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Non-Controlling Interests
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Temporary Equity Disclosure [Abstract]  
Non-Controlling Interests

16.  Non-Controlling Interests

 

(a)

IMAX China Non-Controlling Interest

The Company indirectly owns approximately 69.74% of IMAX China Holding, Inc. (“IMAX China”), whose shares trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. IMAX China remains a consolidated subsidiary of the Company.

 

(b)

Other Non-Controlling Interest

The Company’s Original Film Fund was established in 2014 to co-finance a portfolio of 10 original large-format films. The initial investment in the Original Film Fund was committed to by a third party in the amount of $25.0 million, with the possibility of contributing additional funds. The Company has contributed $9.0 million to the Original Film Fund since 2014 and has reached its maximum contribution. The Company sees the Original Film Fund as a vehicle designed to generate a continuous, steady flow of high-quality documentary content. As at September 30, 2019, the Original Film Fund has invested $22.3 million toward the

development of original films. The related production, financing and distribution agreement includes put and call rights relating to change of control of the rights, title and interest in the co-financed pictures.

The Company also established its VR Fund among the Company, its subsidiary IMAX China and other strategic investors to help finance the creation of interactive VR content experiences for use across all VR platforms, including in the pilot IMAX VR Centers. The VR Fund helped finance the production of one interactive VR experience, which debuted exclusively in the pilot IMAX VR Centers in November 2017 before being made available to other VR platforms. As at September 30, 2019, the Company invested $4.0 million toward the development of VR content. In December 2018, the Company announced, in connection with its strategic review of its VR pilot initiative, that it had decided to close its remaining VR locations and write-off certain VR content investments. The Company has also decided to dissolve the VR Fund and not actively pursue any additional VR opportunities.

The following summarizes the movement of the non-controlling interest in temporary equity, in the Company’s subsidiary for the nine months ended September 30, 2019:

 

Balance as at December 31, 2018

 

$

6,439

 

Return of capital to non-controlling interests

 

 

(243

)

Share issuance costs from the issuance of subsidiary shares to a non-controlling interest

 

 

1,350

 

Net loss

 

 

(785

)

Balance as at September 30, 2019

 

$

6,761