Segment Reporting - Summary of Revenues By Geographic Area (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues, total	[1]	$ 86,946	$ 60,036
United States [Member]
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues, total		26,753	19,067
Greater China [Member]
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues, total		26,566	21,476
Asia (excluding China) [Member]
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues, total		10,652	5,767
Western Europe [Member]
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues, total		10,168	7,061
Canada [Member]
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues, total		7,196	1,772
Latin America [Member]
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues, total		1,603	1,886
Russia/the CIS & Ukraine [Member]
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues, total	[2]	135	1,010
Rest of the World [Member]
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues, total		$ 3,873	$ 1,997

[1] The Company’s largest customer represents 9% of total Revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2023 (2022 — 11%). No single customer comprises more than 10% of the Company’s total Accounts Receivable as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

[2] In addition to Russia, the Company has IMAX Systems in the Commonwealth of Independent States (“CIS”) which are Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. Commencing in March 2022, in response to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine and resulting sanctions, the Company suspended its operations in Russia and Belarus. As of March 31, 2023, the IMAX network includes 54 systems in Russia, eight systems in Ukraine, and one system in Belarus.