'Roommate' beats 'Sanctum' at box office on Super Bowl weekend
Mon, 07/02/2011 - 14:15 by Yasser Ali
![]() It seems horror excites Americans more than an underwater thriller, if box office performance over the Super Bowl weekend is to be taken into account. |
How Big Is IMAX, Really?
Fri, 31/12/2010 - 14:21 by Anders Bylund
IMAX (Nasdaq: IMAX) was always big. It's getting bigger -- fast. Box office receipts for North American IMAX movies just about doubled in 2010, according to Hollywood news site Deadline Hollywood, from $271 million to $544 million. Before you get too excited, let me remind you that IMAX doesn't get to keep all of that -- the company typically rakes in about 13% of theatrical receipts as revenue. |
Is Disney the Perfect Stock?
Thu, 30/12/2010 - 10:23 by Dan Caplinger
Everyone would love to find the perfect stock. But will you ever really find a stock that gives you everythingyou could possibly want? One thing's for sure: If you don't look, you'll never find truly great investments. So let's first take a look at what you'd want to see from a perfect stock, and then decide if Disney(NYSE: DIS) fits the bill. |
Don't Get Too Worked Up Over IMAX's Earnings
Sat, 11/12/2010 - 11:04 by Seth Jayson
Although business headlines still tout earnings numbers, many investors have moved past net earnings as a measure of a company's economic output. That's because earnings are very often less trustworthy than cash flow, since earnings are more open to manipulation based on dubious judgment calls. |
Harry Potter Puts a Spell on IMAX
Thu, 25/11/2010 - 11:44 by Travis Hoium
While you were getting ready for last weekend's premier of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, the stock market was already rewarding IMAX(Nasdaq: IMAX) for what turned out to be a record-breaking weekend. Investors in Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) had apparently already priced in a big weekend, but IMAX investors got a late notice, pushing the stock up nearly 17% since the start of last week. |
3 Stocks That Blew the Market Away
Tue, 02/11/2010 - 11:15 by Rick Aristotle ...
Don't settle for ordinary quarterly reports. |
IMAX Shares Popped: What You Need to Know
Fri, 29/10/2010 - 12:14 by Alyce Lomax
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis. |
IMAX: Imported and Important
Tue, 14/09/2010 - 12:25 by Rick Aristotle ...
IMAX's (Nasdaq: IMAX) perpetual push overseas isn't slowing. |
Not Everyone Is Sick of DreamWorks' Ogre
Sat, 21/08/2010 - 11:02 by Travis Hoium
DreamWorks Animation (NYSE: DWA) hasn't made many headlines sinceShrek Forever After's terrible opening weekend at the box office. That was a tough month for DreamWorks owners; the stock fell 30% on the weak performance of a series that was supposed to be a stalwart comparable to Disney's (NYSE: DIS) Toy Story. |
Show Me the Money, IMAX
Wed, 04/08/2010 - 11:43 by Seth Jayson
Although headlines still spray earnings figures all over the media every day, many investors have moved past net earnings as a measure of a company's economic output. That's because earnings are very often less trustworthy than cash flow, since earnings are more open to manipulation based on dubious judgment calls. |
Don't Walk Out on IMAX
Tue, 03/08/2010 - 12:40 by Rick Aristotle ...
Clearly, there's life after Avatar for IMAX (Nasdaq: IMAX). |
Top grosser 'Avatar' to make a comeback on August 27
Sat, 10/07/2010 - 16:28 by Silky Chandvani
James Cameron's visually fantastic and graphically brilliant epic science fiction, 'Avatar' will be re-released in a special edition with an added eight minutes of unseen footage in U.S theatres on August 27. |