact:

Investors: Michael K. Mougias 212-821-0187 mmougias@imax.com   Business Media: Sloane & Company, New York Whit Clay 212-446-1864 wclay@sloanepr.com

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