10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

(Mark One)

☒        QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020

OR

☐        TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number 001-35066

IMAX Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Canada	98-0140269
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
2525 Speakman Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5K 1B1 (905) 403-6500	902 Broadway, Floor 20 New York, New York, USA 10010 (212) 821-0100

(Address of principal executive offices, zip code, telephone numbers)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, no par value	IMAX	The New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes ☒    No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).  Yes ☒    No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  

Large accelerated filer	☒	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐
		Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes ☐     No ☒

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

Class	Outstanding as of June 30, 2020
Common Shares, no par value	58,857,436

IMAX CORPORATION

Table of Contents

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements	3
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	44
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	74
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	75
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	76
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	76
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	77
Item 6.	Exhibits	78
Signatures		79

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IMAX CORPORATION

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements

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The following unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are filed as part of this Report:
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019	4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019	5
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019	6
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019	7
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019	8
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	9

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IMAX CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands of U.S. dollars except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

	June 30,			December 31,
	2020			2019
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	318,986		$	109,484
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses		54,839			99,513
Financing receivables, net of allowance for credit losses		123,865			128,038
Variable consideration receivable, net of allowance for credit losses		39,397			40,040
Inventories		60,179			42,989
Prepaid expenses		12,008			10,237
Film assets		13,147			17,921
Property, plant and equipment		287,220			306,849
Investment in equity securities		13,192			15,685
Other assets		24,575			25,034
Deferred income tax assets		46,826			23,905
Other intangible assets		28,204			30,347
Goodwill		39,027			39,027
Total assets	$	1,061,465		$	889,069
Liabilities
Bank indebtedness	$	297,765		$	18,229
Accounts payable		13,668			20,414
Accrued and other liabilities		108,917			112,779
Deferred revenue		104,311			94,552
Deferred income tax liabilities		18,475			—
Total liabilities		543,136			245,974
Commitments and contingencies
Non-controlling interests		4,237			5,908
Shareholders' equity
Capital stock common shares — no par value. Authorized — unlimited number.
58,878,749 issued and 58,857,436 outstanding (December 31, 2019 — 61,362,872 issued and 61,175,852 outstanding)		405,583			423,386
Less: Treasury stock, 21,313 shares at cost (December 31, 2019 — 187,020)		(329	)		(4,038	)
Other equity		172,690			171,789
Accumulated deficit		(134,395	)		(40,253	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(4,180	)		(3,190	)
Total shareholders' equity attributable to common shareholders		439,369			547,694
Non-controlling interests		74,723			89,493
Total shareholders' equity		514,092			637,187
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	1,061,465		$	889,069

(See the accompanying notes, which are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements)

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IMAX CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2020			2019			2020				2019
Revenues
Technology sales	$	2,687		$	19,694			$	8,349			$	34,894
Image enhancement and maintenance services		3,799			56,662				24,520				100,809
Technology rentals		(137	)		25,863				5,834				44,033
Finance income		2,506			2,578				5,054				5,259
		8,855			104,797				43,757				184,995
Costs and expenses applicable to revenues
Technology sales		2,546			11,939				6,415				21,374
Image enhancement and maintenance services		7,244			26,781				25,060				46,024
Technology rentals		6,753			6,524				14,884				12,904
		16,543			45,244				46,359				80,302
(Margin loss) gross margin		(7,688	)		59,553				(2,602	)			104,693
Selling, general and administrative expenses		29,796			32,136				58,432				59,785
Research and development		1,232			1,222				3,432				2,358
Amortization of intangibles		1,344			1,218				2,665				2,293
Credit loss expense		1,440			927				11,657				1,358
Asset impairments		—			—				1,151				—
Exit costs, restructuring charges and associated impairments		—			—				—				850
(Loss) income from operations		(41,500	)		24,050				(79,939	)			38,049
Gain (loss) in fair value of equity securities		2,025			(4,544	)			(2,514	)			(2,053	)
Retirement benefits non-service expense		(130	)		(160	)			(246	)			(320	)
Interest income		891			572				1,256				1,142
Interest expense		(1,581	)		(636	)			(2,229	)			(1,317	)
(Loss) income before taxes		(40,295	)		19,282				(83,672	)			35,501
Income tax benefit (expense)		10,248			(5,308	)			(5,257	)			(8,956	)
Equity in losses of investees, net of tax		—			(138	)			(529	)			(222	)
Net (loss) income		(30,047	)		13,836				(89,458	)			26,323
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests		4,080			(2,439	)			14,137				(6,661	)
Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders	$	(25,967	)	$	11,397			$	(75,321	)		$	19,662
Net (loss) income per share attributable to common shareholders - basic and diluted:
Net (loss) income per share — basic and diluted	$	(0.44	)	$	0.19			$	(1.26	)		$	0.32

(See the accompanying notes, which are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.)

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IMAX CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME

(In thousands of U.S. dollars)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2020			2019			2020				2019
Net (loss) income	$	(30,047	)	$	13,836			$	(89,458	)		$	26,323
Unrealized net gain (loss) from cash flow hedging instruments		1,334			297				(1,526	)			365
Realized net loss from cash flow hedging instruments		337			374				695				693
Foreign currency translation adjustments		496			(1,257	)			(615	)			(172	)
Defined benefit and postretirement benefit plans		4			—				17				—
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax		2,171			(586	)			(1,429	)			886
Income tax (expense) benefit related to other comprehensive (loss) income		(442	)		(177	)			253				(278	)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		1,729			(763	)			(1,176	)			608
Comprehensive (loss) income		(28,318	)		13,073				(90,634	)			26,931
Less: Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests		3,930			(2,040	)			14,323				(6,607	)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to common shareholders	$	(24,388	)	$	11,033			$	(76,311	)		$	20,324

(See the accompanying notes, which are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.)

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IMAX CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands of U.S. dollars)

(Unaudited)

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
	2020			2019
Cash (used in) provided by:
Operating Activities
Net (loss) income	$	(89,458	)	$	26,323
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		27,182			29,804
Credit loss expense		11,657			1,358
Write-downs		6,806			508
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense		(4,878	)		1,296
Share-based and other non-cash compensation		10,850			11,710
Unrealized foreign currency exchange loss (gain)		312			(14	)
Loss in fair value of equity securities		2,514			2,053
Equity in losses of investees		529			222
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		36,971			489
Inventories		(16,887	)		(3,226	)
Film assets		(4,057	)		(8,214	)
Deferred revenue		9,799			(1,355	)
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities		(12,220	)		(12,437	)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities		(20,880	)		48,517
Investing Activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment		(594	)		(4,175	)
Purchase of equipment for joint revenue sharing arrangements		(3,908	)		(22,235	)
Acquisition of other intangible assets		(1,221	)		(1,121	)
Investment in equity securities		—			(15,153	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(5,723	)		(42,684	)
Financing Activities
Increase in credit facility borrowings		280,244			35,000
Repayment of credit facility borrowings		—			(50,000	)
Credit facility amendment fees paid		(959	)		—
Settlement of restricted share units and options		(2,757	)		(7,619	)
Treasury stock repurchased for future settlement of restricted share units		(329	)		(1,575	)
Repurchase of common shares, IMAX China		(1,532	)		(16,813	)
Taxes withheld and paid on employee stock awards vested		(251	)		(219	)
Common shares issued - stock options exercised		—			2,379
Repurchase of common shares		(36,624	)		(1,258	)
Issuance of subsidiary shares to non-controlling interests (net of return on capital)		—			1,106
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests		(2,118	)		(2,266	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		235,674			(41,265	)
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash		431			293
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents during period		209,502			(35,139	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		109,484			141,590
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	318,986		$	106,451

(See the accompanying notes, which are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.)

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IMAX CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In thousands of U.S. dollars)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2020			2019			2020				2019
Adjustments to capital stock:
Balance, beginning of period	$	404,164		$	418,907			$	419,348			$	421,539
Change in shares held in treasury		1,090			2,632				3,709				(659	)
Employee stock options exercised		—			1,092				—				1,728
Fair value of stock options exercised at the grant date		—			74				—				97
Average carrying value of repurchased and retired common shares		—			(604	)			(17,803	)			(604	)
Balance, end of period		405,254			422,101				405,254				422,101
Adjustments to other equity:
Balance, beginning of period		168,892			176,587				171,789				179,595
Amortization of share-based payment expense - stock options		505			2,382				1,103				4,488
Amortization of share-based payment expense - restricted share units		4,948			4,842				7,762				7,253
Amortization of share-based payment expense - performance stock units		506			—				793				—
Restricted share units vested		(1,520	)		(1,392	)			(7,225	)			(7,294	)
Cash received from the issuance of common shares in excess of par value		—			484				—				651
Fair value of stock options exercised at the grant date		—			(74	)			—				(97	)
Common shares repurchased, IMAX China		(641	)		(15,046	)			(1,532	)			(16,813	)
Stock options exercised from treasury shares purchased on open market		—			(1,551	)			—				(1,551	)
Balance, end of period		172,690			166,232				172,690				166,232
Adjustments to accumulated deficit:
Balance, beginning of period		(108,428	)		(77,120	)			(40,253	)			(85,385	)
Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders		(25,967	)		11,397				(75,321	)			19,662
Common shares repurchased and retired		—			(1,105	)			(18,821	)			(1,105	)
Balance, end of period		(134,395	)		(66,828	)			(134,395	)			(66,828	)
Adjustments to accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Balance, beginning of period		(5,759	)		(2,562	)			(3,190	)			(3,588	)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		1,579			(364	)			(990	)			662
Balance, end of period		(4,180	)		(2,926	)			(4,180	)			(2,926	)
Adjustments to non-controlling interests:
Balance, beginning of period		79,508			85,434				89,493				80,757
Net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests		(2,817	)		2,703				(12,466	)			7,035
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		150			(399	)			(186	)			(54	)
Dividends paid to non-controlling shareholders		(2,118	)		(2,266	)			(2,118	)			(2,266	)
Balance, end of period		74,723			85,472				74,723				85,472
Total Shareholders' Equity	$	514,092		$	604,051			$	514,092			$	604,051

(See the accompanying notes, which are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.)

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IMAX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

1.  Basis of Presentation

Accounting Principles

IMAX Corporation, together with its consolidated subsidiaries (the “Company”), prepares its financial statements in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted from this report, as is permitted by such rules and regulations. In the Company’s opinion, the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect all adjustments of a normal recurring nature that are necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. The interim results presented in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year, particularly in this interim period due to the impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic. (See Note 2.)

The Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in the its 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “2019 Form 10-K”), which should be consulted for a summary of the significant accounting policies utilized by the Company. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared following the same accounting policies disclosed in the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K, except as described in Note 4 below. In the first quarter of 2020, the Company updated certain account names within Revenues and Costs and Expenses Applicable to Revenues in its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations to better describe the nature of its revenue-generating activities and related costs.

Principles of Consolidation

These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company, except for subsidiaries which have been identified as variable interest entities (“VIEs”) where the Company is not the primary beneficiary. All intercompany accounts and transactions, including all unrealized intercompany profits on transactions with equity method investees, have been eliminated.

The Company has interests in ten film production companies, which have been identified as VIEs. The Company is the primary beneficiary of five of these entities as it has the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIE, and it has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the respective VIE that could potentially be significant. The majority of the assets relating to these production companies are held by the IMAX Original Film Fund (the “Original Film Fund”) as described in Note 17(b). The Company does not consolidate the other five film production companies because it does not have the power to direct their activities and does not have the obligation to absorb the majority of the expected losses or the right to receive expected residual returns. The Company uses the equity method of accounting for these entities, which are not material to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. A loss in value of an investment that is other than temporary is recognized as a charge to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Total assets and liabilities of the Company’s consolidated VIEs are as follows:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2020		2019
Total assets	$	7,010	$	9,677
Total liabilities	$	15,494	$	15,528

Estimates and Assumptions

In preparing the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, management makes judgments in applying various accounting policies. The areas of policy judgment are consistent with those reported in the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K, with the exception of the adoption of the estimate of current expected credit losses that became effective January 1, 2020, which also involves significant judgment and estimation, and is described in Note 4 below. In addition, management makes assumptions about the Company’s future operating results and cash flows in deriving critical accounting estimates used in preparing the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. As disclosed in the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K, such sources of estimation include estimates used to determine the recoverable amounts of receivables, inventory, film assets, long-lived assets (including assets used to support

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joint revenue sharing arrangements), goodwill and deferred tax assets, as well as estimates of variable consideration related to future box office performance.

To date, the Company’s operations have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, as described in Note 2.  There continues to be significant ongoing uncertainty surrounding the extent and duration of the impacts that the pandemic will have on box office results and the installation of IMAX Theater Systems, as well as the Company’s customers, suppliers, and employees. There is heightened potential for future credit losses on receivables, inventory write downs, impairments of film assets, impairments of long-lived assets (including the theater system equipment supporting the Company’s joint revenue sharing arrangements), impairments of goodwill, valuation allowances against deferred tax assets, and the reversal of variable consideration receivables that are based on future box office performance. In the current environment, assumptions about box office results, IMAX Theater System installations, and customer creditworthiness have greater variability than normal, which could in the future significantly affect the valuation of the Company’s assets, both financial and non-financial. The Company’s cash flow estimates for testing the recoverability of certain long-lived assets are based on a longer time horizon due to the long-term nature of its underlying contracts, allowing time for a recovery of the cash flows associated with the underlying assets groups, which management has factored into its estimates. The accuracy of management’s estimates is dependent, in part, on the timing of the reopening of theaters in the IMAX network, and on the release of new films by production studios. These theater reopening and film release scenarios are highly uncertain and have been factored into management’s cash flow estimates. As an understanding of the longer-term impacts of COVID-19 on the Company’s customers and business develops, there is a heightened potential for changes in management’s estimates over the remainder of 2020.

2.  Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic

In late-January 2020, in response to the public health risks associated with the novel coronavirus and the disease that it causes (“COVID-19”), the Chinese government directed exhibitors in China to temporarily close more than 70,000 movie theaters, including all of the approximately 700 IMAX theaters in mainland China. On March 11, 2020, due to the worsening public health crisis associated with the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 was characterized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization, and in the following weeks, local, state and national governments instituted stay-at-home orders and restrictions on large public gatherings which caused movie theaters in countries around the world to temporarily close, including substantially all of the IMAX theaters in those countries. As a result of the theater closures, Hollywood and Chinese movie studios have postponed the theatrical release of multiple films, including many scheduled to be shown in IMAX theaters, while other films have been released directly to streaming platforms. As of the date of this report, stay-at-home orders have been lifted in many countries and movie theaters are gradually reopening with reduced capacities, physical distancing requirements, and other safety measures. Subsequent to June 30, 2020, approximately 40% of the theaters in the IMAX commercial multiplex network have begun to report gross box office (“GBO”) results in July. These theaters span across 40 countries and include the Domestic, Greater China and Rest of World markets.

The repercussions of the COVID-19 global pandemic have resulted in a significant decrease in the Company’s revenues, earnings and operating cash flows during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 as GBO results declined significantly, the installation of certain theater systems was delayed, and maintenance services were generally suspended. During the time period when a significant number of theaters in the IMAX network are closed, the Company has and will continue to experience a significant decline in earnings and operating cash flows as it is generating significantly lower than normal levels of GBO-based revenue from its joint revenue sharing arrangements and digital remastering services, it is unable to provide normal maintenance services to any of the theaters that remain closed, and while some installation activity is continuing, certain theater system installations have, and may continue to be delayed. In addition, the Company has experienced and may continue to experience delays in collecting payments due under existing theater sale or lease arrangements from its exhibitor partners who are now facing financial difficulties as a result of the theater closures.

The Company may continue to be significantly impacted by the COVID-19 global pandemic even after some or all theaters are reopened. The global economic impact of COVID-19 has led to record levels of unemployment in certain countries, which has led to, and may continue to result in, lower consumer spending. The timing and extent of a recovery of consumer behavior and willingness to spend discretionary income on movie-going may delay the Company’s ability to generate significant GBO-based revenue until such time as consumer behavior normalizes and consumer spending recovers.

In response to uncertainties associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company has taken and is continuing to take significant steps to preserve cash by eliminating non-essential costs, reducing employee hours and deferring all non-essential capital expenditures to minimum levels. The Company has also implemented an active cash management process, which, among other things, requires senior management approval of all outgoing payments. In addition, in the first quarter of 2020, the Company drew down the $280.0 million in available borrowing capacity under its credit facility, which was then amended in June 2020 to, among other things, suspend the senior secured net leverage ratio financial covenant in the underlying credit agreement through the first quarter of 2021

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(see Note 7). Furthermore, the Company has applied for wage subsidies, tax credits and other financial support under the newly enacted COVID-19 relief legislation in the countries in which it operates. The Company received approximately $2.2 million in July 2020 under the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy program and expects to receive approximately $1.0 million under the U.S. CARES Act, both of which were recognized in the second quarter of 2020 as reductions to Selling, General and Administrative Expenses ($2.9 million) and Costs and Expenses Applicable to Revenues ($0.3 million) in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company will continue to review and apply for additional subsidies and credits for the remaining terms of these programs, where applicable.

Consistent with the first quarter of 2020, the Company performed a quantitative goodwill impairment test taking into account the latest available information and determined that its goodwill was not impaired as of June 30, 2020. As of that date, the Company’s total Goodwill was $39.0 million, of which $19.0 million relates to the IMAX Systems reporting unit, $13.6 million relates to the Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangement reporting unit, and $6.4 million relates to the IMAX Maintenance reporting unit. The impairment test was performed on a reporting unit level by comparing each unit’s carrying value, including goodwill, to its fair value. The fair value of each reporting unit was assessed using a discounted cash flow model based on management’s estimated long-term projections, against which various sensitivity analyses were performed. These estimates and the likelihood of future changes in these estimates depend on a number of underlying variables and a range of possible outcomes. Actual results may materially differ from management’s estimates, especially due to the uncertainties associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. (See Note 1.)

In the second quarter of 2020, the Company also updated its recoverability tests of the carrying values of the theater system equipment supporting its joint revenue sharing arrangements, which are recorded within Property, Plant and Equipment. In performing its reviews of recoverability, the Company estimated the undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of the assets and determined that there was no impairment as of the date of each test. The cash flow estimates used in these reviews are consistent with management’s estimated long-term projections, against which various sensitivity analyses were performed. These estimates are highly uncertain due to the COVID-19 pandemic, therefore management’s estimated cash flows factor in a number of underlying variables and ranges of possible cash flow scenarios. Actual results may materially differ from management’s estimates, especially due to the uncertainties associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. (See Note 1.)

If business conditions deteriorate further, or should they remain depressed for a prolonged period of time, management’s estimates of operating results and future cash flows for the IMAX Systems and Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements reporting units may be insufficient to support the goodwill assigned to them, thus requiring impairment charges. The Company will continue to evaluate the recoverability of goodwill at the reporting unit level on an annual basis as of the beginning of its fourth fiscal quarter and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate there may be a potential impairment. Estimates related to future expected credit losses (Note 4) and deferred tax assets (Note 11) could also be materially impacted by changes in estimates in the future. (See Note 1.)

3.  Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting” (“ASU 2020-04”). The purpose of ASU 2019-05 is to provide optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The amendments in ASU 2020-04 are effective for all entities as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. The Company is currently assessing the impact of ASU 2020-04 on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Company considers the applicability and impact of all recently issued FASB accounting standard codification updates. Accounting standards updates that are not noted above were assessed and determined to be not applicable or not significant to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the period ended June 30, 2020.

4.  Current Expected Credit Losses

In 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments” (“ASC Topic 326”), which amends previously issued guidance regarding the impairment of financial instruments by creating an impairment model that is based on expected losses rather than incurred losses. The standard requires financial assets measured on the amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. The Company’s accounts receivable, financing receivables and variable consideration receivables are within the scope of ASU No. 2016-13. The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-13 and several associated ASUs on January 1, 2020 with no required cumulative-effect adjustment to accumulated deficit.

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Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable principally includes amounts currently due to the Company under theater sale and sales-type lease arrangements, contingent fees earned from theaters operators as a result of box office performance, and fees for theater maintenance services. To a lesser extent, accounts receivable also includes amounts due from movie studios and other content creators for digitally remastering films into IMAX formats, as well as for film distribution and post-production services.

In order to mitigate the credit risk associated with accounts receivable, management performs an initial credit evaluation prior to entering into an arrangement with a customer and then regularly monitors the credit quality of each customer through an analysis of collections history and aging. This monitoring process includes meetings on at least a monthly basis to identify credit concerns and potential changes in credit quality classification. A customer may improve their credit quality classification once a substantial payment is made on an overdue balance or when the customer has agreed to a payment plan and payments have commenced in accordance with that plan. Changes in credit quality classification are dependent upon management approval. The Company’s internal credit quality classifications for theater operators are as follows:

• Good Standing — The theater operator continues to be in good standing as payments and reporting are up to date.

• Credit Watch — The theater operator has demonstrated a delay in payments, but continues to be in active communication with the Company. Theater operators placed on Credit Watch are subject to enhanced monitoring. In addition, depending on the size of the outstanding balance, length of time in arrears and other factors, future transactions may need to be approved by management. These receivables are in better condition than those in the Pre-Approved Transactions Only category, but are not in as good condition as the receivables in the Good Standing category.  

• Pre-Approved Transactions Only — The theater operator has demonstrated a delay in payments with little or no communication with the Company. All services and shipments to the theater operator must be reviewed and approved by management. These receivables are in better condition than those in the All Transactions Suspended category, but are not in as good condition as the receivables in the Credit Watch category. In certain situation, depending on the individual facts and circumstances related to each customer, finance income recognition may be suspended for the net investment in lease and financed sale receivable balances for customers in the Pre-Approved Transactions Only category. See below for a discussion of the Company’s net investment in leases and financed sale receivables.

• All Transactions Suspended — The theater operator is severely delinquent, non-responsive or not negotiating in good faith with the Company. Once a theater operator is classified within the All Transactions Suspended category, the theater is placed on nonaccrual status and all revenue recognitions related to the theater are stopped.

The ability of the Company to collect its accounts receivable balances is heavily dependent on the viability and solvency of individual theater operators which is significantly influenced by consumer behavior and general economic conditions. Theater operators, or other customers, may experience financial difficulties that could cause them to be unable to fulfill their payment obligations to the Company.

The Company develops its estimate of credit losses by class of receivable and customer type through a calculation that utilizes historical loss rates which are then adjusted for specific receivables that are judged to have a higher than normal risk profile after taking into account management’s internal credit quality classifications, as well as macro-economic and industry risk factors.         

The following table summarizes the activity in the allowance for credit losses related to accounts receivable for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2020												Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
	Theater Operators			Studios			Other			Total			Theater Operators			Studios			Other			Total
Beginning balance	$	6,504		$	3,983		$	1,041		$	11,528		$	3,302		$	893		$	942		$	5,137
Current period provision		(107	)		1,596			(203	)		1,286			3,095			4,686			(104	)		7,677
Write-offs		—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Recoveries		—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Foreign exchange		(80	)		(124	)		—			(204	)		(80	)		(124	)		—			(204	)
Ending balance	$	6,317		$	5,455		$	838		$	12,610		$	6,317		$	5,455		$	838		$	12,610

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For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded provisions for current expected credit losses of $1.3 million and $7.7 million, respectively, reflecting a reduction in the credit quality of its theater and studio related accounts receivable, which management believes is primarily related to the COVID-19 global pandemic. For the three months ended June 30, 2020, the reductions to the provisions for the Theater Operators and Other categories are principally due to decreases in the underlying receivable balances. Management’s judgments regarding expected credit losses are based on the facts available to management and involve estimates about the future. Due to the unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, its effect on the Company’s customers and their ability to meet their financial obligations to the Company is difficult to predict. As a result, the Company’s judgments and associated estimates of credit losses may ultimately prove, with the benefit of hindsight, to be incorrect. (See Notes 1 and 2.)

Financing Receivables

Financing receivables are due from theater operators and consist of the Company’s net investment in sales-type leases and receivables associated with financed sales of IMAX Theater Systems. Similar to accounts receivable, management performs an initial credit evaluation prior to entering into an arrangement with a customer and then regularly monitors the credit quality of each customer through an analysis of collections history and aging. This monitoring process includes meetings on at least a monthly basis to identify credit concerns and potential changes in credit quality classification. A customer may improve their credit quality classification once a substantial payment is made on an overdue balance or when the customer has agreed to a payment plan and payments have commenced in accordance with that plan. Changes in credit quality classification are dependent upon management approval. The internal credit quality classifications utilized by the Company for accounts receivable, as described above, are also used for financing receivables.

The ability of the Company to collect its financing receivable balances is heavily dependent on the viability and solvency of individual theater operators which is significantly influenced by consumer behavior and general economic conditions. Theater operators may experience financial difficulties that could cause them to be unable to fulfill their payment obligations to the Company.

The Company develops its estimate of credit losses by class of receivable and customer type through a calculation that utilizes historical loss rates which are then adjusted for specific receivables that are judged to have a higher than normal risk profile after taking into account management’s internal credit quality classifications, as well as macro-economic and industry risk factors.

As at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, financing receivables consist of the following:

	June 30,			December 31,
	2020			2019
Net investment in leases
Gross minimum payments due under sales-type leases	$	17,142		$	16,766
Unearned finance income		(899	)		(1,005	)
Present value of minimum payments due under sales-type leases		16,243			15,761
Allowance for credit losses		(459	)		(155	)
Net investment in leases		15,784			15,606
Financed sales receivables
Gross minimum payments due under financed sales		142,380			146,660
Unearned finance income		(30,590	)		(33,313	)
Present value of minimum payments due under financed sales		111,790			113,347
Allowance for credit losses		(3,709	)		(915	)
Net financed sales receivables		108,081			112,432
Total financing receivables	$	123,865		$	128,038
Net financed sales receivables due within one year	$	31,061		$	27,595
Net financed sales receivables due after one year	$	77,020		$	84,837
Total financed sales receivables	$	108,081		$	112,432

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As at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the weighted-average remaining lease term and weighted-average interest rate associated with the Company’s sales-type lease arrangements and financed sale receivables, as applicable, are as follows:

	June 30,			December 31,
	2020			2019
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)
Sales-type lease arrangements		7.9			8.1
Weighted-average interest rate
Sales-type lease arrangements		6.85	%		6.68	%
Financed sales receivables		9.02	%		9.00	%

The following tables provide information on the Company’s net investment in leases by credit quality indicator as at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

	By Origination Year
As at June 30, 2020	2020		2019		2018		2017		2016		Prior		Total
Net investment in leases:
Credit quality classification:
In good standing	$	924	$	7,804	$	2,991	$	942	$	—	$	2,786	$	15,447
Credit Watch		—		—		—		—		—		88		88
Pre-approved transactions		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Transactions suspended		—		—		—		—		—		708		708
Total net investment in leases	$	924	$	7,804	$	2,991	$	942	$	—	$	3,582	$	16,243
Current-period gross write-offs	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Current-period recoveries		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Current-period net write-offs	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
	By Origination Year
As at December 31, 2019	2019		2018		2017		2016		2015		Prior		Total
Net investment in leases:
Credit quality classification:
In good standing	$	7,874	$	3,045	$	989	$	—	$	—	$	3,186	$	15,094
Credit Watch		—		—		—		—		—		667		667
Pre-approved transactions		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Transactions suspended		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Total net investment in leases	$	7,874	$	3,045	$	989	$	—	$	—	$	3,853	$	15,761

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The following tables provide information on the Company’s financed sale receivables by credit quality indicator as at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

	By Origination Year
As at June 30, 2020	2020		2019		2018		2017		2016		Prior		Total
Financed sales receivables:
Credit quality classification:
In good standing	$	1,606	$	11,474	$	14,382	$	15,381	$	15,495	$	47,551	$	105,889
Credit Watch		—		331		—		—		304		1,171		1,806
Pre-approved transactions		—		—		—		—		585		671		1,256
Transactions suspended		—		—		—		896		937		1,006		2,839
Total financed sales receivables	$	1,606	$	11,805	$	14,382	$	16,277	$	17,321	$	50,399	$	111,790
Current-period gross write-offs	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Current-period recoveries		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Current-period net write-offs	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
	By Origination Year
As at December 31, 2019	2019		2018		2017		2016		2015		Prior		Total
Financed sales receivables:
Credit quality classification:
In good standing	$	11,981	$	14,414	$	16,556	$	15,208	$	—	$	44,291	$	102,450
Credit Watch		—		—		637		1,687		—		6,955		9,279
Pre-approved transactions		—		—		250		295		—		285		830
Transactions suspended		—		—		—		165		—		623		788
Total financed sales receivables	$	11,981	$	14,414	$	17,443	$	17,355	$	—	$	52,154	$	113,347

The following tables provide an aging analysis for the Company’s net investment in leases and financed sale receivables as at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

	As at June 30, 2020
	Accrued and Current		30-89 Days		90+ Days		Billed		Unbilled		Recorded Receivable		Allowance for Credit Losses			Net
Net investment in leases	$	11	$	262	$	735	$	1,008	$	15,235	$	16,243	$	(459	)	$	15,784
Financed sales receivables		688		2,941		10,166		13,795		97,995		111,790		(3,709	)		108,081
Total	$	699	$	3,203	$	10,901	$	14,803	$	113,230	$	128,033	$	(4,168	)	$	123,865
	As at December 31, 2019
	Accrued and Current		30-89 Days		90+ Days		Billed		Unbilled		Recorded Receivable		Allowance for Credit Losses			Net
Net investment in leases	$	30	$	68	$	251	$	349	$	15,412	$	15,761	$	(155	)	$	15,606
Financed sales receivables		1,678		2,772		5,446		9,896		103,451		113,347		(915	)		112,432
Total	$	1,708	$	2,840	$	5,697	$	10,245	$	118,863	$	129,108	$	(1,070	)	$	128,038

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The Company considers financing receivables with an aging between 60-89 days as indications of theaters with potential collection concerns. The Company will begin to focus its review on these financing receivables and increase its discussions internally and with the theater regarding payment status. Once a theater’s aging exceeds 90 days, the Company’s policy is to perform an enhanced review to assess collectibility of the theater’s past due accounts. The over 90 days past due category may be an indicator of potential impairment as up to 90 days outstanding is considered to be a reasonable time to resolve any issues. Given the potential impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic on the Company’s customers, management is enhancing its monitoring procedures with respect to overdue receivables.  

The following table provides information about the Company’s net investment in leases and financed sale receivables with billed amounts past due for which it continues to accrue finance income as at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

	As at June 30, 2020
	Accrued and Current		30-89 Days		90+ Days		Billed		Unbilled		Allowance for Credit Losses			Net
Net investment in leases	$	9	$	255	$	729	$	993	$	12,338	$	(264	)	$	13,067
Financed sales receivables		570		2,862		10,187		13,619		64,654		(2,427	)		75,846
Total	$	579	$	3,117	$	10,916	$	14,612	$	76,992	$	(2,691	)	$	88,913
	As at December 31, 2019
	Accrued and Current		30-89 Days		90+ Days		Billed		Unbilled		Allowance for Credit Losses			Net
Net investment in leases	$	9	$	19	$	251	$	279	$	578	$	—		$	857
Financed sales receivables		1,146		1,290		5,523		7,959		29,173		—			37,132
Total	$	1,155	$	1,309	$	5,774	$	8,238	$	29,751	$	—		$	37,989

The following table provides information about the Company’s net investment in leases and financed sale receivables that are on nonaccrual status as at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

	As at June 30, 2020							As at December 31, 2019
	Recorded Receivable		Allowance for Credit Losses			Net		Recorded Receivable		Allowance for Credit Losses			Net
Net investment in leases	$	708	$	(10	)	$	698	$	—	$	—		$	—
Net financed sales receivables		2,839		(1,032	)		1,807		788		(732	)		56
Total	$	3,547	$	(1,042	)	$	2,505	$	788	$	(732	)	$	56

A theater operator that is classified within the “All Transactions Suspended” category is placed on nonaccrual status and all revenue recognitions related to the theater are stopped. While the recognition of finance income is suspended, payments received by a customer are applied against the outstanding balance owed. If payments are sufficient to cover any unreserved receivables, a recovery of provision taken on the billed amount, if applicable, is recorded to the extent of the residual cash received. Once the collectibility issues are resolved and the customer has returned to being in good standing, the Company will resume recognition of finance income.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recognized $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively (2019 — $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively) in finance income related to the net investment in leases with billed amounts past due. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recognized $0.9 million and $3.0 million, respectively (2019 —$2.1 million and $4.6 million, respectively) in finance income related to the financed sale receivables with billed amounts past due.

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The following table summarizes the activity in the allowance for credit losses related to the Company’s net investment in leases and financed sale receivables for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2020						Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
	Net Investment			Financed			Net Investment		Financed
	in Leases			Sales Receivables			in Leases		Sales Receivables
Beginning balance	$	464		$	3,557		$	155	$	915
Current period provision		(5	)		171			304		2,813
Write-offs		—			—			—		—
Recoveries		—			—			—		—
Foreign exchange		—			(19	)		—		(19	)
Ending balance	$	459		$	3,709		$	459	$	3,709
	Three Months Ended June 30, 2019						Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
	Net Investment			Net Financed			Net Investment		Net Financed
	in Leases			Sales Receivables			in Leases		Sales Receivables
Beginning balance	$	155		$	839		$	155	$	839
Charge-offs		—			—			—		—
Recoveries		—			—			—		—
Provision		—			—			—		—
Ending balance	$	155		$	839		$	155	$	839

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded a provision for current expected credit losses of $0.2 million and $3.1 million, respectively, reflecting a reduction in the credit quality of its theater related financing receivables, which management believes is primarily related to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Management’s judgments regarding expected credit losses are based on the facts available to management and involve estimates about the future. Due to the unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, its effect on the Company’s customers and their ability to meet their financial obligations to the Company is difficult to predict. As a result, the Company’s judgments and associated estimates of credit losses may ultimately prove, with the benefit of hindsight, to be incorrect. (See Notes 1 and 2.)

Variable Consideration Receivable

In sale arrangements, variable consideration may become due to the Company from theater operators if certain annual minimum box office receipt thresholds are exceeded. Such variable consideration is recorded as revenue in the period when the sale is recognized and adjusted in future periods based on actual results and changes in estimates. Variable consideration is only recognized to the extent the Company believes there is not a risk of significant revenue reversal.

The ability of the Company to collect its variable consideration receivables is heavily dependent on the viability and solvency of individual theater operators which is significantly influenced by consumer behavior and general economic conditions. Theater operators may experience financial difficulties that could cause them to be unable to fulfill their payment obligations to the Company.

The Company develops its estimate of credit losses by class of receivable and customer type through a calculation utilizing historical loss rates for financed sale receivables which are then adjusted for specific receivables that are judged to have a higher than normal risk profile after taking into account management’s internal credit quality classifications, as well as macro-economic and industry risk factors.    

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The following table summarizes the activity in the allowance for credit losses related to variable consideration receivables for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2020			Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
	Theater Operators			Theater Operators
Beginning balance	$	875		$	—
Current period provision		(12	)		863
Write-offs		—			—
Recoveries		—			—
Ending balance	$	863		$	863

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded a provision of $0.9 million for current expected credit losses, reflecting a reduction in the credit quality of its theater related variable consideration receivables, which management believes is primarily related to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Management’s judgments regarding expected credit losses are based on the facts available to management and involve estimates about the future. Due to the unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, its effect on the Company’s customers and their ability to meet their financial obligations to the Company is difficult to predict. As a result, the Company’s judgments and associated estimates of credit losses may ultimately prove, with the benefit of hindsight, to be incorrect. (See Notes 1 and 2.)

5.  Lease Arrangements

IMAX Corporation as a Lessee

The Company’s operating lease arrangements principally involve office and warehouse space. Office equipment is generally purchased outright. Leases with an initial term of less than 12 months are not recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and the related lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Most of the Company’s leases include one or more options to renew, with renewal terms that can extend the lease term from one to five years or more. The Company has determined that it is reasonably certain that the renewal options on its warehouse leases will be exercised based on previous history, its current understanding of future business needs and its level of investment in leasehold improvements, among other factors. The incremental borrowing rate used in the calculation of the Company’s lease liability is based on the location of each leased property. None of the Company’s leases include options to purchase the leased property. The depreciable lives of right-of-use assets and related leasehold improvements are limited by the expected lease term. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. The Company rents or subleases certain office space to third parties, which have a remaining term of less than 12 months and are not expected to be renewed.

For three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the components of lease expense recorded within Selling, General and Administrative expenses are as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Operating lease cost (1)	$	121	$	220	$	259	$	463
Amortization of lease assets		701		664		1,449		1,195
Interest on lease liabilities		245		274		507		542
Total lease cost	$	1,067	$	1,158	$	2,215	$	2,200

(1) Includes short-term leases and variable lease costs, which are not significant for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.

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For three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, supplemental cash flow information related to leases is as follows:

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
		2020			2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities	$		1,730	$		1,782
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations			286			17,515
	$		2,016	$		19,297

As at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, supplemental balance sheet information related to leases is as follows:

		June 30,		December 31,
		2020		2019
Assets
Right-of-Use Assets	Property, plant and equipment	$	15,074	$	16,262
Liabilities
Operating Leases	Accrued and other liabilities	$	17,791	$	18,677

As at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the weighted-average remaining lease term and weighted-average interest rate associated with the Company’s operating leases are as follows:

	June 30,			December 31,
	2020			2019
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)		7.8			8.1
Weighted-average discount rate		5.90	%		5.90	%

As at June 30, 2020, the maturities of the Company’s operating lease liabilities are as follows:

	Operating Leases
2020 (six months remaining)	$	1,803
2021		3,318
2022		2,811
2023		2,247
2024		2,198
Thereafter		10,177
Total lease payments	$	22,554
Less: interest expense		(4,763	)
Present value of operating lease liabilities	$	17,791

 IMAX Corporation as a Lessor

The Company provides IMAX Theater Systems to customers through long-term lease arrangements that for accounting purposes are classified as sales-type leases. Under these arrangements, in exchange for providing the IMAX Theater System, the Company earns fixed upfront and ongoing consideration. Certain arrangements that are legal sales are also classified as sales-type leases as certain clauses within the arrangements limit transfer of title or provide the Company with conditional rights to the system. The customer’s rights under the Company’s sales-type lease arrangements are described in Note 2(n) in the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K. Under the Company’s sales-type lease arrangements, the customer has the ability and the right to operate the hardware components or direct others to operate them in a manner determined by the customer. The Company’s sales-type leases are typically non-cancellable for 10 to 20 years with renewal provisions from inception. Except for those sales arrangements that are classified as sales-type leases, the Company’s leases generally do not contain an automatic transfer of title at the end of the lease term. The Company’s sales-type lease arrangements do not contain a guarantee of residual value at the end of the lease term. The customer is required to pay for executory costs such as insurance and taxes and is required to pay the Company for maintenance and extended warranty generally after the first year of the lease until the end of the lease term. The customer is responsible for obtaining insurance coverage for the

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IMAX Theater System commencing on the date specified in the arrangement’s shipping terms and ending on the date the IMAX Theater System is returned to the Company.

The Company also provides IMAX Theater systems to customers through joint revenue sharing arrangements. Under the traditional form of these arrangements, in exchange for providing the IMAX system under a long-term lease, the Company earns rent based on a percentage of contingent box office receipts and, in some cases, concession revenues, rather than requiring the customer to pay a fixed upfront fee or annual minimum payments. The Company has assessed the nature of its joint revenue sharing arrangements and concluded that the arrangements contain an operating lease. Under joint revenue sharing arrangements, the customer has the ability and the right to operate the hardware components or direct others to operate them in a manner determined by the customer. The Company’s joint revenue sharing arrangements are typically non-cancellable for 10 years or longer with renewal provisions. Title to equipment under joint revenue sharing arrangements does not transfer to the customer. The Company’s joint revenue sharing arrangements do not contain a guarantee of residual value at the end of the term. The customer is required to pay for executory costs such as insurance and taxes and is required to pay the Company for maintenance and extended warranty throughout the term. The customer is responsible for obtaining insurance coverage for the IMAX Theater System commencing on the date specified in the arrangement’s shipping terms and ending on the date the IMAX Theater System is returned to the Company.

The Company classifies its lease arrangements at inception of the arrangement and, if required, after a modification of the lease arrangement, to determine whether they are sales-type leases or operating leases.

On April 10, 2020, the FASB staff issued a question-and-answer document to address stakeholder questions on the application of the lease accounting guidance for lease concessions related to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidance allows concessions related to the timing of payments, where the total consideration has not changed, to not be accounted for as lease modifications. Instead, any such concessions can be accounted for as if no change was made to the contract or as variable lease payments. In the second quarter of 2020, the Company adopted the FASB relief guidance and elected to account for any such lease concessions as if no change was made to the underlying contracts. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

6.  Inventories

As at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, inventories consist of the following:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2020		2019
Raw materials	$	34,139	$	26,538
Work-in-process		5,839		4,608
Finished goods		20,201		11,843
	$	60,179	$	42,989

When compared to December 31, 2019, inventories increased by $17.2 million due to delays in manufacturing, shipments and installation of IMAX Theater Systems at customer sites due to government restrictions in various countries limiting public gatherings as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic.

At June 30, 2020, inventories include finished goods of $4.0 million (December 31, 2019 — $0.7 million) for which title had passed to the customer, but the criteria for revenue recognition were not met as of the balance sheet date.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recognized write-downs of $0.1 million for excess and obsolete inventory based on current estimates of net realizable value. (2019 — $nil).

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7.  Credit Facility and Other Financing Arrangements

As at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, bank indebtedness includes the following:

	June 30,			December 31,
	2020			2019
Credit Facility	$	300,000		$	20,000
Working Capital Facility		244			—
Unamortized debt issuance costs		(2,479	)		(1,771	)
	$	297,765		$	18,229

Credit Agreement

The Company has a credit agreement, the Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), as agent, and a syndicate of lenders party thereto (the “Credit Agreement”). The Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by certain of its subsidiaries (the “Guarantors”) and are secured by first-priority security interests in substantially all the assets of the Company and the Guarantors. The facility provided by the Credit Agreement (the “Credit Facility”) matures on June 28, 2023.

The Credit Agreement has a revolving borrowing capacity of $300.0 million, and contains an uncommitted accordion feature allowing the Company to further expand its borrowing capacity to $440.0 million or greater, subject to certain conditions, depending on the mix of revolving and term loans comprising the incremental facility.

In the first quarter of 2020, in response to uncertainties associated with the outbreak of the COVID-19 global pandemic and its impact on the Company’s business, the Company drew down the $280.0 million in available borrowing capacity under the Credit Facility, resulting in total outstanding borrowings of $300.0 million.

The Credit Agreement contains a covenant that requires the Company to maintain a Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement), as at the last day of any Fiscal Quarter (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of no greater than 3.25:1.00. In addition, the Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including covenants that limit indebtedness, liens, capital expenditures, asset sales, investments and restricted payments, in each case subject to negotiated exceptions and baskets. The Credit Agreement also contains customary representations, warranties and event of default provisions.

On June 10, 2020, the Company entered into the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”), which, among other things, (i) suspends the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio covenant through the first quarter of 2021, (ii) re-establishes the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio covenant thereafter, provided that for subsequent quarters that such covenant is tested, as applicable, the Company will be permitted to use its quarterly EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement) from the third and fourth quarters of 2019 in lieu of the EBITDA for the corresponding quarters of 2020, (iii) adds a $75.0 million minimum liquidity covenant measured at the end of each calendar month and (iv) restricts the Company’s ability to make certain restricted payments, dispositions and investments, create or assume liens and incur debt that would otherwise have been permitted by the Credit Agreement. The modifications to the negative covenants, the minimum liquidity covenant and modifications to certain other provisions in the Credit Agreement pursuant to the Amendment were effective from the date of the Amendment until the earlier of the delivery of the compliance certificate for the fourth quarter of 2021 and the date on which the Company, in its sole discretion, elects to calculate its compliance with the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio by using either its actual EBITDA or annualized EBITDA (the “Designated Period”). The Company was in compliance with all of its requirements under the Credit Agreement, as amended, as at June 30, 2020, and based on current projections expects to be in compliance through at least the next year.  

Borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest, at the Company’s option, at (i) LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 1.00% to 1.75% per annum; or (ii) the U.S. base rate plus a margin ranging from 0.25% to 1.00% per annum, in each case depending on the Company’s Total Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement); provided, however, that from the effective date of the Amendment until the Company delivers a compliance certificate under the Credit Facility following the end of the Designated Period, the applicable margin for LIBOR borrowings will be 2.50% per annum and the applicable margin for U.S. base rate borrowings will be 1.75% per annum. The effective interest rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 was 1.83% and 1.86%, respectively (2019 — 3.52% and 3.55%, respectively).

In addition, the Credit Facility has standby fees ranging from 0.25% to 0.38% per annum, based on the Company’s Total Leverage Ratio with respect to the unused portion of the Credit Facility; provided, however, that from the effective date of the Amendment until

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the Company delivers a compliance certificate under the Credit Facility following the end of the Designated Period, the standby fee will be 0.50% per annum.

The Company incurred fees of approximately $1.0 million in connection with the Amendment, which are being amortized on a straight-line basis through December 31, 2021.

As at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company did not have any letters of credit or advance payment guarantees outstanding under the Credit Facility.

Working Capital Facility

On July 24, 2019, IMAX (Shanghai) Multimedia Technology Co., Ltd. (“IMAX Shanghai”), one of the Company’s majority-owned subsidiaries in China, renewed its unsecured revolving facility for up to 200.0 million Renminbi (approximately $30.0 million) to fund ongoing working capital requirements (the “Working Capital Facility”). As at June 30, 2020, there was 1.7 million Renminbi ($0.2 million) in borrowings outstanding under the Working Capital Facility and 198.3 million Renminbi ($29.8 million) was available for future borrowings. There were no amounts drawn under the Working Capital facility at December 31, 2019. The amounts available for borrowing under the Working Capital Facility are not subject to a standby fee. The effective interest rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 was 4.35%, respectively. Subsequent to June 30, 2020, IMAX Shanghai renewed its Working Capital Facility.

Wells Fargo Foreign Exchange Facility

Within the Credit Facility, the Company is able to purchase foreign currency forward contracts and/or other swap arrangements. The net settlement loss on its foreign currency forward contracts was $0.3 million at June 30, 2020, as the notional value exceeded the fair value of the forward contracts (December 31, 2019 — $0.5 million net settlement gain). As at June 30, 2020, the Company has $36.0 million in notional value of such arrangements outstanding (December 31, 2019 — $36.1 million).

NBC Facility

On October 28, 2019, the Company entered into a $5.0 million facility with the National Bank of Canada (the “NBC Facility”) fully insured by Export Development Canada for use solely in conjunction with the issuance of performance guarantees and letters of credit. The Company did not have any letters of credit or advance payment guarantees outstanding as at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 under the NBC Facility.

8.  Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees

Commitments

In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into contractual agreements with third parties that include non-cancellable payment obligations, for which it is liable in future periods. These arrangements can include terms binding the Company to minimum payments and/or penalties if it terminates the agreement for any reason other than an event of default as described by the agreement.  

Contingencies and guarantees

The Company is involved in lawsuits, claims, and proceedings, including those identified below, which arise in the ordinary course of business. Management is required to assess the likelihood of any adverse judgments or outcomes related to these legal contingencies, as well as potential ranges of probable or reasonably possible losses. The Company will record a provision for a liability when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. The determination of the amount of any liability recorded or disclosed is reviewed at least quarterly based on a careful analysis of each individual exposure with, in some cases, the assistance of outside legal counsel, taking into account the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, and other pertinent information related to the case. The amount of liabilities recorded or disclosed for these contingencies may change in the future due to changes in management’s judgments resulting from new developments or changes in settlement strategy. Any resulting adjustment to the liabilities recorded by the Company could have a material adverse effect on its results of operations, cash flows, and financial position in the period or periods in which such changes in judgment occur. The Company believes it has adequate provisions for any such matters.

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(a)In January 2004, the Company and IMAX Theatre Services Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company, commenced an arbitration seeking damages before the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (the “ICC”) with respect to the breach by Electronic Media Limited (“EML”) of its December 2000 agreement with the Company. In June 2004, the Company commenced a related arbitration before the ICC against EML’s affiliate, E-City Entertainment (I) PVT Limited (“E-City”). On March 27, 2008, the arbitration panel issued a final award in favor of the Company in the amount of $11.3 million, consisting of past and future rents owed to the Company, plus interest and costs, as well as an additional $2,512 each day in interest from October 1, 2007 until the date the award is paid. In July 2008, E-City commenced a proceeding in Mumbai, India seeking an order that the ICC award may not be recognized in India and on June 10, 2013, the Bombay High Court ruled that it had jurisdiction over the proceeding filed by E-City. The Company appealed that ruling to the Supreme Court of India, and on March 10, 2017, the Supreme Court set aside the Bombay High Court’s judgement and dismissed E-City’s petition. On March 29, 2017, the Company filed an Execution Application in the Bombay High Court seeking to enforce the ICC award against E-City and several related parties. That matter is currently pending. The Company has also taken steps to enforce the ICC final award outside of India. In December 2011, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice issued an order recognizing the final award and requiring E-City to pay the Company $30,000 to cover the costs of the application, and in October 2015, the New York Supreme Court recognized the Canadian judgment and entered it as a New York judgment. The Company intends to continue pursuing its rights and seeking to enforce the award, although no assurances can be given with respect to the ultimate outcome.

(b)On November 11, 2013, Giencourt Investments, S.A. (“Giencourt”) initiated arbitration before the International Centre for Dispute Resolution in Miami, Florida, based on alleged breaches by the Company of its theater agreement and related license agreement with Giencourt. An arbitration hearing for witness testimony was held during the week of December 14, 2015. At the hearing, Giencourt’s expert identified monetary damages of up to approximately $10.4 million, which Giencourt sought to recover from the Company. The Company asserted a counterclaim against Giencourt for breach of contract and sought to recover lost profits in excess of $24.0 million under the agreements. Subsequently, in December 2015, Giencourt made a motion to the panel seeking to enforce a purported settlement of the matter based on negotiations between Giencourt and the Company. The panel held a final hearing with closing arguments in October 2016. On February 7, 2017, the panel issued a Partial Final Award and on July 21, 2017, the panel issued a Final Award (collectively, the “Award”), which held that the parties had reached a binding settlement, and therefore the panel did not reach the merits of the dispute. The Company strongly disputes that discussions about a potential resolution of this matter amounted to an enforceable settlement. In October 2017, the Company filed a petition to vacate the arbitration award in the United States Court for the Southern District of Florida on various grounds, including that the panel exceeded its jurisdiction, and a hearing was held on June 27, 2019. On September 27, 2019, a Magistrate Judge filed a non-binding recommendation that the Company’s petition be dismissed.  On October 14, 2019, the Company filed an objection to that recommendation. The Company’s petition to vacate the arbitration award was denied by the District Judge on January 10, 2020. The Company filed an appeal of this decision on February 7, 2020 with the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, but such appeal was dismissed on May 29, 2020. At this time, the Company is unable to determine the amounts that it may ultimately owe pursuant to the Award, or the timing of any such payments, but believes it has adequate provisions recorded in its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets related to the Award. In addition to the above, the Company has initiated a claim against Giencourt in the Ontario Superior Court seeking damages from Giencourt with respect to contractual claims under various terminated agreements between the parties. These proceedings are in preliminary stages, and no assurances can be given with respect to the ultimate outcome of the matter, but any amounts, if awarded to the Company under these proceedings, may reduce the Company’s overall financial obligations to Giencourt.  

(c)In addition to the matters described above, the Company is currently involved in other legal proceedings or governmental inquiries which, in the opinion of the Company’s management, will not materially affect the Company’s financial position or future operating results, although no assurance can be given with respect to the ultimate outcome of any such proceedings.

(d)In the normal course of business, the Company enters into agreements that may contain features that meet the definition of a guarantee. A guarantee is a contract (including an indemnity) that contingently requires the Company to make payments (either in cash, financial instruments, other assets, shares of its stock or provision of services) to a third party based on (a) changes in an underlying interest rate, foreign exchange rate, equity or commodity instrument, index or other variable, that is related to an asset, a liability or an equity security of the counterparty, (b) failure of another party to perform under an obligating agreement or (c) failure of another third party to pay its indebtedness when due.

Financial Guarantees

Certain subsidiaries of the Company have provided significant financial guarantees to third parties under the Credit Agreement.

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Product Warranties

The Company’s accrual for product warranties, which was recorded as part of accrued and other liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, was less than $0.1 million and $0.2 million at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

Director/Officer Indemnifications

The Company’s General By-law contains an indemnification of its directors/officers, former directors/officers and persons who have acted at its request to be a director/officer of an entity in which the Company is a shareholder or creditor, to indemnify them, to the extent permitted by the Canada Business Corporations Act, against expenses (including legal fees), judgments, fines and any amounts actually and reasonably incurred by them in connection with any action, suit or proceeding in which the directors and/or officers are sued as a result of their service, if they acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company. In addition, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors in order to effectuate the foregoing. The nature of the indemnification prevents the Company from making a reasonable estimate of the maximum potential amount it could be required to pay to counterparties. The Company has purchased directors’ and officers’ liability insurance. No amount has been accrued in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, with respect to this indemnity.

Other Indemnification Agreements

In the normal course of the Company’s operations, the Company provides indemnifications to counterparties in transactions such as: IMAX Theater Systems lease and sale agreements and the supervision of installation or servicing of IMAX Theater Systems; film production, exhibition and distribution agreements; real property lease agreements; and employment agreements. These indemnification agreements require the Company to compensate the counterparties for costs incurred as a result of litigation claims that may be suffered by the counterparty as a consequence of the transaction or the Company’s breach or non-performance under these agreements. While the terms of these indemnification agreements vary based upon the contract, they normally extend for the life of the agreements. A small number of agreements do not provide for any limit on the maximum potential amount of indemnification; however, virtually all of the IMAX Theater System lease and sale agreements limit such maximum potential liability to the purchase price of the system. The fact that the maximum potential amount of indemnification required by the Company is not specified in some cases prevents the Company from making a reasonable estimate of the maximum potential amount it could be required to pay to counterparties. Historically, the Company has not made any significant payments under such indemnifications and no amounts have been accrued in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements with respect to the contingent aspect of these indemnities.

9.  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations Supplemental Information

(a) Selling Expenses

The Company defers direct selling costs such as sales commissions and other amounts related to its sales and sales-type lease arrangements until the related revenue is recognized. These costs and direct advertising and marketing, which are included in Costs and Expenses Applicable to Revenues – Technology Sales, totaled $0.2 million and $0.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively (2019 — $0.4 million and $0.9 million, respectively).

Film exploitation costs, including advertising and marketing, totaled a recovery of less than $0.1 million and expense of $2.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively (2019 — expense of $9.6 million and $14.1 million, respectively), and are recorded as incurred in Costs and Expenses Applicable to Revenues – Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services.

Commissions are recognized as Costs and Expenses Applicable to Revenues – Technology Rentals in the month they are earned. These costs totaled less than $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively (2019 — recovery of $0.4 million and recovery of $0.6 million, respectively). Direct advertising and marketing costs for each theater are charged to Costs and Expenses Applicable to Revenues – Technology Rentals as incurred. These costs totaled less than $0.1 million and $0.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively (2019 — $0.7 million and $0.9 million, respectively).

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(b) Foreign Exchange

Included in Selling, General and Administrative Expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 is a loss of $0.3 million and a loss of $1.0 million, respectively (2019 — loss of $0.2 million and loss of $0.4 million, respectively) for net foreign exchange gains/losses related to the translation of foreign currency denominated monetary assets and liabilities. See Note 16(c) for additional information.

(c) Collaborative Arrangements

Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements

In a joint revenue sharing arrangement, the Company receives a portion of a theater’s box office and in certain arrangements a portion of concession revenues and a small upfront or initial payment, in exchange for placing an IMAX Theater System at the theater operator’s venue. Under joint revenue sharing arrangements, the customer has the ability and the right to operate the hardware components or direct others to operate them in a manner determined by the customer. The Company’s joint revenue sharing arrangements are typically non-cancellable for 10 years or longer with renewal provisions. Title to equipment under joint revenue sharing arrangements generally does not transfer to the customer. The Company’s joint revenue sharing arrangements do not contain a guarantee of residual value at the end of the term. The customer is required to pay for executory costs such as insurance and taxes and is required to pay the Company for maintenance and extended warranty throughout the term. The customer is responsible for obtaining insurance coverage for the IMAX Theater System commencing on the date specified in the arrangement’s shipping terms and ending on the date the IMAX Theater System is returned to the Company.

The Company has signed traditional and hybrid joint revenue sharing agreements with 41 exhibitors for a total of 1,237 IMAX Theater Systems, of which 868 theaters were included in the IMAX network as at June 30, 2020, the terms of which are similar in nature, rights and obligations. The accounting policy for the Company’s joint revenue sharing arrangements is disclosed in Note 2(n) of the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K.

Amounts attributable to transactions arising between the Company and its customers under joint revenue sharing arrangements are included in Revenues — Technology Sales and Revenues — Technology Rentals and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 amounted to $0.1 million and  $6.9 million, respectively (2019 — $27.8 million and $48.2 million, respectively).

IMAX DMR

In an IMAX DMR arrangement, the Company transforms conventional motion pictures into the Company’s large screen format, allowing the release of Hollywood content to the global IMAX theater network. In a typical IMAX DMR film arrangement, the Company receives a percentage of the box office receipts from a movie studio in exchange for converting a commercial film into IMAX DMR format and distributing it through the IMAX network. In recent years, the percentage of gross box office receipts earned in IMAX DMR arrangements has averaged approximately 12.5%, except for within Greater China, where the Company receives a lower percentage of net box office receipts for certain Hollywood films.

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the majority of IMAX DMR revenue was earned from the exhibition of 14 IMAX DMR films (2019 – 39) throughout the IMAX theater network. The accounting policy for the Company’s IMAX DMR arrangements is disclosed in Note 2(n) of the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K.

Amounts attributable to transactions arising between the Company and its customers under IMAX DMR arrangements are included in Revenues – Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 amounted to $0.6 million and $11.2 million, respectively (2019 — $39.3 million and $67.2 million, respectively).

Co-Produced Film Arrangements

In certain film arrangements, the Company co-produces a film with a third party whereby the third party retains the copyright and rights to the film. In some cases, the Company obtains exclusive theatrical distribution rights to the film. Under these arrangements, both parties contribute funding to the Company’s partly-owned subsidiary for the production and distribution of the film and for associated exploitation costs.

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As at June 30, 2020, the Company has two significant co-produced film arrangements which represent the VIE total assets balance of $7.0 million and liabilities balance of $15.5 million and three other co-produced film arrangements, the terms of which are similar. The accounting policies relating to co-produced film arrangements are disclosed in Notes 2(a) and 2(n) of the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, expenses totaling $1.2 million and $1.4 million, respectively (2019 — less than $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively) attributable to transactions between the Company and other parties involved in the production of the films have been included in Costs and Expenses Applicable to Revenues – Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, revenue of $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively (2019 — $nil and less than $0.1 million, respectively) and Costs and Expenses Applicable to Revenues of $nil and $nil, respectively (2019 — $nil and less than $0.1 million, respectively) attributable to this collaborative arrangement have been recorded in Revenue – Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services and Costs and Expenses Applicable to Revenues – Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services.

10.  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Supplemental Information

(a) Changes in other operating assets and liabilities as reported in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows are comprised of the following:

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
		2020				2019
Decrease (increase) in:
Financing receivables	$		776				6,029
Prepaid expenses			(2,332	)			(1,188	)
Variable consideration receivable			(220	)			(362	)
Other assets			(4,492	)			(2,189	)
Increase (decrease) in:
Accounts payable			(6,716	)			(9,817	)
Accrued and other liabilities			764				(4,910	)
	$		(12,220	)	$		(12,437	)

(b) Depreciation and amortization are comprised of the following:

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
		2020			2019
Film assets	$		3,515	$		8,492
Property, plant and equipment:
Joint revenue sharing arrangements			13,178			11,295
Other property, plant and equipment			5,686			5,992
Other intangible assets			3,238			2,952
Other assets			1,266			829
Deferred financing costs			299			244
	$		27,182	$		29,804

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(c) Write-downs are comprised of the following:

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
		2020			2019
Film assets (1)	$		4,504	$		—
Other assets (2)			1,151			—
Joint revenue sharing arrangements (3)			929			404
Property, plant and equipment			58			81
Inventories			72			2
Other intangible assets			92			21
	$		6,806	$		508

(1) In the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $4.5 million (2019 — $nil) to write-down the carrying value of certain documentary and alternative content film assets due to a decrease in projected box office totals and related revenues based on management’s regular quarterly recoverability assessments. As of June 30, 2020, following the recording of these write-downs, the Company’s film assets totaled $13.1 million, which principally consists of documentary and DMR content. The recoverability of these assets assumes the return to historical levels of box office results as theaters reopen following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. There can be no assurances that there will not be additional write-downs to the carrying values of these assets as the Company continues to assess the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. (See Notes 1 and 2.)

(2) In the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded a $1.2 million (2019 - $nil) write-down of other assets, of which $1.0 million relates to the write-down of certain content-related assets which became impaired in the period.

(3) In the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded charges of $0.9 million in Costs and Expenses Applicable to Technology Rentals principally related to the write-down of xenon-based digital systems which were upgraded by customers to laser-based digital systems and taken out of service. In the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company recorded a charge of $0.1 million in Costs and Expenses Applicable to Technology Rentals and  $0.1 million in Revenues -Technology Rentals upon the upgrade of xenon-based digital systems under joint revenue sharing arrangements to laser-based digital systems.  

(d) Significant non-cash investing activities are comprised of the following:

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
		2020				2019
Net (decrease) increase in accruals related to:
Investment in joint revenue sharing arrangements	$		(1,887	)	$		3,651
Acquisition of other intangible assets			(10	)			13
Purchases of property, plant and equipment			158				(427	)
	$		(1,739	)	$		3,237

11.  Income Taxes

(a) Income Tax Expense

The Company’s effective tax benefit rate for the three months ended June 30, 2020, is 25.4% and differs from the Canadian statutory tax rate of 26.2%, primarily due to permanent book to tax differences, investment and other tax credits, jurisdictional tax rate differences, management’s estimates of contingent liabilities related to the resolution of various tax examinations and withholding taxes associated with the reversal of the indefinite reinvestment assertion for certain foreign subsidiaries, as discussed below. 

In the first quarter of 2020, management completed a reassessment of its strategy with respect to the most efficient means of deploying the Company’s capital resources globally. Based on the results of this reassessment, management concluded that the historical earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries in excess of amounts required to sustain business operations would no longer be indefinitely reinvested. As a result, the Company recognized a deferred tax liability of $19.7 million in the first quarter of 2020 for the estimated applicable foreign withholding taxes associated with these historical earnings, which will become payable upon the

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repatriation of any such earnings. In the second quarter of 2020, the estimate of the applicable foreign withholding taxes was reduced by $1.2 million to $18.5 million due to a reduction in the amount of distributable historical earnings. Cash held outside of Canada as at June 30, 2020 was $75.0 million (December 31, 2019 — $90.1 million), of which $61.5 million was held in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) (December 31, 2019 — $67.6 million).

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded income tax benefit of  $10.2 million (2019 — tax expense of $5.3 million), which includes the $1.2 million reduction to the foreign withholding taxes discussed above. In addition, in the second quarter of 2020, the Company recognized income tax expense of $0.3 million (2019 — $0.1 million) related to the provision for uncertain tax positions.

The Company’s effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2020  is -6.3% and differs from the Canadian statutory tax rate of 26.2%, primarily due to permanent book to tax differences, investment and other tax credits, jurisdictional tax rate differences, managements estimates of contingent liabilities related to the resolution of various tax examinations and withholding taxes associated with the reversal of the indefinite reinvestment assertion for certain foreign subsidiaries, as discussed above.

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded income tax expense of $5.3 million (2019 — $9.0 million), which includes the $18.5 million foreign withholding taxes discussed above. In addition, in the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recognized income tax expense of $5.1 million (2019 — $0.5 million) related to the provision for uncertain tax positions and an expense of $0.7 million (2019 — $0.3 million) recognized to reduce the tax benefit available on share-based compensation costs recognized in the period.

As at June 30, 2020, the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets include net deferred income tax assets of $46.8 million, which is net of a valuation allowance of $0.2 million (December 31, 2019 — $23.9 million). As at June 30, 2020, the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets include a deferred income tax liability of $18.5 million (December 31, 2019 — $nil). During the three months ended June 30, 2020, deferred tax assets increased by $8.9 million due to losses recognized in the period. The recoverability of these deferred tax assets is subject to certain levels of future taxable income and the uncertainties associated with accounting estimates, as discussed in Note 1. Based on a review of the projected future earnings of the Company there was no change in management’s estimates of the recoverability of the Company’s deferred tax assets. Should actual results differ from management’s estimates of future taxable income, an increased valuation allowance may be required.

The Company’s Chinese subsidiary had taken a deduction for certain share-based compensation issued by its parent company in a prior period and had recognized a related deferred tax asset of $1.4 million (December 31, 2019 — $1.4 million). Chinese regulatory authorities responsible for capital and exchange controls will need to review and approve the proposed settlement of these transactions before they can be completed. There may be a requirement for future investment of funds into China in order to secure the deduction. Should the Company proceed, any such future investment would come from existing capital invested in the IMAX China group of companies being redeployed amongst the IMAX China group of companies, including the Chinese subsidiary.  

(b) Income Tax Effect on Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income

The income tax (expense) benefit included in the Company’s other comprehensive (loss) income are related to the following items:

	Three Months Ended							Six Months Ended
		June 30,						June 30,
		2020			2019			2020			2019
Unrealized change in cash flow hedging instruments		$	(354	)	$	(99	)	$	395			$	(182	)
Realized change in cash flow hedging instruments upon settlement			(88	)		(78	)		(182	)			(96	)
Unrecognized actuarial gain on defined benefit plan			—			—			40				—
		$	(442	)	$	(177	)	$	253			$	(278	)

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12.  Capital Stock

(a) Share-Based Compensation

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, share-based compensation expense totaled $6.5 million and $10.7 million, respectively (2019 — $7.0 million and $11.4 million, respectively) and is reflected in the following accounts in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations:  

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Cost and expenses applicable to revenues	$	—	$	447	$	400	$	821
Selling, general and administrative expenses		6,467		6,485		10,174		10,388
Research and development		—		95		85		180
	$	6,467	$	7,027	$	10,659	$	11,389

       There were no share-based compensation expenses allocated to Costs and Expenses Applicable to Revenues or Research and Development in the three months ended June 30, 2020 due to the idling of the Company’s productive capacity and slowdown in business activities during the COVID-19 global pandemic.

The following table summarizes the Company’s share-based compensation expense by each award type:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Stock Options	$	503	$	2,177	$	1,016	$	4,084
Restricted Share Units		4,534		4,132		7,436		6,242
Performance Stock Units		467		—		746		—
IMAX China Stock Options		15		77		101		143
IMAX China Long Term Incentive Plan Restricted Share Units		909		641		1,313		920
IMAX China Long Term Incentive Plan Performance Stock Units		39		—		47		—
	$	6,467	$	7,027	$	10,659	$	11,389

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the above includes expense of $0.1 million and $0.1 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively (2019 — $nil and $nil, respectively) related to restricted share units granted to a certain advisor of the Company.

Stock Option Summary

The following table summarizes the activity under the Company’s Stock Option Plan (“SOP”) and IMAX Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan (“IMAX LTIP”) for the six months ended June 30:

	Number of Shares							Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share
	2020			2019			2020			2019
Stock options outstanding, beginning of period		5,732,209			5,465,046		$		26.82	$	27.63
Granted		—			1,016,882				—		20.66
Exercised		—			(85,746	)			—		20.15
Forfeited		(23,633	)		(103,902	)			22.35		23.70
Expired		(772,665	)		(316,325	)			27.03		26.08
Cancelled		(18,483	)		(5,196	)			27.97		32.80
Stock options outstanding, end of period		4,917,428			5,970,759				26.80		26.70
Stock options exercisable, end of period		4,313,890			4,104,443				27.32		28.35

    Stock options are no longer granted under the Company’s previous approved SOP.

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Restricted Share Units (“RSU”) Summary

The following table summarizes the activity in respect of RSUs issued under the IMAX LTIP for the six months ended June 30:

	Number of Awards						Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
	2020			2019				2020			2019
RSUs outstanding, beginning of period		1,065,347			1,033,871		$		23.17	$		25.70
Granted		1,047,369			618,181				15.36			22.40
Vested and settled		(383,126	)		(302,232	)			21.58			26.69
Forfeited		(39,912	)		(124,527	)			20.29			23.66
RSUs outstanding, end of period		1,689,678			1,225,293				18.76			23.99

Performance Stock Units Summary

In the first quarter of 2020, the Company expanded its share-based compensation program to include performance stock units (“PSUs”). The Company grants two types of PSU awards, one which vests based on a combination of employee service and the achievement of certain EBITDA-based targets and one which vests based on a combination of employee service and the achievement of certain stock-price targets. These awards vest over a three-year performance period. The fair value of PSUs with EBITDA-based targets is equal to the closing price on date of grant or the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for five days prior to the date of grant. The fair value of PSUs with stock-price targets is determined on the grant date using a Monte Carlo simulation, which is a valuation model that takes into account the likelihood of achieving the stock-price targets embedded in the award (“Monte Carlo Model”). The compensation expense attributable to each type of PSU is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period.  

The fair value determined by the Monte Carlo Model is affected by the Company’s stock price, as well as assumptions regarding a number of highly complex and subjective variables. These variables include, but are not limited to, the Company’s expected stock price volatility over the term of the awards, and actual and projected employee stock option exercise behaviors. The compensation expense is fixed on the date of grant based on the dollar value granted.

The amount and timing of compensation expense recognized for PSUs with EBITDA-based targets is dependent upon management's assessment of the likelihood and timing of achieving these targets. If, as a result of management’s assessment, it is projected that a greater number of PSUs will vest than previously anticipated, a life-to-date adjustment to increase compensation expense is recorded in the period such determination is made. Conversely, if, as a result of management’s assessment, it is projected that a lower number of PSUs will vest than previously anticipated, a life-to-date adjustment to decrease compensation expense is recorded in the period such determination is made.

Compensation expense is not adjusted for estimated, forfeitures, but is instead adjusted based upon the actual forfeiture of the award.

The following table summarizes the activity in respect of PSUs issued under the IMAX LTIP for the six months ended June 30:

	Number of Awards					Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
	2020			2019			2020			2019
Granted		369,260			—	$		15.67	$		—
Forfeited		(2,526	)		—			14.84			—
PSUs outstanding, end of period		366,734			—			15.68			—

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Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

In 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a new $200.0 million common stock share repurchase program, which would have expired on June 30, 2020. In June 2020, the Board of Directors approved a 12-month extension of this program which will now expire on June 30, 2021. The repurchases may be made either in the open market or through private transactions, subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements and other relevant factors. The Company has no obligation to repurchase shares and the share repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued by the Company at any time. There were no common stock repurchases during the three months ended June 30, 2020. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company repurchased 2,484,123 shares of its common stock at an average price of $14.72 per share, excluding commissions. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company repurchased 87,769 common shares at an average price of $19.45 per share, excluding commissions.

In 2019, IMAX China announced that its shareholders granted its Board of Directors a general mandate authorizing the Board, subject to applicable laws, to repurchase shares of IMAX China in an amount not to exceed 10% of the total number of issued shares as at June 6, 2019 (35,605,560 shares). The share repurchase program expired on the date of the 2020 Annual General Meeting of IMAX China on June 11, 2020. During the 2020 Annual General Meeting, shareholders approved the repurchase of shares of IMAX China not to exceed 10% of the total number of issued shares as of June 11, 2020 (34,848,398 shares). This program will be valid until the 2021 Annual General Meeting of IMAX China. The repurchases may be made in the open market or through other means permitted by applicable laws. IMAX China has no obligation to repurchase its shares and the share repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued by IMAX China at any time. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, IMAX China repurchased 425,800 and 906,400 shares of its common stock, respectively, at an average price of HKD 11.63 per share and HKD 13.13 per share, respectively (U.S. $1.50 and U.S. $1.69, respectively). During the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, IMAX China repurchased 6,315,900 and 7,025,700 of its common shares, respectively, at an average price of HKD 18.59 per share and HKD 18.68 per share, respectively (U.S. $2.37 and U.S. $2.38, respectively).

The total number of shares purchased during the six months ended June 30, 2020 does not include 200,000 common shares (2019 — 400,000 common shares) purchased in the administration of employee share-based compensation plans, at an average price of $15.43 per share (2019 — $22.98 per share). There were no such purchases made during the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.

As at June 30, 2020, the IMAX LTIP trustee held 21,313 shares (December 31, 2019 — 187,020 shares) purchased for $0.3 million (December 31, 2019 — $4.0 million) in the open market to be issued upon the settlement of RSUs and certain stock options. The shares held with the trustee are recorded at cost and are reported as a reduction against capital stock on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(b) Basic and Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding

The following table reconciles the denominator of the basic and diluted weighted average share computations:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2020		2019		2020			2019
Weighted average number of common shares (000's):
Issued and outstanding, beginning of period		58,787		61,291		61,176			61,434
Weighted average number of shares repurchased, net of shares    issued during the period		21		40		(1,563	)		(80	)
Weighted average number of shares used in computing basic    income per share		58,808		61,331		59,613			61,354
Assumed exercise of stock options, RSUs and PSUs, net of shares    assumed repurchased, if dilutive		—		176		—			171
Weighted average number of shares used in computing diluted    income per share		58,808		61,507		59,613			61,525

For three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the calculation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding excludes 6,973,840 and 6,973,840 shares, respectively (2019 — 6,153,795 and 6,226,887 shares, respectively) of common shares issuable upon the vesting of RSUs and PSUs and the exercise of stock options.

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13.  Revenue from Contracts with Customers

(a) Disaggregated Information About Revenue

The following tables summarize the Company’s revenues by type and reportable segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2020
	Revenue from
	Contracts with Customers					Revenue from
	Fixed Consideration			Variable Consideration		Lease Arrangements			Finance Income		Total
Technology sales
IMAX Systems	$	1,278		$	765	$	—		$	—	$	2,043
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, fixed fees		—			—		369			—		369
Other Theater Business(1)		(309	)		—		—			—		(309	)
Other sales(2)		505			79		—			—		584
Sub-total		1,474			844		369			—		2,687
Image enhancement and maintenance services
IMAX DMR		—			546		—			—		546
IMAX Maintenance		—			—		—			—		—
Film Post-Production		738			—		—			—		738
Film Distribution		2,250			194		—			—		2,444
Other		—			71		—			—		71
Sub-total		2,988			811		—			—		3,799
Technology rentals
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, contingent rent(3)		—			—		(137	)		—		(137	)
Sub-total		—			—		(137	)		—		(137	)
Finance income
IMAX Systems		—			—		—			2,506		2,506
Total	$	4,462		$	1,655	$	232		$	2,506	$	8,855

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	Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
	Revenue from
	Contracts with Customers				Revenue from
	Fixed consideration		Variable consideration		Lease Arrangements		Finance Income		Total
Technology sales
IMAX Systems	$	3,521	$	1,662	$	—	$	—	$	5,183
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, fixed fees		—		—		1,139		—		1,139
Other Theater Business		954		—		—		—		954
Other sales(2)		983		90		—		—		1,073
Sub-total		5,458		1,752		1,139		—		8,349
Image enhancement and maintenance services
IMAX DMR		—		11,175		—		—		11,175
IMAX Maintenance		7,370		—		—		—		7,370
Film Post-Production		2,349		—		—		—		2,349
Film Distribution		2,250		1,077		—		—		3,327
Other		—		299		—		—		299
Sub-total		11,969		12,551		—		—		24,520
Technology rentals
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, contingent rent		—		—		5,834		—		5,834
Sub-total		—		—		5,834		—		5,834
Finance income
IMAX Systems		—		—		—		5,054		5,054
Total	$	17,427	$	14,303	$	6,973	$	5,054	$	43,757

(1) The Company is reporting negative revenue due to an adjustment to prior period revenue.

(2) Other sales include New Business Initiatives.

(3) The Company is reporting negative revenue due to the continued amortization of lessee incentives that are typically netted against lease revenues, which are abnormally low during the period due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, as discussed in Note 2.

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The following tables summarize the Company’s revenues by type and reportable segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
	Revenue from
	Contracts with Customers				Revenue from
	Fixed Consideration		Variable Consideration		Lease Arrangements		Finance Income		Total
Technology sales
IMAX Systems	$	13,074	$	849	$	—	$	—	$	13,923
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, fixed fees		—		—		2,548		—		2,548
Other Theater Business		2,580		—		—		—		2,580
Other sales(1)		500		143		—		—		643
Sub-total		16,154		992		2,548		—		19,694
Image enhancement and maintenance services
IMAX DMR		—		39,293		—		—		39,293
IMAX Maintenance		13,207		—		—		—		13,207
Film Post-production		2,326		—		—		—		2,326
Film Distribution		—		1,275		—		—		1,275
Other(1)				561		—		—		561
Sub-total		15,533		41,129		—		—		56,662
Technology rentals
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, contingent rent		—		—		25,540		—		25,540
Other(1)		—		2		321		—		323
Sub-total		—		2		25,861		—		25,863
Finance income
IMAX Systems		—		—		—		2,578		2,578
Total	$	31,687	$	42,123	$	28,409	$	2,578	$	104,797

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	Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
	Revenue from
	Contracts with Customers				Revenue from
	Fixed consideration		Variable consideration		Lease Arrangements		Finance Income		Total
Technology sales
IMAX Systems	$	21,238	$	3,030	$	—	$	—	$	24,268
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, fixed fees		—		—		5,087		—		5,087
Other Theater Business		4,206		—		—		—		4,206
Other sales(1)		1,188		145		—		—		1,333
Sub-total		26,632		3,175		5,087		—		34,894
Image enhancement and maintenance services
IMAX DMR		—		67,243		—		—		67,243
IMAX Maintenance		26,158		—		—		—		26,158
Film Post-production		4,273		—		—		—		4,273
Film Distribution		—		1,990		—		—		1,990
Other(1)				1,145		—		—		1,145
Sub-total		30,431		70,378		—		—		100,809
Technology rentals
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, contingent rent		—		—		43,584		—		43,584
Other(1)		—		26		423		—		449
Sub-total		—		26		44,007		—		44,033
Finance income
IMAX Systems		—		—		—		5,259		5,259
Total	$	57,063	$	73,579	$	49,094	$	5,259	$	184,995

(1)     Other sales include New Business Initiatives.

(See Note 2 for information on the current impacts and uncertainties relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, which are impacting the Company’s revenues.)

(b) Deferred Revenue

The Company’s IMAX Theater System sale and lease arrangements include a requirement for it to provide maintenance services over the life of the arrangement, subject to a consumer price index adjustment each year. In circumstances where customers prepay the entire term’s maintenance fee, additional payments are due to the Company for the years after its extended warranty and maintenance obligations expire. Payments upon renewal each year are either prepaid or made in arrears and can vary in frequency from monthly to annually. At June 30, 2020, $17.2 million of consideration has been deferred in relation to outstanding maintenance services to be provided on existing maintenance contracts (December 31, 2019 — $17.7 million). The maintenance revenue is recognized evenly over the contract term which coincides with the maintenance services being provided. In the event of customer default, any payments made by the customer may be retained by the Company.  

In instances where the Company receives consideration prior to satisfying its performance obligations, the recognition of revenue is deferred. The majority of the deferred revenue balance relates to payments received by the Company for IMAX Theater Systems where control of the system has not transferred to the customer. The deferred revenue balance related to an individual theater increases as progress payments are made and is then derecognized when control of the system is transferred to the customer. Recognition dates are variable and depend on numerous factors, including some outside of the Company’s control.

(See Note 2 for information on the current impacts of and uncertainties relating to the COVID-19 pandemic which are impacting Company’s revenues.)

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14.  Segment Reporting

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) is its Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), as such term is defined under U.S. GAAP. The CODM, along with other members of management, assess segment performance based on segment revenues and gross margins. Selling, general and administrative expenses, research and development costs, the amortization of intangibles, provisions for (recoveries of) current expected credit losses, certain write-downs, interest income, interest expense and tax (expense) benefit are not allocated to the segments.

The Company has the following reportable segments: (i) IMAX DMR; (ii) Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements; (iii) IMAX Systems, (iv) IMAX Maintenance; (v) Other Theater Business; (vi) New Business Initiatives; (vii) Film Distribution; and (viii) Film Post-production. The Company organizes its reportable segments into the following four categories, identified by the nature of the product sold or service provided:

(i) IMAX Technology Network, which earns revenue based on contingent box office receipts and includes the IMAX DMR segment and contingent rent from the Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangement (“JRSA”) segment;

(ii) IMAX Technology Sales and Maintenance, which includes results from the IMAX Systems, IMAX Maintenance and Other Theater Business segments, as well as fixed revenues from the JRSA segment;

(iii) New Business Initiatives, which is a segment that includes activities related to the exploration of new lines of business and new initiatives outside of the Company’s core business; and

(iv) Film Distribution and Post-production, which includes activities related to the licensing of film content, and the distribution of films primarily for the Company’s institutional theater partners (through the Film Distribution segment) and the provision of film post-production and quality control services (through the Film Post-production segment).

     The Company is presenting information at a disaggregated level to provide more relevant information to readers.

Transactions between the IMAX DMR segment and the Film Post-production segment are valued at exchange value. Inter-segment profits are eliminated upon consolidation, as well as for the disclosures below.

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The following table sets forth the breakdown of revenue and (margin loss) gross margin by category for the three months ended June 30, 2020:

	Revenue					(Margin Loss) Gross Margin(3)
	2020			2019		2020			2019
IMAX Technology Network
IMAX DMR	$	546		$	39,293	$	(30	)	$	23,961
Joint revenue sharing arrangements, contingent rent(4)		(137	)		25,540		(6,501	)		19,318
		409			64,833		(6,531	)		43,279
IMAX Technology Sales and Maintenance
IMAX Systems (1)		4,549			16,501		2,650			8,019
Joint revenue sharing arrangements, fixed fees		369			2,548		48			870
IMAX Maintenance		—			13,207		(1,908	)		5,640
Other Theater Business (2)(5)		(309	)		2,580		(564	)		841
		4,609			34,836		226			15,370
New Business Initiatives		632			478		512			281
Film Distribution and Post-production
Film Distribution		2,444			1,275		(1,541	)		377
Post-production		738			2,326		145			81
		3,182			3,601		(1,396	)		458
		8,832			103,748		(7,189	)		59,388
Other		23			1,049		(499	)		165
Total	$	8,855		$	104,797	$	(7,688	)	$	59,553

The following table sets forth the breakdown of revenue and (margin loss) gross margin by category for six months ended June 30, 2020:

	Revenue				(Margin Loss) Gross Margin(3)
	2020		2019		2020			2019
IMAX Technology Network
IMAX DMR	$	11,175	$	67,243	$	4,413		$	43,736
Joint revenue sharing arrangements, contingent rent		5,834		43,584		(8,119	)		31,253
		17,009		110,827		(3,706	)		74,989
IMAX Technology Sales and Maintenance
IMAX Systems (1)		10,237		29,527		5,826			15,071
Joint revenue sharing arrangements, fixed fees		1,139		5,087		227			1,165
IMAX Maintenance		7,370		26,158		(1,149	)		10,921
Other Theater Business (2)		954		4,206		46			1,316
		19,700		64,978		4,950			28,473
New Business Initiatives		1,110		1,312		873			900
Film Distribution and Post-production
Film Distribution		3,327		1,990		(3,699	)		(333	)
Post-production		2,349		4,273		368			766
		5,676		6,263		(3,331	)		433
Sub-total		43,495		183,380		(1,214	)		104,795
Other		262		1,615		(1,388	)		(102	)
Total	$	43,757	$	184,995	$	(2,602	)	$	104,693

 (1)  Includes initial upfront payments and the present value of fixed minimum payments from sales and sales-type lease arrangements of IMAX Theater Systems, and the present value of estimated variable consideration from sales of IMAX Theater Systems. To a lesser extent, also includes finance income associated with these revenue streams.

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(2) Principally includes after-market sales of IMAX projection system parts and 3D glasses

(3) IMAX DMR gross margin includes marketing cost of $nil and $2.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively (2019 — $9.5 million and $13.4 million, respectively). JRSA gross margin includes advertising, marketing and commission expense of less than $0.1 million and $0.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively (2019 —$0.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively). IMAX Systems gross margin includes marketing and commission costs of $0.2 million and $0.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively, (2019 — $0.4 million and $0.9 million, respectively). Film Distribution segment gross margin includes marketing expense of less than $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively (2019 — less than $0.1 million and $0.6 million, respectively).

(4) The Company is reporting negative revenue due to the continued amortization of lessee incentives that are typically netted against lease revenues, which are abnormally low during the period due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, as discussed in Note 2.

(5) The Company is reporting negative revenue due to an adjustment to prior period revenue.

Geographic Information

Revenue by geographic area is based on the location of the customer. Revenue related to IMAX DMR is presented based upon the geographic location of the theaters that exhibit the remastered films. IMAX DMR revenue is generated through contractual relationships with studios and other third parties and these may not be in the same geographical location as the theater.

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2020		2019		2020			2019
Revenue
United States	$	3,812	$	35,944		$	16,777		$	60,237
Asia (excluding Greater China)		1,868		9,963			7,728			18,753
Greater China		1,393		32,575			6,662			59,256
Russia & the CIS		658		5,619			2,224			7,307
Western Europe		631		11,933			5,188			20,376
Latin America		108		2,160			1,635			4,813
Canada		12		2,620			943			4,492
Rest of the World		373		3,983			2,600			9,761
Total	$	8,855	$	104,797		$	43,757		$	184,995

No single country in the Rest of the World, Western Europe, Latin America and Asia (excluding Greater China) comprises more than 10% of the Company’s total revenue, except for Japan in the three months ended June 30, 2020.  

15.  Employee's Pension and Postretirement Benefits

(a) Defined Benefit Plan

The Company has an unfunded defined benefit supplemental executive retirement plan (the “SERP”) covering Richard L. Gelfond, its CEO. The accounting for the SERP assumes that Mr. Gelfond will receive a lump sum payment of $20.3 million six months after retirement at the end of the current term of his employment agreement (December 31, 2022), although Mr. Gelfond has not informed the Company that he intends to retire at that time.

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As at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company’s projected benefit obligation and unfunded status related to the SERP are as follows:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2020		2019
Projected benefit obligation:
Obligation, beginning of period	$	18,840	$	17,977
Prior Service cost		—		456
Interest cost		189		564
Actuarial gain		—		(157	)
Obligation, end of period and unfunded status	$	19,029	$	18,840

The accumulated benefit obligation for the SERP was $19.0 million at June 30, 2020 (December 31, 2019 —$18.8 million). For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded interest costs of $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, (2019 — $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively) related to the SERP. The Company expects to recognize interest costs of $0.2 million related to the SERP during the remainder of 2020. No contributions are expected to be made for the SERP during the remainder of 2020.

(b) Defined Contribution Pension Plan

The Company also maintains defined contribution plans for its employees, including its executive officers. The Company makes contributions to these plans on behalf of employees in an amount up to 5% of their base salary subject to certain prescribed maximums. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company contributed and recorded expense of $0.2 million and  $0.5 million, respectively, (2019 — $0.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively) to its Canadian defined contribution plan and $0.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively, (2019 — $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively) to its defined contribution employee plan under Section 401(k) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.

(c) Postretirement Benefits – Executives

The Company has an unfunded postretirement plan for Mr. Gelfond and Bradley J. Wechsler, Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors. The plan provides that the Company will maintain health benefits for Messrs. Gelfond and Wechsler until they become eligible for Medicare and, thereafter, the Company will provide Medicare supplement coverage as selected by Messrs. Gelfond and Wechsler. As at June 30, 2020, the Company’s postretirement benefits obligation under this plan is $0.6 million (December 31, 2019 — $0.7 million). For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company has recorded expense of less than $0.1 million and less than $0.1 million, respectively (2019 — less than $0.1 million and less than $0.1 million, respectively) related to this plan.

(d) Postretirement Benefits – Canadian Employees

The Company has an unfunded postretirement plan for its Canadian employees meeting specific eligibility requirements. The Company will provide eligible participants, upon retirement, with health and welfare benefits. As at June 30, 2020, the Company’s postretirement benefits obligation under this plan is $1.5 million (December 31, 2019 — $1.6 million). For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company has recorded expense of less than $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively (2019 — less than $0.1 million and less than $0.1 million, respectively) related to this plan.

(e) Deferred Compensation Benefit Plan

The Company maintained a nonqualified deferred compensation benefit plan (the “Retirement Plan”) covering the former CEO of IMAX Entertainment and Senior Executive Vice President of the Company. Under the terms of the Retirement Plan, the benefits were due to vest in full if he incurred a separation from service (as defined therein). In the fourth quarter of 2018, the executive incurred a separation from service, and as such, the Retirement Plan benefits became fully vested as at December 31, 2018 and the accelerated costs were recognized and reflected in Executive Transition Costs on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. As at June 30, 2020, the Company had a funded benefit obligation recorded of $3.6 million (December 31, 2019 — $3.6 million). The Company did not recognize any additional expenses in the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.

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16.  Financial Instruments

(a) Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company maintains cash with various major financial institutions. The Company’s cash is invested with highly rated financial institutions.

(b) Fair Value Measurements

The carrying values of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities due within one year approximate fair values due to the short-term maturity of these instruments. The Company’s other financial instruments are comprised of the following:

	As at June 30, 2020						As at December 31, 2019
	Carrying Amount			Estimated Fair Value			Carrying Amount			Estimated Fair Value
Level 1
Cash and cash equivalents(1)	$	318,986		$	318,986		$	109,484		$	109,484
Equity securities (3)		13,192			13,192			15,685			15,685
Level 2
Net financed sales receivables(2)	$	108,081		$	108,430		$	112,432		$	111,441
Net investment in sales-type leases (2)		15,784			15,516			15,606			15,309
Convertible loan receivable (2)		—			—			1,500			1,500
Equity securities(1)		1,000			1,000			1,000			1,000
Foreign exchange contracts — designated forwards(3)		(318	)		(318	)		530			530
Foreign exchange contracts — non-designated forwards(3)		27			27			—			—
Bank indebtedness - under the Working Capital Facility(1)		(244	)		(244	)		—			—
Bank indebtedness - under the Credit Facility(1)		(300,000	)		(300,000	)		(20,000	)		(20,000	)

(1) Recorded at cost, which approximates fair value.

(2) Estimated based on discounting future cash flows at currently available interest rates with comparable terms.

(3) Value determined using quoted prices in active markets.

When a determination is made to classify an asset or liability within Level 3, the determination is based upon the significance of the unobservable inputs to the overall fair value measurement. There were no significant transfers in or out of the Company’s Level 3 assets during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.

(c) Foreign Exchange Risk Management

The Company is exposed to market risk from changes in foreign currency rates. A majority of the Company’s revenues is denominated in U.S. dollars while a substantial portion of its costs and expenses is denominated in Canadian dollars. A portion of the net U.S. dollar cash flows of the Company is periodically converted to Canadian dollars to fund Canadian dollar expenses through the spot market. In China and Japan, the Company has ongoing operating expenses related to its operations in Chinese Renminbi and Japanese yen, respectively. Net cash flows are converted to and from U.S. dollars through the spot market. The Company also has cash receipts under leases denominated in Chinese Renminbi, Japanese yen, Canadian dollars and Euros which are converted to U.S. dollars through the spot market. In addition, because IMAX films generate box office in 81 different countries, unfavourable exchange rates between applicable local currencies and the U.S. dollar affect the Company’s reported gross box-office and revenues, further impacting the Company’s results of operations. The Company’s policy is to not use any financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes.

The Company entered into a series of foreign currency forward contracts to manage the Company’s risks associated with the volatility of foreign currencies. Certain of these foreign currency forward contracts met the criteria required for hedge accounting under the Derivatives and Hedging Topic of the FASB ASC at inception, and continue to meet hedge effectiveness tests at June 30, 2020 (the “Foreign Currency Hedges”), with settlement dates throughout 2020 and 2021. Foreign currency derivatives are recognized and measured in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value. Changes in the fair value (gains or losses) are recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations except for derivatives designated and qualifying as foreign currency cash flow hedging instruments. The Company currently has cash flow hedging instruments associated with selling, general and administrative

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expenses and inventories. For foreign currency cash flow hedging instruments related to selling, general and administrative expenses, the effective portion of the gain or loss in a hedge of a forecasted transaction is reported in Other Comprehensive Income and reclassified to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations when the forecasted transaction occurs. For foreign currency cash flow hedging instruments related to inventories, the effective portion of the gain or loss in a hedge of a forecasted transaction is reported in Other Comprehensive Income and reclassified to Inventories in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets when the forecasted transaction occurs. Any ineffective portion is recognized immediately in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

On April 28, 2020, the FASB staff issued a question-and-answer document (Q&A) to respond to frequently asked questions about the disruptive effects of COVID-19 on cash flow hedge accounting. FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 815, Derivative and Hedging, provides guidance on when to discontinue cash flow hedge accounting and when and how to reclassify amounts deferred in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) to earnings. The Q&A document addresses how the postponement or cancellation of forecasted transactions related to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic should be considered when applying cash flow hedge accounting under Topic 815. The Company has considered the Q&A document when applying cash hedge flow accounting under Topic 815. The guidance did not have a material impact to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

The following tabular disclosures reflect the impact that derivative instruments and hedging activities have on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements:

Notional value of foreign exchange contracts:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2020		2019
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange contracts — Forwards	$	32,437		36,052
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange contracts — Forwards		3,584		—
	$	36,021	$	36,052

Fair value of derivatives in foreign exchange contracts:

		June 30,			December 31,
	Balance Sheet Location	2020			2019
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange contracts — Forwards	Other assets	$	245		$	602
	Accrued and other liabilities		(563	)		(72	)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange contracts — Forwards	Other assets		57			—
	Accrued and other liabilities		(30	)		—
		$	(291	)	$	530

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Derivatives in Foreign Currency Hedging relationships are as follows:

		Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
		2020			2019			2020			2019
Foreign exchange contracts	Derivative Gain (Loss)
— Forwards	Recognized in OCI
	(Effective Portion)	$	1,334		$	297		$	(1,526	)	$	365
	Location of Derivative Loss
	Reclassified from AOCI	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
	(Effective Portion)	2020			2019			2020			2019
Foreign exchange contracts	Selling, general and
— Forwards	administrative expenses	$	(328	)	$	(355	)	$	(669	)		(661	)
	Property, plant and equipment		—			(19	)		—			(32	)
	Inventory		(9	)		—		$	(26	)		—
		$	(337	)	$	(374	)	$	(695	)	$	(693	)

		Three Months Ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
		2020		2019		2020			2019
Foreign exchange contracts	Derivative Gain (Loss) Recognized In
— Forwards	and Out of OCI	$	—	$	2	$	(88	)	$	2

Non Designated Derivatives in Foreign Currency relationships are as follows:

		Three Months Ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
	Location of Derivative Gain	2020		2019		2020		2019
Foreign exchange contracts	Selling, general and
— Forwards	administrative expenses	$	27	$	—	$	27		—
		$	27	$	—	$	27	$	—

The Company's estimated net amount of the existing losses as at June 30, 2020 is $0.4 million, which is expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next twelve months.

(d) Investments in Equity Securities

As at June 30, 2020, the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets includes $13.2 million (December 31, 2019 — $15.7 million) of investments in equity securities.

On January 17, 2019, IMAX China (Hong Kong), Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IMAX China, as an investor entered into a cornerstone investment agreement with Maoyan Entertainment (“Maoyan”) (as the issuer) and Morgan Stanley Asia Limited (as a sponsor, underwriter and the underwriters’ representative). Pursuant to this agreement, IMAX China (Hong Kong), Limited agreed to invest $15.2 million to subscribe for a certain number of shares of Maoyan at the final offer price pursuant to the global offering of the share capital of Maoyan, and this investment would be subject to a lock-up period of six months following the date of the global offering. On February 4, 2019, Maoyan completed its global offering, upon which, IMAX China (Hong Kong), Limited became a less than 1% shareholder in Maoyan. This investment is classified as an equity security, with a readily determinable market value through the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The changes in fair value are recorded in gain (loss) in fair value of equity investment line item in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. As at June 30, 2020, the value of the Company’s investment in Maoyan was $12.1 million (December 31, 2019 — $14.6 million). For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company has recorded a net unrealized gain of $2.0 million and loss of $2.5 million, respectively ( 2019— loss of $4.5 million and $2.1 million, respectively).

The Company has an investment of $1.1 million (December 31, 2019 — $1.0 million) in the shares of an exchange traded fund. This investment is classified as an equity investment.

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As at June 30, 2020, the Company held investments in the preferred shares of enterprises which meet the criteria for classification as an equity security under FASB ASC 325, carried at historical cost, net of impairment charges. The carrying value of these equity security investments was $1.0 million at June 30, 2020 (December 31, 2019 — $1.0 million) and is recorded in Other Assets.

17.  Non-Controlling Interests

(a) IMAX China Non-Controlling Interest

The Company indirectly owns approximately 69.81% of IMAX China Holding, Inc. (“IMAX China”), whose shares trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. IMAX China is a consolidated subsidiary of the Company. The balance of the non-controlling interest in IMAX China as at June 30, 2020 is $74.7 million. The net loss attributable to the non-controlling interest in IMAX China for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 is $2.8 million and $12.5 million, respectively (2019 — net income of $2.7 million and $7.0 million, respectively).

(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 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. As at June 30, 2020, 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 following table summarizes the movement of the non-controlling interest in temporary equity, in the Company’s subsidiary for the six months ended June 30, 2020:

Balance as at December 31, 2019	$	5,908
Net loss		(1,671	)
Balance as at June 30, 2020	$	4,237

18.  Exit costs, restructuring charges and associated impairments

In 2018, the Company performed a strategic review of its business and decided to exit from certain non-core businesses or initiatives, which included closing its VR locations. In addition, as part of management’s efforts to decrease costs, the Company reduced certain functions and realigned resources. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company recognized charges of $0.9 million associated with these actions in its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, consisting of restructuring charges and costs to exit leases. Restructuring charges relate to the Company’s corporate unit and are comprised of employee severance costs including benefits and share-based compensation, costs of consolidating facilities and contract termination costs.

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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Presented below is Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (or "MD&A") for IMAX Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries (“IMAX” or the “Company”) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019. MD&A should be read in conjunction with Note 14, "Segment Reporting" in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.

The Company indirectly owns approximately 69.81% of IMAX China Holding, Inc. (“IMAX China”), whose shares trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. IMAX China is a consolidated subsidiary of the Company.

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

Certain statements included in this quarterly report may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, references to business and technology strategies and measures to implement strategies, competitive strengths, goals, expansion and growth of business, operations and technology, future capital expenditures (including the amount and nature thereof), plans and references to the future success of the Company and expectations regarding its 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 IMAX 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 movie 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 and data privacy; risks related to the Company’s inability to protect its intellectual property; general economic, market or business conditions; the failure to convert IMAX Theater System backlog into revenue; changes in laws or regulations; the failure to fully realize the projected cost savings and benefits from any of the Company’s restructuring initiatives; the impact of COVID-19 on our business, financial condition, and results of operations and on the businesses of our customers and exhibitor partners; and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements made in this quarterly report are qualified by these cautionary statements, and actual results or anticipated developments by the Company may not be realized, and even if substantially realized, may not have the expected consequences to, or effects on, the Company. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

The Company makes available, free of charge, its Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments to such reports, as soon as reasonably practicable after such filings have been made with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Reports may be obtained free of charge through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and through the Company’s website at www.imax.com or by calling the Company’s Investor Relations Department at 212-821-0100. No information included on the Company's website shall be deemed included or otherwise incorporated into this filing, except where expressly indicated.

The information posted on the Company’s corporate and Investor Relations websites may be deemed material to investors. Accordingly, investors, media and others interested in the Company should monitor the Company’s websites in addition to the Company’s press releases, SEC filings and public conference calls and webcasts.

IMAX^®, IMAX^® Dome, IMAX^® 3D, IMAX^® 3D Dome, Experience It In IMAX^®, The IMAX Experience^®, An IMAX Experience^®, An IMAX 3D Experience^®, IMAX DMR^®, DMR^®, IMAX nXos^® and Films to the Fullest^®, are trademarks and trade names of the Company or its subsidiaries that are registered or otherwise protected under laws of various jurisdictions.

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OVERVIEW

IMAX is one of the world’s leading entertainment technology companies, specializing in technological innovations powering the presentation of some of today’s most immersive entertainment experiences. Through its proprietary software, theater architecture, patented intellectual property and specialized equipment, IMAX offers a unique end-to-end cinematic solution to create the highest-quality, most immersive motion picture and other entertainment event experiences for which the IMAX^® brand has become known globally. Top filmmakers and movie studios utilize the cutting-edge visual and sound technology of IMAX to connect with audiences in innovative ways, and, as a result, IMAX’s network is among the most important and successful distribution platforms for major films and other events around the world.

The Company leverages its innovative technology and engineering in all aspects of its business, which principally consists of the digital remastering of films and other presentations into the IMAX format (“IMAX DMR”) and the sale or lease of premium IMAX theater systems (“IMAX Theater Systems”).

IMAX Theater Systems are based on proprietary and patented image, audio and other technology developed over the course of the Company’s 52-year history. The customers who purchase or lease IMAX Theater Systems are theater exhibitors that operate commercial theaters (particularly multiplexes), museums, science centers, or destination entertainment sites. The Company generally does not own the theaters in the IMAX network, but licenses the use of its trademarks along with the sale or lease of the IMAX Theater System.

As at June 30, 2020, there were 1,615 IMAX Theater Systems operating in 81 countries and territories, including 1,527 commercial multiplexes, 13 commercial destinations and 75 institutional locations. This compares to 1,541 IMAX Theater Systems operating in 81 countries and territories as of June 30, 2019 including 1,445 commercial multiplexes, 15 commercial destinations and 81 institutional locations. (See the table below under “IMAX Network and Backlog” for additional information on the composition of the IMAX network.)

The IMAX Theater System provides the Company’s exhibitor customers with a combination of the following benefits:

• the ability to exhibit content that has undergone the IMAX DMR^® conversion process, which results in higher image and sound fidelity than conventional cinema experiences;

• advanced, high-resolution projectors with specialized equipment and automated theater control systems, which generate significantly more contrast and brightness than conventional theater systems;

• large screens and proprietary theater geometry, which result in a substantially larger field of view so that the screen extends to the edge of a viewer’s peripheral vision and creates more realistic images;  

• advanced sound system components, which deliver more expansive sound imagery and pinpointed origination of sound to any specific spot in an IMAX theater;

• specialized theater acoustics, which result in a four-fold reduction in background noise; and

• a license to the globally recognized IMAX brand.

In addition, certain movies shown in IMAX theaters are filmed using proprietary IMAX film and IMAX certified digital cameras, which offer filmmakers customized guidance and workflow process to provide further enhanced and differentiated image quality and a film aspect ratio that delivers up to 26% more image onto a movie screen.

Together these components cause audiences in IMAX theaters to feel as if they are a part of the on-screen action, creating a more intense, immersive and exciting experience than a traditional theater.

As a result of the engineering and scientific achievements that are a hallmark of The IMAX Experience^®, the Company’s exhibitor customers typically charge a premium for IMAX DMR films over films exhibited in their other auditoriums. The premium pricing, combined with the higher attendance levels associated with IMAX DMR films, generates incremental box office for the Company’s exhibitor customers and for the movie studios releasing their films to the IMAX network. The incremental box office generated by IMAX DMR films has helped establish IMAX as a key premium distribution and marketing platform for Hollywood blockbuster films.

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As one of the world’s leaders in entertainment technology, the Company strives to remain at the forefront of advancements in cinema technology. In 2018, the Company introduced IMAX with Laser, a laser projection system designed for IMAX theaters in commercial multiplexes, which represents a further evolution of IMAX’s proprietary technology. The Company believes that IMAX with Laser delivers increased resolution, sharper and brighter images, deeper contrast as well as the widest range of colors available to filmmakers today. The Company further believes that IMAX with Laser is helping facilitate the next major lease renewal and upgrade cycle for the global commercial IMAX network.

To date, the Company has signed IMAX with Laser agreements with leading, global exhibitors such as AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (“AMC”), Cineworld Group PLC (“Cineworld”), CGV Holdings Limited (“CGV”) and Les Cinémas Pathé Gaumont (“Pathé”) (among others) which includes new theaters, upgrades to existing IMAX theaters, and upgrades to existing backlog arrangements. As at June 30, 2020, 141 IMAX with Laser systems have been installed, and the Company’s backlog included 154 new IMAX with Laser systems and 94 upgrades to IMAX with Laser systems.

The Company is also experimenting with new technologies and new content as a way to deepen consumer engagement and brand loyalty, which includes curating unique, differentiated alternative content to be exhibited in IMAX theaters, particularly during those periods when Hollywood blockbuster film content is not available. In 2019, the Company piloted filmed events including Anima, a one-night only event featuring music from Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, Soundgarden: Live from the Artist’s Den: The IMAX Experience, and the Kanye West film Jesus is King: The IMAX Experience in select IMAX theaters.

IMPACT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC

In late-January 2020, in response to the public health risks associated with the novel coronavirus and the disease that it causes (“COVID-19”) the Chinese government directed exhibitors in China to temporarily close more than 70,000 movie theaters, including all of the approximately 700 IMAX theaters in mainland China. On March 11, 2020, due to the worsening public health crisis associated with the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 was characterized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization, and in the following weeks, local, state and national governments instituted stay-at-home orders and restrictions on large public gatherings which caused movie theaters in countries around the world to temporarily close, including substantially all of the IMAX theaters in those countries. As a result of the theater closures, Hollywood and Chinese movie studios have postponed the theatrical release of multiple films, including many scheduled to be shown in IMAX theaters, while other films have been released directly to streaming platforms. As of the date of this report, stay-at-home orders have been lifted in many countries and movie theaters are gradually reopening with reduced capacities, physical distancing requirements, and other safety measures. Subsequent to June 30, 2020, approximately 40% of the theaters in the IMAX commercial multiplex network have begun to report gross box office (“GBO”) results in July. These theaters span across 40 countries and include the Domestic, Greater China and Rest of World markets.

The repercussions of the COVID-19 global pandemic have resulted in a significant decrease in the Company’s revenues, earnings and operating cash flows during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 as GBO results declined significantly, the installation of certain theater systems was delayed, and maintenance services were generally suspended. During the time period when a significant number of theaters in the IMAX network are closed, the Company has and will continue to experience a significant decline in earnings and operating cash flows as it is generating significantly lower than normal levels of GBO-based revenue from its joint revenue sharing arrangements and digital remastering services, it is unable to provide normal maintenance services to any of the theaters that remain closed, and while some installation activity is continuing, certain theater system installations have, and may continue to be delayed. In addition, the Company has experienced and may continue to experience delays in collecting payments due under existing theater sale or lease arrangements from its exhibitor partners who are now facing financial difficulties as a result of the theater closures.

The Company may continue to be significantly impacted by the COVID-19 global pandemic even after some or all theaters are reopened. The global economic impact of COVID-19 has led to record levels of unemployment in certain countries, which has led to, and may continue to result in, lower consumer spending. The timing and extent of a recovery of consumer behavior and willingness to spend discretionary income on movie-going may delay the Company’s ability to generate significant GBO-based revenue until such time as consumer behavior normalizes and consumer spending recovers.

In response to uncertainties associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company has taken and is continuing to take significant steps to preserve cash by eliminating non-essential costs, reducing employee hours and deferring all non-essential capital expenditures to minimum levels. The Company has also implemented an active cash management process, which, among other things, requires senior management approval of all outgoing payments. In addition, in the first quarter of 2020, the Company drew down the $280.0 million in available borrowing capacity under its credit facility, which was then amended in June 2020 to, among other things, suspend the senior secured net leverage ratio financial covenant in the underlying credit agreement through the first quarter of 2021. (See Note 7 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.) Furthermore, the Company has applied for wage subsidies,

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tax credits and other financial support under the newly enacted COVID-19 relief legislation in the countries in which it operates. The Company received approximately $2.2 million in July 2020 under the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy program and expects to receive $1.0 million under the U.S. CARES Act, both of which were recognized in the second quarter of 2020 as reductions to selling, general and administrative expenses ($2.9 million) and costs and expenses applicable to revenues ($0.3 million) in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company will continue to review and apply for additional subsidies and credits for the remaining terms of these programs, where applicable.

Consistent with the first quarter of 2020, the Company performed a quantitative goodwill impairment test taking into account the latest available information and determined that its goodwill was not impaired as of June 30, 2020. As of that date, the Company’s total Goodwill was $39.0 million, of which $19.0 million relates to the IMAX Systems reporting unit, $13.6 million relates to the Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangement reporting unit, and $6.4 million relates to the IMAX Maintenance reporting unit. The impairment test was performed on a reporting unit level by comparing each unit’s carrying value, including goodwill, to its fair value. The fair value of each reporting unit was assessed using a discounted cash flow model based on management’s estimated long-term projections, against which various sensitivity analyses were performed. These estimates and the likelihood of future changes in these estimates depend on a number of underlying variables and a range of possible outcomes. Actual results may materially differ from management’s estimates, especially due to the uncertainties associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. (See Note 1 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.)

If business conditions deteriorate further, or should they remain depressed for a prolonged period of time, management’s estimates of operating results and future cash flows for the IMAX Systems and Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements reporting units may be insufficient to support the goodwill assigned to them, thus requiring impairment charges. The Company will continue to evaluate the recoverability of goodwill at the reporting unit level on an annual basis as of the beginning of its fourth fiscal quarter and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate there may be a potential impairment. Estimates related to future expected credit losses and deferred tax assets could also be materially impacted by changes in estimates in the future. (See Notes 1, 4 and 11 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.)    

See “Risk Factors – The Company has experienced a significant decrease in its revenues, earnings and cash flows due to the COVID-19 global pandemic and its business, financial condition and results of operations may continue to be significantly harmed in future reporting periods” in Part II, Item 1A of this Form 10-Q.

SOURCES OF REVENUE

For the purposes of MD&A the Company has organized its reportable segments into the following four categories: (i) IMAX Technology Network; (ii) IMAX Technology Sales and Maintenance; (iii) New Business Initiatives; and (iv) Film Distribution and Post-production. Within these categories are the Company’s following reportable segments: (i) IMAX DMR; (ii) Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements; (iii) IMAX Systems; (iv) IMAX Maintenance; (v) Other Theater Business; (vi) New Business Initiatives; (vii) Film Distribution; and (viii) Film Post-production. In the first quarter of 2020, the Company updated certain account names within Revenues and Costs and Expenses Applicable to Revenues in its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations to better describe the nature of its revenue-generating activities and related costs. For additional details regarding the Company’s sources of revenue, refer to its 2019 Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (the “2019 Form 10-K”).

IMAX Technology Network

The IMAX Technology Network earns revenue based on contingent box office receipts and includes the IMAX DMR segment and contingent rent from the Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangement (“JRSA”) segment, as described in more detail below.

IMAX DMR

The Company has developed IMAX DMR, a proprietary technology that digitally remasters Hollywood films into IMAX formats. In a typical IMAX DMR film arrangement, the Company receives a percentage of the box office receipts from a movie studio in exchange for converting a commercial film into IMAX DMR format and distributing it through the IMAX network. In recent years, the percentage of gross box office receipts earned in IMAX DMR arrangements has averaged approximately 12.5%, except for within Greater China, where the Company receives a lower percentage of net box office receipts for certain Hollywood films.

IMAX DMR digitally enhances the image resolution of motion picture films for projection on IMAX screens while maintaining or enhancing the visual clarity and sound quality to levels for which The IMAX Experience is known. In addition, the original soundtrack of a film to be exhibited in IMAX theaters is remastered for IMAX digital sound systems in connection with the IMAX DMR release of the film. Unlike the soundtracks played in conventional theaters, IMAX remastered soundtracks are uncompressed and full fidelity.

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IMAX sound systems use proprietary loudspeaker systems and proprietary surround sound configurations that ensure every theater seat is in an optimal listening position.

IMAX films also benefit from enhancements made by individual filmmakers exclusively for the IMAX release of the film: collectively, the Company refers to those enhancements as “IMAX DNA”. Filmmakers and movie studios have sought IMAX-specific enhancements in recent years to generate interest in and excitement for their films. Such enhancements include shooting films with IMAX cameras to increase the audience’s immersion in the film and taking advantage of the unique dimensions of the IMAX screen by projecting the film in a larger aspect ratio that delivers up to 26% more image onto a movie screen. Avengers: Endgame, the highest-grossing film in history, released in April 2019, was shot entirely using IMAX cameras. In addition, in 2020, Universal Pictures’ 1917 was released with select scenes specifically formatted for IMAX screens.

The Company believes that growth in international box office remains an important driver of growth for the Company. To support continued growth in international markets, the Company has sought to bolster its international film strategy, supplementing the Company’s film slate of Hollywood DMR titles with appealing local IMAX DMR releases in select markets, particularly in China. During 2019, 18 local language IMAX DMR films were released to the IMAX network, including 14 in China and one in each of Japan, South Korea, India and Russia. The blockbuster Ne Zha: The IMAX Experience was released in China in July 2019 and was the Company’s first Chinese animated local language film title. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, two local language IMAX DMR films were released to the IMAX network, one in Russia and one in Japan. The Company expects to announce additional local language IMAX DMR films to be released to the IMAX network in the remainder of 2020 and beyond.

The Company remains in active negotiations with all of the major Hollywood studios for additional films to fill out its short and long-term film slate for the IMAX network. However, as a result of the theater closures associated with the COVID-19 global pandemic, Hollywood and Chinese movie studios have postponed the theatrical release of multiple films, including many scheduled to be shown in IMAX theaters, while other films have been released directly to streaming platforms. Accordingly, the anticipated release dates for any films are uncertain.

Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements – Contingent Rent

The JRSA segment provides IMAX theater systems to exhibitors through joint revenue sharing arrangements. Under the traditional form of these arrangements, IMAX provides the IMAX projection and sound system under a long-term lease in which the Company assumes the majority of the equipment and installation costs. In exchange for its upfront investment, the Company earns rent based on a percentage of contingent box office receipts and, in some cases, concession revenues, rather than requiring the customer to pay a fixed upfront fee or annual minimum payments. Rental payments from the customer are required throughout the term of the arrangement and are due either monthly or quarterly. The Company retains title to the IMAX Theater System equipment components throughout the lease term, and the equipment is returned to the Company at the conclusion of the arrangement.  

Under certain other joint revenue sharing arrangements, knowns as hybrid arrangements, the customer is responsible for making fixed upfront payments prior to the delivery and installation of the IMAX Theater System in an amount that is typically half of what the Company would receive from a typical sale transaction. As with a traditional joint revenue sharing arrangement, the customer also pays the Company a percentage of contingent box office receipts over the term of the arrangement, although this percentage is typically half that of a traditional joint revenue sharing arrangement. For hybrid joint revenue sharing arrangements that take the form of a lease, the contingent rent is reported within the IMAX Technology Network, while the fixed upfront payment is recorded as revenue within IMAX Technology Sales and Maintenance, as discussed below. For hybrid joint revenue sharing arrangements that take the form of a sale, see the discussion below under IMAX Technology Sales and Maintenance.  

Under most joint revenue sharing arrangements (both traditional and hybrid), the initial non-cancellable term is 10 years or longer and is renewable by the customer for one to two additional terms of between three to five years. The Company has the right to remove the equipment for non-payment or other defaults by the customer. The contracts are non-cancellable by the customer unless the Company fails to perform its obligations.

The revenue earned from customers under the Company’s joint revenue sharing arrangements can vary from quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year based on a number of factors including film performance, the mix of theater system configurations, the timing of installation of these theater systems, the nature of the arrangement, the location, size and management of the theater and other factors specific to individual arrangements.

Joint revenue sharing arrangements also require IMAX to provide maintenance and extended warranty services to the customer over the term of the lease in exchange for a separate fixed annual fee. These fees are reported within IMAX Technology Sales and Maintenance, as discussed below.

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IMAX Technology Sales and Maintenance

The IMAX Technology Sales and Maintenance category includes results from the IMAX Systems, IMAX Maintenance, and Other Theater Business segments, as well as certain revenues from the JRSA segment, as described in more detail below.

IMAX Systems

The IMAX Systems segment provides IMAX Theater Systems to exhibitors through sale arrangements or long-term lease arrangements that for accounting purposes are classified as sales-type leases. Under these arrangements, in exchange for providing the IMAX Theater System, the Company earns initial fees and ongoing consideration (which can include fixed annual minimum payments and contingent fees in excess of the minimum payments), as well as maintenance and extended warranty fees (see “IMAX Maintenance” below). The initial fees vary depending on the system configuration and location of the theater. Initial fees are paid to the Company in installments between the time of signing the arrangement and the time of system installation, which is when the total of these fees, in addition to the present value of future annual minimum payments, are recognized as revenue. Finance income is recognized over the term of a financed sale or sales-type lease arrangement. In addition, in sale arrangements, an estimate of the contingent fees that may become due if certain annual minimum box office receipt thresholds are exceeded, is recorded as revenue in the period when the sale is recognized and is adjusted in future periods based on actual results and changes in estimates. Such variable consideration is only recognized on sales transactions to the extent the Company believes there is not a risk of significant revenue reversal.

In sale arrangements, title to the IMAX Theater System equipment generally transfers to the customer. However, in certain instances, the Company retains title or a security interest in the equipment until the customer has made all payments required by the agreement or until certain shipment events for the equipment have occurred. In a sales-type lease arrangement, title to the IMAX Theater System equipment remains with the Company. The Company has the right to remove the equipment for non-payment or other defaults by the customer.

The revenue earned from customers under the Company’s theater system sales or lease agreements varies from quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year based on a number of factors, including the number and mix of theater system configurations sold or leased, the timing of installation of the theater systems, the nature of the arrangement and other factors specific to individual contracts.

Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements – Fixed Fees

Under certain joint revenue sharing arrangements, known as hybrid arrangements, the customer is responsible for making fixed upfront payments prior to the delivery and installation of the IMAX Theater System in an amount that is typically half of what the Company would receive from a typical sale transaction. For hybrid joint revenue sharing arrangements that take the form of a lease, the contingent rent is reported within the IMAX Technology Network, as discussed above, while the fixed upfront payment is reported within IMAX Technology Sales and Maintenance.

IMAX Maintenance

For all IMAX theaters, theater owners or operators are also responsible for paying the Company an annual maintenance and extended warranty fee. Under these arrangements, the Company provides proactive and emergency maintenance services to every theater in its network to ensure that each presentation is up to the highest IMAX quality standard. Annual maintenance fees are paid throughout the duration of the term of the theater agreements.

Other Theater Business

The Other Theater Business segment principally includes after-market sales of IMAX projection system parts and 3D glasses.

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New Business Initiatives

The New Business Initiatives segment includes activities related to the exploration of new lines of business and new initiatives outside of the Company’s core business, which seek to leverage its proprietary, innovative technologies, its leadership position in the entertainment technology space and its unique relationship with content creators. Such new business initiatives currently include IMAX Enhanced and Connected Theaters, as discussed below.

IMAX Enhanced

In September 2018, the Company announced a new home entertainment licensing and certification program called IMAX Enhanced. This initiative was launched along with audio leader DTS (an Xperi subsidiary), capitalizing on the companies’ decades of combined expertise in image and sound science. The certification program combines high-end consumer electronics products with IMAX digitally remastered 4K high dynamic range (HDR) content and DTS audio technologies to offer consumers immersive sight and sound experiences for the home.

To be accepted into the program, leading consumer electronics manufacturers must design 4K HDR televisions, A/V receivers, sound systems and other home theater equipment to meet a carefully prescribed set of audio and video performance standards, set by a certification committee of IMAX and DTS engineers and some of Hollywood’s leading technical specialists.

The program will digitally remaster content to produce more vibrant colors, greater contrast and sharper clarity, and will also deliver an IMAX signature sound experience.

IMAX Enhanced Program device partners include Sony Electronics, Denon, Marantz, Pioneer, and TCL (among others), as well as movie studio partners including Sony Pictures and Paramount Pictures.

Connected Theaters

The Company is currently exploring new technologies and forms of content as a way to deepen consumer engagement and brand loyalty, including new technologies to further connect the IMAX network and to facilitate bringing more unique content, including live events, to IMAX theater audiences. The Company believes such additional connectivity can provide more innovative content to the IMAX network and in turn permit the Company to engage audiences in new ways.

The Company continues to believe that the IMAX network serves as a valuable platform to launch and distribute original content, especially during periods between peak and off-peak seasons, known as shoulder periods.

Film Distribution and Post-production

Through the Film Distribution segment, the Company licenses film content and distributes large-format films, primarily for its institutional theater partners. The Company generally distributes films which it produces or for which it has acquired distribution rights from independent producers. The Company receives either a percentage of the theater box office receipts or a fixed amount as a distribution fee. The Company expects to release the IMAX original production, Asteroid Hunters, later in 2020.

The Film Post-production segment provides film post-production and quality control services for large-format films (whether produced by IMAX or third parties), and digital post-production services.

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IMAX NETWORK AND BACKLOG

IMAX Network

The following table provides detailed information about the IMAX network by type and geographic location as at June 30, 2020 and 2019:

	June 30, 2020								June 30, 2019
	Commercial Multiplex		Commercial Destination		Institutional		Total		Commercial Multiplex		Commercial Destination		Institutional		Total
United States		371		4		30		405		367		4		33		404
Canada		39		2		7		48		39		2		7		48
Greater China(1)		699		—		15		714		648		—		15		663
Western Europe		114		4		7		125		105		5		10		120
Asia (excluding Greater China)		122		2		2		126		112		2		2		116
Russia & the CIS		68		—		—		68		65		—		—		65
Latin America(2)		50		1		12		63		48		1		12		61
Rest of the World		64		—		2		66		61		1		2		64
Total		1,527		13		75		1,615		1,445		15		81		1,541

(1) Greater China includes China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau.

(2) Latin America includes South America, Central America and Mexico.

The Company currently believes that over time its commercial multiplex network could grow to approximately 3,318 IMAX theaters worldwide from the 1,527 operating as at June 30, 2020. The Company believes that the majority of its future growth will come from international markets. As at June 30, 2020, 72.0% of IMAX Theater Systems in operation were located within international markets (defined as all countries other than the United States and Canada), up from 70.7% as at June 30, 2019. Revenues and gross box office derived from international markets continue to exceed revenues and gross box office from the United States and Canada. Risks associated with the Company’s international business are outlined in “Risk Factors – The Company conducts business internationally, which exposes it to uncertainties and risks that could negatively affect its operations, sales and future growth prospects” in Item 1A of the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K.

Greater China is the Company’s largest market, measured by revenues, with approximately 31% of overall revenues generated from its Greater China operations in the year ended December 31, 2019. As at June 30, 2020, the Company had 714 theaters operating in Greater China with an additional 271 theaters in backlog that are scheduled to be installed by 2023. The Company’s backlog in Greater China represents 48.5% of the Company’s current backlog including upgrades. The Company’s largest single international partnership is in China with Wanda Film (“Wanda”). Wanda’s total commitment to the Company is for 359 IMAX Theater Systems in Greater China (of which 354 IMAX Theater Systems are under the parties’ joint revenue sharing arrangement). See “Risk Factors – The Company faces risks in connection with the continued expansion of its business in China” in Item 1A of the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K.

See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic” in Item 2 of this Form 10-Q and “Risk Factors – The Company has experienced a significant decrease in its revenues, earnings and cash flows due to the COVID-19 global pandemic and its business, financial condition and results of operations may continue to be significantly harmed in future reporting periods” in Part II, Item 1A of this Form 10-Q.

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The following tables provide detailed information about the Commercial Multiplex theaters in operation within the IMAX network by arrangement type and geographic location as at June 30, 2020 and 2019:

	June 30, 2020
	Commercial Multiplex Theaters in IMAX Network
	Traditional JRSA		Hybrid JRSA		Sale / Sales- type Lease		Total
Domestic Total (United States & Canada)		278		5		127		410
International:
Greater China		358		104		237		699
Asia (excluding Greater China)		33		2		87		122
Western Europe		45		27		42		114
Russia & the CIS		—		—		68		68
Latin America		2		—		48		50
Rest of the World		14		—		50		64
International Total		452		133		532		1,117
Worldwide Total(1)		730		138		659		1,527
	June 30, 2019
	Commercial Multiplex Theaters in IMAX Network
	Traditional JRSA		Hybrid JRSA		Sale / Sales- type Lease		Total
Domestic Total (United States & Canada)		275		5		126		406
International:
Greater China		328		101		219		648
Asia (excluding Greater China)		34		1		77		112
Western Europe		41		26		38		105
Russia & the CIS		—		—		65		65
Latin America		1		—		47		48
Rest of the World		14		—		47		61
International Total		418		128		493		1,039
Worldwide Total(1)		693		133		619		1,445

(1) Period-to-period changes in tables above are reported net of the effect of permanently closed theaters.

As at June 30, 2020, 278 (2019 — 275) of the 730 (2019 — 693) theaters under traditional joint revenue sharing arrangements in operation, or 38.1% (2019 — 39.7%), were located in the United States and Canada, with the remaining 452 (2019 — 418) or 61.9% (2019 — 60.3%) of theaters being located in international markets.

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Sales Backlog

The following table provides detailed information about the Company’s sales backlog as at June 30, 2020 and 2019:

	June 30, 2020												June 30, 2019
	Number of						Dollar Value						Number of						Dollar Value
	Systems						(in thousands)						Systems						(in thousands)
	New			Upgrade			New			Upgrade			New			Upgrade			New			Upgrade
Sales and sales-type lease arrangements		179			11		$	207,544		$	14,518			179			3		$	227,676		$	4,421
Hybrid JRSA		147			7			106,400			5,560			145			9			105,884			7,110
Traditional JRSA		133	(1)		82	(1)		300	(2)		5,500	(2)		167	(1)		109	(1)		400	(2)		7,300	(2)
		459			100		$	314,244		$	25,578			491			121		$	333,960		$	18,831

(1) Includes 46 IMAX Theater Systems (2019 — 60) where the customer has the option to convert from a joint revenue sharing arrangement to a sales arrangement.

(2) Reflects contractual upfront payments. Future contingent payments are not reflected as these are based on negotiated shares of box office results.

The number of IMAX Theater Systems in the backlog reflects the minimum number of commitments under signed contracts. The dollar value fluctuates depending on the number of new arrangements signed from year-to-year, which adds to backlog and the installation and acceptance of IMAX Theater Systems and the settlement of contracts, both of which reduce backlog. Sales backlog typically represents the fixed contracted revenue under signed IMAX Theater System sale and lease agreements that the Company believes will be recognized as revenue upon installation and acceptance of the associated system, as well as an estimate of variable consideration, however it excludes amounts allocated to maintenance and extended warranty revenues. The value of sales backlog does not include revenue from theaters in which the Company has an equity interest, operating leases and long-term conditional theater commitments. Theaters under joint revenue sharing arrangements do not usually have dollar value in backlog, although certain IMAX Theater Systems under joint revenue sharing arrangements provide for contracted upfront payments and therefore carry a backlog value based on those payments. The Company believes that the contractual obligations for IMAX Theater System installations that are listed in sales backlog are valid and binding commitments.

From time to time, in the normal course of its business, the Company will have customers who are unable to proceed with an IMAX Theater System installation for a variety of reasons, including the inability to obtain certain consents, approvals or financing. Once the determination is made that the customer will not proceed with installation, the agreement with the customer is terminated or amended. If the agreement is terminated, once the Company and the customer are released from all their future obligations under the agreement, all or a portion of the initial rents or fees that the customer previously made to the Company are recognized as revenue.

Certain of the Company’s contracts contain options for the customer to elect to upgrade system type during the term or to alter the contract structure (for example, from a joint revenue sharing arrangement to a sale) after signing but before installation. Current backlog information reflects all known elections.

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The following tables provide detailed information about the Company’s sales backlog by arrangement type and geographic location as at June 30, 2020 and 2019:

	June 30, 2020
	IMAX Theater System Backlog
	Traditional JRSA		Hybrid JRSA		Sale / Lease		Total
Domestic Total (United States & Canada)		124		3		11		138
International:
Greater China		67		121		83		271
Asia (excluding Greater China)		5		15		32		52
Western Europe		12		13		7		32
Russia & the CIS		—		1		15		16
Latin America		3		—		10		13
Rest of the World		4		1		32		37
International Total		91		151		179		421
Worldwide Total		215		154		190		559	(1)
	June 30, 2019
	IMAX Theater System Backlog
	Traditional JRSA		Hybrid JRSA		Sale / Lease		Total
Domestic Total (United States & Canada)		156		3		8		167
International:
Greater China		86		135		80		301
Asia (excluding Greater China)		12		—		38		50
Western Europe		16		16		9		41
Russia & the CIS		—		—		14		14
Latin America		1		—		10		11
Rest of the World		5		—		23		28
International Total		120		151		174		445
Worldwide Total		276		154		182		612	(2)

(1) Includes 154 new IMAX with Laser projection system configurations and 94 upgrades of existing locations to IMAX with Laser projection system configurations.

(2) Includes 139 new IMAX with Laser projection system configurations and 118 upgrades of existing locations to IMAX with Laser projection system configurations.

Approximately 75.3% of IMAX Theater System arrangements in backlog as at June 30, 2020 are scheduled to be installed in international markets (2019 — 72.7%).

See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic” in Item 2 of this Form 10-Q and “Risk Factors – The Company has experienced a significant decrease in its revenues, earnings and cash flows due to the COVID-19 global pandemic and its business, financial condition and results of operations may continue to be significantly harmed in future reporting periods” in Part II, Item 1A of this Form 10-Q.

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Signings and Installations

The following tables provide detailed information about IMAX Theater System signings and installations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019:

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Theater System Signings:
New IMAX Theater Systems
Sales and sales-type lease arrangements		12		7		14		16
Hybrid joint revenue sharing lease arrangements		17		45		17		48
Traditional joint revenue sharing arrangements		—		2		2		4
Total new IMAX Theater Systems		29		54		33		68
Upgrades of IMAX Theater Systems		—		19		11		28
Total IMAX Theater System signings		29		73		44		96
	For the Three Months Ended				For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Theater System Installations:
New IMAX Theater Systems
Sales and sales-type lease arrangements		2		9		4		15
Hybrid joint revenue sharing lease arrangements		1		5		2		9
Traditional joint revenue sharing arrangements		—		13		2		17
Total new IMAX Theater Systems		3		27		8		41
Upgrades of IMAX Theater Systems		—		8		7		11
Total IMAX Theater System installations		3		35		15		52

See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic” in Item 2 of this Form 10-Q and “Risk Factors – The Company has experienced a significant decrease in its revenues, earnings and cash flows due to the COVID-19 global pandemic and its business, financial condition and results of operations may continue to be significantly harmed in future reporting periods” in Part II, Item 1A of this Form 10-Q.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The Company’s business and future prospects are evaluated by Richard L. Gelfond, its Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), using a variety of financial and operational metrics including:

• the signing, installation and financial performance of theater system arrangements, particularly joint revenue sharing arrangements and those involving laser-based projection systems;

• film performance and the securing of new film projects, particularly IMAX DMR films;

• the continuing ability to invest in and improve the Company’s technology to enhance the differentiation of The IMAX Experience, versus other cinematic experiences;

• revenues and gross margins from the Company’s segments, as discussed below;

• consolidated earnings from operations, as adjusted for unusual items;

• the overall execution, reliability and consumer acceptance of The IMAX Experience;

• the success of new business initiatives; and

• short- and long-term cash flow projections.

The CEO is the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), as such term is defined under U.S. GAAP. The CODM, along with other members of management, assess segment performance based on segment revenues and gross margins. Selling, general and administrative expenses, research and development costs, the amortization of intangibles, provisions for (recoveries of) current expected credit losses, certain write-downs, interest income, interest expense and income tax (expense) benefit are not allocated to the segments.

The Company has organized its reportable segments into the following four categories: (i) IMAX Technology Network; (ii) IMAX Technology Sales and Maintenance; (iii) New Business Initiatives; and (iv) Film Distribution and Post-production. Within these categories are the Company’s following reportable segments: (i) IMAX DMR; (ii) Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements; (iii) IMAX Systems, (iv) IMAX Maintenance; (v) Other Theater Business; (vi) New Business Initiatives; (vii) Film Distribution; and (viii) Film Post-production, each of which are described above under “Sources of Revenue.” This categorization is consistent with how the CODM reviews the financial performance of the Company and makes strategic decisions regarding resource allocation and investments to meet long-term business goals. Management believes that a discussion and analysis based on the four categories listed above is significantly more relevant and useful to readers, as the Company’s consolidated statements of operations captions combine results from several segments.

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Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company reported a net loss attributable to common shareholders of $(26.0) million, or $(0.44) per basic and diluted share, as compared to net income attributable to common shareholders of $11.4 million, or $0.19 per basic and diluted share, for the same period in 2019. For the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company reported an adjusted net loss attributable to common shareholders* of $(26.1) million, or $(0.44) per basic and diluted share*, as compared to adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders* of $19.7 million, or $0.32 per diluted share*, for the same period in 2019.

The following table sets forth the breakdown of revenue and (margin loss) gross margin by category and reportable segment for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019:

(In thousands of U.S. dollars)	Revenue					(Margin Loss) Gross Margin
	2020			2019		2020			2019
IMAX Technology Network
IMAX DMR	$	546		$	39,293	$	(30	)	$	23,961
Joint revenue sharing arrangements, contingent rent(3)		(137	)		25,540		(6,501	)		19,318
		409			64,833		(6,531	)		43,279
IMAX Technology Sales and Maintenance
IMAX Systems (1)		4,549			16,501		2,650			8,019
Joint revenue sharing arrangements, fixed fees		369			2,548		48			870
IMAX Maintenance		—			13,207		(1,908	)		5,640
Other Theater Business (2)(4)		(309	)		2,580		(564	)		841
		4,609			34,836		226			15,370
New Business Initiatives		632			478		512			281
Film Distribution and Post-production		3,182			3,601		(1,396	)		458
Sub-total		8,832			103,748		(7,189	)		59,388
Other		23			1,049		(499	)		165
Total	$	8,855		$	104,797	$	(7,688	)	$	59,553

(1) Includes initial upfront payments and the present value of fixed minimum payments from sale and sales-type lease arrangements of IMAX Theater Systems, and the present value of estimated variable consideration from sales of IMAX Theater Systems. To a lesser extent, also includes finance income associated with these revenue streams.

(2) Principally includes after-market sales of IMAX projection system parts and 3D glasses.

(3)  The Company is reporting negative revenue due to the continued amortization of lessee incentives that are typically netted against lease revenues, which are abnormally low in the period due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, as discussed in Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

(4)  The Company is reporting negative revenue due to an adjustment to prior period revenue.

* See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for a description of this non-GAAP financial measure and a reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP amount.

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Revenues and Gross Margin

Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, substantially all of the theaters in the IMAX network were closed in the second quarter of 2020. As a result, the Company’s results of operations for the period materially declined when compared to the prior year. For the three months ended June 30, 2020, revenues and gross margin decreased by $95.9 million (92%) and $67.2 million (113%), respectively, when compared to the same period in 2019.

IMAX Technology Network

IMAX Technology Network results are influenced by the level of commercial success and box office performance of the films released to the network, as well as other factors including the timing of the films released, the length of the theatrical distribution window, the take rates under the Company’s DMR and joint revenue sharing arrangements and the level of marketing spend associated with the films released in the period. Other factors impacting IMAX Technology Network results include fluctuations in the value of foreign currencies versus the U.S. dollar and potential currency devaluations.

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, IMAX Technology Network revenues and gross margin decreased by $64.4 million (99%) and $49.8 million (115%), respectively, when compared to the same period in 2019. See below for separate discussions of IMAX DMR and JRSA contingent rent results for the period.

IMAX DMR

Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, substantially all of the theaters in the IMAX network were closed in the second quarter of 2020. As a result, for the three months ended June 30, 2020, IMAX DMR revenues and gross margin decreased by $38.7 million (99%) and $24.0 million (100%), respectively, when compared to the same period in 2019. These decreases are due to a $362.3 million (99%) reduction in GBO receipts generated by IMAX DMR films in the second quarter of 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 theater closures. In the second quarter of 2020, GBO was generated by the exhibition of one new film as compared to 19 films (15 new and 4 carryovers) exhibited in the second quarter of 2019.

In addition to the level of revenues, IMAX DMR gross margin is also influenced by the costs associated with the films exhibited in the period, and can vary from period-to-period, particularly with respect to marketing expenses. For the three months ended June 30, 2020, marketing expenses related to IMAX DMR films were $nil, as compared to $9.5 million during the same period of 2019.

Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements – Contingent Rent

  Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, substantially all of the theaters in the IMAX network were closed in the second quarter of 2020. As a result, for the three months ended June 30, 2020, JRSA contingent rent revenue and gross margin decreased by $25.7 million (101%) and $25.8 million (134%), respectively, when compared to the same period in 2019. These decreases are due to an $185.1 million (100%) reduction in GBO generated by theaters under joint revenue sharing arrangements in the second quarter of 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 theater closures.  

In addition to the level of revenues, JRSA margin is also influenced by the level of costs associated with such arrangements, such as depreciation expense related to the underlying theater systems and costs incurred to upgrade theater systems from digital xenon to IMAX with Laser, as well as advertising, marketing and commission costs primarily for the launch of new theaters. The level of depreciation expense in a period relative to the prior year is a function of the growth of the theater network and the mix of theater system configurations in the network. For the three months ended June 30, 2020, JRSA gross margin included depreciation expense of $6.2 million, as compared to $5.7 million in the same period of the prior year as a result of the 5% increase in the number of theaters operating under joint revenue sharing arrangements. For the three months ended June 30, 2020, JRSA gross margin includes advertising, marketing and commission costs of less than $0.1 million, as compared to $0.2 million in the same period of the prior year.

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IMAX Technology Sales and Maintenance

The primary drivers of IMAX Technology Sales and Maintenance results are the number of IMAX Theater Systems installed in a period, and the level of gross margin percentage earned on each installation, as well as the associated maintenance contracts that accompany each theater installation. The installation of IMAX Theater Systems in newly built theaters or multiplexes, which make up a large portion of the Company’s theater system backlog, depends primarily on the timing of the construction of those projects, which is not under the Company’s control.

The following table provides detailed information about the mix of IMAX Theater System installations for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019:

	For the Three Months Ended June 30,
	2020				2019
	Number of Systems		Revenue		Number of Systems		Revenue
New IMAX Theater Systems — installed and recognized
Sales and sales-types lease arrangements(1)		2	$	1,731		9	$	11,664
Joint revenue sharing arrangements — hybrid		1		356		5		2,525
Total new IMAX Theater Systems		3		2,087		14		14,189
IMAX theater system upgrades — installed and recognized
Sales and sales-types lease arrangements		—		—		1		1,533
Total IMAX Theater Systems installed and recognized		3	$	2,087		15	$	15,722

(1) The arrangement for the sale of an IMAX Theater System includes fixed upfront and ongoing consideration, including indexed annual minimum payment increases over the term of the arrangement, as well as the provision for additional payments in excess of the minimum agreed payments in situations when the theater exceeds certain box office thresholds.  

The average revenue per IMAX Theater System under sales and sales-type lease arrangements varies depending upon the number of IMAX Theater System commitments with a single respective exhibitor, an exhibitor’s location and various other factors. Average revenue per IMAX Theater System under sales and sales-type lease arrangements was $0.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, as compared to $1.3 million during the same period of the prior year.

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, IMAX Technology Sales and Maintenance revenue and gross margin decreased by $30.2 million (87%) and $15.1 million (99%), respectively, when compared to the same period in the prior year as the pace of theater system installations slowed significantly and regular maintenance services were suspended due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. See below for separate discussions of IMAX Systems and IMAX Maintenance results for the period.

IMAX Systems

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, IMAX Systems revenue and gross margin decreased by $12.0 million (72%) and $5.4 million (67%), respectively, when compared to the same period in the prior year. These decreases are the result of the twelve fewer IMAX Theater System installations in the current period as the pace of theater system installations slowed significantly due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.

IMAX Maintenance

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, IMAX Maintenance revenue and gross margin decreased by $13.2 million (100%) and $7.5 million (134%), respectively, as regular maintenance services were suspended and the associated revenue was not recognized during the period due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Maintenance margins vary depending on the mix of theater system configurations in the theater network, volume-pricing related to larger relationships and the timing and the date(s) of installation and/or service.

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Film Distribution and Post-production

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, Film Distribution and Post-production revenue decreased by $0.4 million (12%) and gross margin decreased by $1.9 million, respectively, when compared to the same period in the prior year. The results for second quarter of 2020 are significantly influenced by a $2.2 million impairment loss recorded in the period to write-down the carrying value of certain documentary and alternative content film assets due to a decrease in projected box office totals and related revenues based on management’s regular quarterly recoverability assessments. As of June 30, 2020, following the recording of these write-downs, the Company’s film assets totaled $13.1 million, which principally consists of documentary and DMR content. The recoverability of these assets assumes the return to historical levels of box office results as theaters reopen following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. There can be no assurances that there will not be additional write-downs to the carrying values of these assets as the Company continues to assess the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. (See Notes 1 and 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.)

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, Selling, General and Administrative Expenses decreased by $2.3 million (7%), when compared to the same period in 2019. For the three months ended June 30, 2020, Selling, General and Administrative Expenses excluding the impact of share-based compensation were $23.3 million, as compared to $25.6 million in the same period in 2019, representing a decrease of $2.3 million (9%).

The comparison to the prior year is significantly influenced by COVID-19 government relief that the Company became entitled to receive during the period under the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy program and the U.S. CARES Act, of which $2.9 million was recognized in the second quarter of 2020 as a reduction to Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Also impacting the comparison to the prior period are management’s cost control efforts amidst the COVID-19 global pandemic, resulting in lower staff costs, travel, facilities and marketing related expenses, among others. These factors are partially offset by an approximate $8.0 million decrease in labor and other costs capitalized to inventory, film assets, and joint venture theater equipment or allocated to costs applicable to revenues, due to the idling of the Company’s productive capacity during the COVID-19 global pandemic. 

Credit Loss Expense

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded a provision for current expected credit losses of $1.4 million reflecting a reduction in the credit quality of its theater and studio related receivable balances, which management believes is primarily related to the COVID-19 pandemic, as discussed in Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Management’s judgments regarding expected credit losses are based on the facts available to management and involve estimates about the future. Due to the unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, its effect on the Company’s customers and their ability to meet their financial obligations to the Company is difficult to predict. As a result, the Company’s judgments and associated estimates of credit losses may ultimately prove, with the benefit of hindsight, to be incorrect. For the three months ended June 30, 2019, credit loss expense was $0.9 million. (See Notes 2 and 3 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.)

Gain (loss) in fair value of equity securities

In the first quarter of 2019, IMAX China (Hong Kong), Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IMAX China, entered into a cornerstone investment agreement with Maoyan Entertainment (“Maoyan”) and purchased equity securities for $15.2 million. These equity securities are traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and the Company is required to adjust the fair value of the securities each period to reflect the current market value. This adjustment will fluctuate based on the closing market price at the end of each period. For the three months ended June 30, 2020, the fair value of the Company’s investment in Maoyan experienced an unrealized gain of $2.0 million, as compared to an unrealized loss of $4.5 million in the same period of the prior year, which are both recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax benefit rate for the three months ended June 30, 2020, is 25.4% and differs from the Canadian statutory tax rate of 26.2%, primarily due to permanent book to tax differences, investment and other tax credits, jurisdictional tax rate differences, management’s estimates of contingent liabilities related to the resolution of various tax examinations and withholding taxes associated with the reversal of the indefinite reinvestment assertion for certain foreign subsidiaries, as discussed below. 

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In the first quarter of 2020, management completed a reassessment of its strategy with respect to the most efficient means of deploying the Company’s capital resources globally. Based on the results of this reassessment, management concluded that the historical earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries in excess of amounts required to sustain business operations would no longer be indefinitely reinvested. As a result, the Company recognized a deferred tax liability of $19.7 million in the first quarter of 2020 for the estimated applicable foreign withholding taxes associated with these historical earnings, which will become payable upon the repatriation of any such earnings. In the second quarter of 2020, the estimate of the applicable foreign withholding taxes was reduced by $1.2 million to $18.5 million due to a reduction in the amount of distributable historical earnings. Cash held outside of Canada as at June 30, 2020 was $75.0 million (December 31, 2019 — $90.1 million), of which $61.5 million was held in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) (December 31, 2019 — $67.6 million).

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded income tax benefit of $10.2 million (2019 — tax expense of $5.3 million), which includes the $1.2 million reduction to the foreign withholding taxes discussed above. In addition, in the second quarter of 2020, the Company recognized income tax expense of $0.3 million (2019 — $0.1 million) related to the provision for uncertain tax positions.

As at June 30, 2020, the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets include net deferred income tax assets of $46.8 million, net of a valuation allowance of $0.2 million (December 31, 2019 — $23.9 million). As at June 30, 2020, the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets include a deferred income tax liability of $18.5 million (December 31, 2019 — $nil). During the three months ended June 30, 2020, deferred tax assets increased by $8.9 million due to losses recognized in the period. The recoverability of these deferred tax assets is subject to certain levels of future taxable income and the uncertainties associated with accounting estimates, as discussed in Note 1 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Based on a review of the projected future earnings of the Company there was no change in management’s estimates of the recoverability of the Company’s deferred tax assets. Should actual results differ from management’s estimates of future taxable income, an increased valuation allowance may be required.

The Company’s Chinese subsidiary had taken a deduction for certain share-based compensation issued by its parent company in a prior period and had recognized a related deferred tax asset of $1.4 million (December 31, 2019 — $1.4 million). Chinese regulatory authorities responsible for capital and exchange controls will need to review and approve the proposed settlement of these transactions before they can be completed. There may be a requirement for future investment of funds into China in order to secure the deduction. Should the Company proceed, any such future investment would come from existing capital invested in the IMAX China group of companies being redeployed amongst the IMAX China group of companies, including the Chinese subsidiary.

Non-Controlling Interests

The Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements primarily include the non-controlling interest in the net income (loss) of IMAX China, as well as the impact of non-controlling interests in the activity of its Original Film Fund subsidiary. For the three months ended June 30, 2020, the net loss attributable to non-controlling interests of the Company’s subsidiaries was $4.1 million (2019 ─ net income of $2.4 million).

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Results of Operations for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company reported a net loss attributable to common shareholders of $(75.3) million, or $(1.26) per basic and diluted share, as compared to net income attributable to common shareholders of $19.7 million, or $0.32 per basic and diluted share, for the same period in 2019. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company reported an adjusted net loss attributable to common shareholders* of $(54.8) million, or $(0.92) per basic and diluted share*, as compared to adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders* of $30.5 million, or $0.50 per diluted share*, for the same period in 2019.

The following table sets forth the breakdown of revenue and (margin loss) gross margin by category and reportable segment for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019:

(In thousands of U.S. dollars)	Revenue				(Margin Loss) Gross Margin
	2020		2019		2020			2019
IMAX Technology Network
IMAX DMR	$	11,175	$	67,243	$	4,413		$	43,736
Joint revenue sharing arrangements, contingent rent		5,834		43,584		(8,119	)		31,253
		17,009		110,827		(3,706	)		74,989
IMAX Technology Sales and Maintenance
IMAX Systems (1)		10,237		29,527		5,826			15,071
Joint revenue sharing arrangements, fixed fees		1,139		5,087		227			1,165
IMAX Maintenance		7,370		26,158		(1,149	)		10,921
Other Theater Business (2)		954		4,206		46			1,316
		19,700		64,978		4,950			28,473
New Business Initiatives		1,110		1,312		873			900
Film Distribution and Post-production		5,676		6,263		(3,331	)		433
Sub-total		43,495		183,380		(1,214	)		104,795
Other		262		1,615		(1,388	)		(102	)
Total	$	43,757	$	184,995	$	(2,602	)	$	104,693

(1) Includes initial upfront payments and the present value of fixed minimum payments from sale and sales-type lease arrangements of IMAX Theater Systems, and the present value of estimated variable consideration from sales of IMAX Theater Systems. To a lesser extent, also includes finance income associated with these revenue streams.

(2) Principally includes after-market sales of IMAX projection system parts and 3D glasses.

* See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for a description of this non-GAAP financial measure and a reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP amount.

Revenues and Gross Margin

Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, substantially all of the theaters in the IMAX network were closed for a significant portion of the six months ended June 30, 2020, with the theaters in Greater China closed since late-January and substantially all of the Company’s remaining theaters closed since mid-to-late March. As a result, the Company’s results of operations for the six-month period materially declined versus the prior year. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, revenues and gross margin decreased by $141.2 million (76%) and $107.3 million (102%), respectively, when compared to the same period in 2019.

IMAX Technology Network

IMAX Technology Network results are influenced by the level of commercial success and box office performance of the films released to the network, as well as other factors including the timing of the films released, the length of the theatrical distribution window, the take rates under the Company’s DMR and joint revenue sharing arrangements and the level of marketing spend associated with the films released in the period. Other factors impacting IMAX Technology Network results include fluctuations in the value of foreign currencies versus the U.S. dollar and potential currency devaluations.

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For the six months ended June 30, 2020, IMAX Technology Network revenues and gross margin decreased by $93.8 million (85%) and $78.7 million (105%), respectively, when compared to the same period in 2019. See below for separate discussions of IMAX DMR and JRSA contingent rent results for the period.

IMAX DMR

Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, substantially all of the theaters in the IMAX network were closed for a significant portion of the six months ended June 30, 2020, with the theaters in Greater China closed since late-January and substantially all of the Company’s remaining theaters closed since mid-to-late March. As a result, for the six months ended June 30, 2020, IMAX DMR revenues and gross margin decreased by $56.1 million (83%) and $39.3 million (90%), respectively, when compared to the same period in 2019. These decreases are due to a $523.4 million (84%) reduction in GBO generated by IMAX DMR films as a result of the theater closures. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, GBO was generated primarily by the exhibition of 14 films (10 new and 4 carryovers), as compared to 39 films (27 new and 12 carryovers) exhibited in the six months ended June 30, 2019.

In addition to the level of revenues, IMAX DMR gross margin is also influenced by the costs associated with the films exhibited in the period, and can vary from period-to-period, particularly with respect to marketing expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, marketing expenses related to IMAX DMR films were $2.4 million, as compared to $13.4 million during the same period of 2019.

Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements – Contingent Rent

Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, substantially all of the theaters in the IMAX network were closed for a significant portion of the six months ended June 30, 2020, with the theaters in Greater China closed since late-January and substantially all of the Company’s remaining theaters closed since mid-to-late March. As a result, for the six months ended June 30, 2020, JRSA contingent rent revenue and gross margin decreased by $37.8 million (87%) and $39.4 million (126%), respectively, when compared to the same period in 2019. The decreases in revenue and gross margin are due to a $274.0 million (86%) reduction in GBO generated by theaters under joint revenue sharing arrangements during the current period due to the theater closures. As at June 30, 2020, 868 theaters were operating under joint revenue sharing arrangements, as compared to 826 theaters as at June 30, 2019, an increase of 5%.

In addition to the level of revenues, JRSA margin is also influenced by the level of costs associated with such arrangements, such as depreciation expense related to the underlying theater systems and costs incurred to upgrade theater systems from digital xenon to IMAX with Laser, as well as advertising, marketing and commission costs primarily for the launch of new theaters. The level of depreciation expense in a period relative to the prior year is a function of the growth of the theater network and the mix of theater system configurations in the network. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, JRSA gross margin included depreciation expense of $13.2 million, as compared to $11.3 million in the same period of the prior year as a result of the 5% increase in the number of theaters operating under joint revenue sharing arrangements. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, JRSA gross margin includes certain advertising, marketing and commission costs of $0.6 million, as compared to $0.3 million in the same period of the prior year.

IMAX Technology Sales and Maintenance

The primary drivers of IMAX Technology Sales and Maintenance results are the number of IMAX Theater Systems installed in a period, and the level of gross margin percentage earned on each installation, as well as the associated maintenance contracts that accompany each theater installation.

The installation of IMAX Theater Systems in newly built theaters or multiplexes, which make up a large portion of the Company’s theater system backlog, depends primarily on the timing of the construction of those projects, which is not under the Company’s control. The following table provides detailed information about the mix of IMAX Theater System installations for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019:

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	For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020				2019
	Number of Systems		Revenue		Number of Systems		Revenue
New IMAX Theater Systems — installed and recognized
Sales and sales-types lease arrangements(1)		4	$	3,731		15	$	19,942
Joint revenue sharing arrangements — hybrid		2		1,126		9		5,064
Total new IMAX Theater Systems		6		4,857		24		25,006
IMAX theater system upgrades — installed and recognized
Sales and sales-types lease arrangements		—		—		2		2,028
Total IMAX Theater Systems installed and recognized		6	$	4,857		26	$	27,034

(1) The arrangement for the sale of an IMAX Theater System includes fixed upfront and ongoing consideration, including indexed annual minimum payment increases over the term of the arrangement, as well as the provision for additional payments in excess of the minimum agreed payments in situations when the theater exceeds certain box office thresholds.  

The average revenue per IMAX Theater System under sales and sales-type lease arrangements varies depending upon the number of IMAX Theater System commitments with a single respective exhibitor, an exhibitor’s location and various other factors. Average revenue per IMAX Theater System under sales and sales-type lease arrangements was $0.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to $1.3 million during the same period of the prior year.

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, IMAX Technology Sales and Maintenance revenue and gross margin decreased by $45.3 million (70%) and $23.5 million (83%), respectively, when compared to the same period in the prior year as the pace of theater system installations slowed significantly and regular maintenance services were suspended due to the temporary closure of theaters in the network due to the public health risks associated with the COVID-19 global pandemic. See below for separate discussions of IMAX Systems and IMAX Maintenance results for the period.

IMAX Systems

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, IMAX Systems revenue and gross margin decreased by $19.3 million (65%) and $9.2 million (61%), respectively, when compared to the same period in the prior year. These decreases are the result of 20 fewer IMAX Theater System installations in the current period as the pace of theater system installations slowed significantly due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.

IMAX Maintenance

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, IMAX Maintenance revenue and gross margin decreased by $18.8 million (72%) and $12.1 million (111%), respectively, as regular maintenance services were suspended and the associated revenue was not recognized during the period when substantially all of the theaters in the network were temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Maintenance margins vary depending on the mix of theater system configurations in the theater network, volume-pricing related to larger relationships and the timing and the date(s) of installation and/or service.

Film Distribution and Post-production

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, Film Distribution and Post-production revenue decreased by $0.6 million (9%) and gross margin decreased by $3.8 million, respectively, when compared to the same period in the prior year. The results for the current six-month period are significantly influenced by a $4.5 million impairment loss recorded in the period to write-down the carrying value of certain documentary and alternative content film assets due to a decrease in projected box office totals and related revenues based on management’s regular quarterly recoverability assessments. As of June 30, 2020, following the recording of these write-downs, the Company’s film assets totaled $13.1 million, which principally consists of documentary and DMR content. The recoverability of these assets assumes the return to historical levels of box office results as theaters reopen following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. There can be no assurances that there will not be additional write-downs to the carrying values of these assets as the Company continues to assess the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. (See Notes 1 and 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.)

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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, Selling, General and Administrative Expenses decreased by $1.4 million (2%), when compared to the same period in 2019. For the three months ended June 30, 2020, Selling, General and Administrative Expenses excluding the impact of share-based compensation were $48.2 million, as compared to $49.4 million in the same period in 2019, representing a decrease of $1.2 million (2%).

The comparison to the prior year is significantly influenced by COVID-19 government relief that the Company became entitled to receive during the period under the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy program and the U.S. CARES Act, of which $2.9 million was recognized in the second quarter of 2020 as a reduction to Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Also impacting the comparison to the prior period are management’s cost control efforts amidst the COVID-19 global pandemic resulting in lower staff costs, travel, facilities and marketing related expenses, among others. These factors are partially offset by an approximate $9.0 million decrease in labor and other costs capitalized to inventory, film assets, and joint venture theater equipment or allocated to costs applicable to revenues, due to the idling of the Company’s productive capacity during the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Research and Development

A significant portion of the Company’s research and development efforts over the past several years have been focused on IMAX with Laser, the Company’s laser-based projection system, which the Company believes delivers increased resolution, sharper and brighter images, deeper contrast as well as the widest range of colors available to filmmakers today.

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, Research and Development expenses increased by $1.1 million (46%), when compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due to costs associated with the Connected Theaters initiative.

The Company also intends to continue research and development in other areas considered important to the Company’s continued commercial success, including further improving the reliability of its projectors, certifying more IMAX cameras, enhancing the Company’s image quality, expanding the applicability of the Company’s digital technology in both theater and home entertainment and improvements to the DMR process.

In addition, the Company has been, and intends to continue, using time and resources during the theater shutdown caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic to work on leveraging and developing technologies and systems to help bring additional interactivity to its theater network, better manage certain of the Company’s internal workflows and better organize and codify certain of the Company’s data.  During previous adverse events and downturns in the cinema business, the Company fostered many of the innovations that helped enable its global growth in recent years, including the development of its proprietary DMR process and the creation of its joint-revenue sharing business model.

Credit Loss Expense

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded a provision for current expected credit losses of $11.7 million  reflecting a reduction in the credit quality of its theater and studio related receivable balances, which management believes is primarily related to the COVID-19 pandemic, as discussed in Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Management’s judgments regarding expected credit losses are based on the facts available to management and involve estimates about the future. Due to the unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, its effect on the Company’s customers and their ability to meet their financial obligations to the Company is difficult to predict. As a result, the Company’s judgments and associated estimates of credit losses may ultimately prove, with the benefit of hindsight, to be incorrect. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, credit loss expense was $1.4 million. (See Notes 2 and 3 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.)

Asset Impairments

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded asset impairments of $1.2 million (2019 — $nil) principally related to write-down of content-related assets which became impaired in the period. (See Notes 1 and 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.)

Gain (loss) in fair value of equity securities

In the second quarter of 2019, IMAX China (Hong Kong), Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IMAX China, entered into a cornerstone investment agreement with Maoyan Entertainment (“Maoyan”) and purchased equity securities for $15.2 million. These equity securities are traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and the Company is required to adjust the fair value of the securities each period to reflect the current market value. This adjustment will fluctuate based on the closing market price at the end of each

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period. For the six months ended June 30, 2020,  the fair value of the Company’s investment in Maoyan experienced an unrealized loss of $2.5 million, as compared to an unrealized loss of $2.1 million in the same period in the prior year, which are both recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2020  is -6.3% and differs from the Canadian statutory tax rate of 26.2%, primarily due to permanent book to tax differences, investment and other tax credits, jurisdictional tax rate differences, managements estimates of contingent liabilities related to the resolution of various tax examinations and withholding taxes associated with the reversal of the indefinite reinvestment assertion for certain foreign subsidiaries, as discussed below.

In the first quarter of 2020, management completed a reassessment of its strategy with respect to the most efficient means of deploying the Company’s capital resources globally. Based on the results of this reassessment, management concluded that the historical earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries in excess of amounts required to sustain business operations would no longer be indefinitely reinvested. As a result, the Company recognized a deferred tax liability of $19.7 million in the first quarter of 2020 for the estimated applicable foreign withholding taxes associated with these historical earnings, which will become payable upon the repatriation of any such earnings. In the second quarter of 2020, the estimate of the applicable foreign withholding taxes was reduced by $1.2 million to $18.5 million due to a reduction in the amount of distributable historical earnings. Cash held outside of Canada as at June 30, 2020 was $75.0 million (December 31, 2019 — $90.1 million), of which $61.5 million was held in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) (December 31, 2019 — $67.6 million).

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded income tax expense of $5.3 million (2019 — $9.0 million), which includes the $18.5 million foreign withholding taxes discussed above. In addition, in the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recognized income tax expense of $5.1 million (2019 — $0.5 million) related to the provision for uncertain tax positions and an expense of $0.7 million (2019 — $0.3 million) recognized to reduce the tax benefit available on share-based compensation costs recognized in the period.

As at June 30, 2020, the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets include net deferred income tax assets of $46.8 million, net of a valuation allowance of $0.2 million (December 31, 2019 — $23.9 million). As at June 30, 2020, the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets include a deferred income tax liability of $18.5 million (December 31, 2019 — $nil). During the six months ended June 30, 2020, deferred tax assets increased by $22.9 million due to losses recognized in the period. The recoverability of these deferred tax assets is subject to certain levels of future taxable income and the uncertainties associated with accounting estimates, as discussed in Note 1 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Based on a review of the projected future earnings of the Company there was no change in management’s estimates of the recoverability of the Company’s deferred tax assets. Should actual results differ from management’s estimates of future taxable income, an increased valuation allowance may be required.

The Company’s Chinese subsidiary had taken a deduction for certain share-based compensation issued by its parent company in a prior period and had recognized a related deferred tax asset of $1.4 million (December 31, 2019 — $1.4 million). Chinese regulatory authorities responsible for capital and exchange controls will need to review and approve the proposed settlement of these transactions before they can be completed. There may be a requirement for future investment of funds into China in order to secure the deduction. Should the Company proceed, any such future investment would come from existing capital invested in the IMAX China group of companies being redeployed amongst the IMAX China group of companies, including the Chinese subsidiary.

Equity Method Investments

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company reported a loss of $0.5 million related its proportionate share of equity investee results, as compared to $0.2 million in the same period in the prior year, due to the write-off of deferred tax assets related to an equity method investment.

Non-Controlling Interests

The Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the non-controlling interest in the net income (loss) of IMAX China as well as the impact of non-controlling interests in the activity of its Original Film Fund subsidiary. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the net loss attributable to non-controlling interests of the Company’s subsidiaries was $14.1 million (2019 ─ net income of $6.7 million).

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Credit Agreement

The Company has a credit agreement, the Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), as agent, and a syndicate of lenders party thereto (the “Credit Agreement”). The Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by certain of its subsidiaries (the “Guarantors”) and are secured by first-priority security interests in substantially all the assets of the Company and the Guarantors. The facility provided by the Credit Agreement (the “Credit Facility”) matures on June 28, 2023.

The Credit Agreement has a revolving borrowing capacity of $300.0 million, and contains an uncommitted accordion feature allowing the Company to further expand its borrowing capacity to $440.0 million or greater, subject to certain conditions, depending on the mix of revolving and term loans comprising the incremental facility.

In the first quarter of 2020, in response to uncertainties associated with the outbreak of the COVID-19 global pandemic and its impact on the Company’s business, the Company drew down the $280.0 million in available borrowing capacity under the Credit Facility, resulting in total outstanding borrowings of $300.0 million.

The Credit Agreement contains a covenant that requires the Company to maintain a Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement), as at the last day of any Fiscal Quarter (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of no greater than 3.25:1.00. In addition, the Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including covenants that limit indebtedness, liens, capital expenditures, asset sales, investments and restricted payments, in each case subject to negotiated exceptions and baskets. The Credit Agreement also contains customary representations, warranties and event of default provisions.

On June 10, 2020, the Company entered into the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”), which, among other things, (i) suspends the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio covenant through the first quarter of 2021, (ii) re-establishes the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio covenant thereafter, provided that for subsequent quarters that such covenant is tested, as applicable, the Company will be permitted to use its quarterly EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement) from the third and fourth quarters of 2019 in lieu of the EBITDA for the corresponding quarters of 2020, (iii) adds a $75.0 million minimum liquidity covenant measured at the end of each calendar month and (iv) restricts the Company’s ability to make certain restricted payments, dispositions and investments, create or assume liens and incur debt that would otherwise have been permitted by the Credit Agreement. The modifications to the negative covenants, the minimum liquidity covenant and modifications to certain other provisions in the Credit Agreement pursuant to the Amendment were effective from the date of the Amendment until the earlier of the delivery of the compliance certificate for the fourth quarter of 2021 and the date on which the Company, in its sole discretion, elects to calculate its compliance with the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio by using either its actual EBITDA or annualized EBITDA (the “Designated Period”). The Company was in compliance with all of its requirements under the Credit Agreement, as amended, as at June 30, 2020, and based on current projections expects to be in compliance through at least the next year.

Borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest, at the Company’s option, at (i) LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 1.00% to 1.75% per annum; or (ii) the U.S. base rate plus a margin ranging from 0.25% to 1.00% per annum, in each case depending on the Company’s Total Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement); provided, however, that from the effective date of the Amendment until the Company delivers a compliance certificate under the Credit Facility following the end of the Designated Period, the applicable margin for LIBOR borrowings will be 2.50% per annum and the applicable margin for U.S. base rate borrowings will be 1.75% per annum. The effective interest rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 was 1.83% and 1.86%, respectively (2019 ― 3.52% and 3.55%, respectively).

In addition, the Credit Facility has standby fees ranging from 0.25% to 0.38% per annum, based on the Company’s Total Leverage Ratio with respect to the unused portion of the Credit Facility; provided, however, that from the effective date of the Amendment until the Company delivers a compliance certificate under the Credit Facility following the end of the Designated Period, the standby fee will be 0.50% per annum.

The Company incurred fees of approximately $1.0 million in connection with the Amendment, which are being amortized on a straight-line basis through December 31, 2021.

See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic” in Item 2 of this Form 10-Q and “Risk Factors – The Company has experienced a significant decrease in its revenues, earnings and cash flows due to the COVID-19 global pandemic and its business, financial condition and results of operations may continue to be significantly harmed in future reporting periods” in Part II, Item 1A of this Form 10-Q.

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Working Capital Facility

On July 24, 2019, IMAX (Shanghai) Multimedia Technology Co., Ltd. (“IMAX Shanghai”), the Company’s majority-owned subsidiary in China, renewed its unsecured revolving facility for up to 200.0 million Renminbi (approximately $30.0 million) to fund ongoing working capital requirements (the “Working Capital Facility”). As at June 30, 2020, there was 1.7 million Renminbi ($0.2 million) in borrowings outstanding under the Working Capital Facility, and 198.3 million Renminbi ($29.8 million) was available for future borrowings. There were no amounts drawn under the Working Capital facility at December 31, 2019. The amounts available for borrowing under the Working Capital Facility are not subject to a standby fee. The effective interest rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 was 4.35%, respectively. Subsequent to June 30, 2020, IMAX Shanghai renewed its Working Capital Facility.

Letters of Credit and Other Commitments

As at June 30, 2020, the Company did not have any letters of credit or advance payment guarantees outstanding (December 31, 2019 — $nil), under the Credit Facility.

On October 28, 2019, the Company entered into a $5.0 million facility for advance payment guarantees and letters of credit through the National Bank of Canada for use solely in conjunction with guarantees fully insured by Export Development Canada (the “NBC Facility”) to replace a Bank of Montreal Facility with substantially the same terms which expired on September 30, 2019. The NBC Facility is unsecured and includes typical affirmative and negative covenants, including delivery of annual consolidated financial statements within 120 days of the end of the fiscal year. As at June 30, 2020, the Company did not have any letters of credit or advance payment guarantees outstanding under the NBC Facility.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

As of June 30, 2020, the Company’s principal sources of liquidity included: (i) its balances of cash and cash equivalents ($319.0 million, which reflects the full draw of the Credit Facility in the first quarter of 2020), (ii) the anticipated collection of trade accounts receivable, which includes amounts owed under joint revenue sharing arrangements and DMR agreements with movie studios, (iii) the anticipated collection from financing receivables due in the next 12 months and (iv) payments expected in the next 12 months on its existing sales and sales type lease backlog.

The Company’s $319.0 million balance of cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2020 includes $75.0 million in cash held outside of Canada (December 31, 2019 — $90.1 million), of which $61.5 million was held in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) (December 31, 2019 — $67.6 million). In the first quarter of 2020, management completed a reassessment of its strategy with respect to the most efficient means of deploying the Company’s capital resources globally. Based on the results of this reassessment, management concluded that the historical earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries in excess of amounts required to sustain business operations would no longer be indefinitely reinvested. As a result, during the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recognized a deferred tax liability of $18.5 million for the applicable foreign withholding taxes associated with these historical earnings, which will become payable upon the repatriation of any such earnings.

During the six months ended June 30, 2020, cash and cash equivalents increased by $209.5 million, which reflects the full draw of the Credit Facility in the first quarter of 2020, as discussed above. This financing cash inflow was partially offset by $20.9 million in cash used to fund the Company’s operating activities as the COVID-19 global pandemic resulted in a significant decline in revenue and earnings. In addition, during the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company repurchased $36.6 million of its common shares under the share repurchase program and invested $3.9 million in equipment to be used in its joint revenue sharing arrangements with exhibitors. Based on management’s current operating plan for 2020, the Company expects to continue to use cash to deploy additional IMAX Theater Systems under joint revenue sharing arrangements.

The Company’s operating cash flow will be adversely affected if management’s projections of future signings for IMAX Theater Systems and film performance, theater installations and film productions are not realized. The Company forecasts its short-term liquidity requirements on a quarterly and annual basis. Since the Company’s future cash flows are based on estimates and there may be factors that are outside of the Company’s control (see “Risk Factors” in Item 1A in the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K), there is no guarantee that the Company will continue to be able to fund its operations through cash flows from operations. Under the terms of the Company’s typical sale and sales-type lease agreements, the Company receives substantial cash payments before the Company completes the performance of its obligations. Similarly, the Company receives cash payments for some of its film productions in advance of related cash expenditures.   

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The repercussions of the COVID-19 global pandemic have resulted in a significant decrease in the Company’s revenues, earnings and operating cash flows during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 as GBO results declined significantly, the installation of certain theater systems was delayed, and maintenance services were generally suspended. During the time period when a significant number of theaters in the IMAX network are closed, the Company has and will continue to experience a significant decline in earnings and operating cash flows as it is generating significantly lower than normal levels of GBO-based revenue from its joint revenue sharing arrangements and digital remastering services, it is unable to provide normal maintenance services to any of the theaters that remain closed, and while some installation activity is continuing, certain theater system installations have, and may continue to be delayed. In addition, the Company has experienced and may continue to experience delays in collecting payments due under existing theater sale or lease arrangements from its exhibitor partners who are facing financial difficulties as a result of the theater closures.

Based on the Company’s current cash balances and operating cash flows, it expects to have sufficient capital and liquidity to fund its operations in the normal course for the next 12 months.

See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic” in Item 2 of this Form 10-Q and “Risk Factors – The Company has experienced a significant decrease in its revenues, earnings and cash flows due to the COVID-19 global pandemic and its business, financial condition and results of operations may continue to be significantly harmed in future reporting periods” in Part II, Item 1A of this Form 10-Q.

Operating Activities

The Company’s net cash used in or provided by operating activities is affected by a number of factors, including: (i) the level of cash collections from customers in respect of existing IMAX Theater System sale and lease agreements, (ii) the amount of upfront payments collected from newly signed IMAX Theater System sale and lease agreements, (iii) the box-office performance of films distributed by the Company and/or released to IMAX theaters, (iv) the level of inventory purchases and (v) the level of the Company’s operating expenses, including expenses for research and development and new business initiatives.

Net cash used in operating activities totaled $20.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $48.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019. In the six months ended June 30, 2020, the net cash outflow from operating activities is principally due to the significant decrease in the Company’s revenue and earnings as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic. In addition, the Company has experienced a slowdown in manufacturing, shipments and installation of IMAX Theater Systems at customer sites, resulting in an increase in inventories. These cash outflows are partially offset by a $37.0 million decrease in accounts receivable.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities totaled $5.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020, which includes $3.9 million invested in equipment to be used in the Company’s joint revenue sharing arrangements with exhibitors. In addition, the Company acquired $1.2 million of intangible asset, principally related to the purchase or development of software, and purchased $0.6 million of property, plant and equipment. In the six months ended June 30, 2019, net cash used in investing activities totaled $42.7 million including the purchase by IMAX China (Hong Kong), Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IMAX China of equity securities in Maoyan for $15.2 million.

Capital expenditures, including the Company’s investment in joint revenue sharing equipment, purchase of property, plant and equipment, other intangible assets and investments in film assets were $9.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to $35.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019.

Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities totaled $235.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020, as compared to $41.3 million used in financing activities in the six months ended June 30, 2019. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the net cash provided by financing activities was principally due to the $280.0 million in Credit Facility borrowings drawn in the first quarter of 2020, as discussed above, and $0.2 million drawn on IMAX China’s Working Capital Facility, partially offset by $36.6 million paid to repurchase common shares under the Company’s share repurchase program, $3.3 million paid to purchase treasury stock for the settlement of restricted share units and related taxes, $1.5 million for the repurchase of common shares under the IMAX China share repurchase program, $2.1 million of dividends paid to the non-controlling interest shareholders of IMAX China and $1.0 million in credit agreement amendment fees.

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CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

Payments to be made by the Company under contractual obligations as at June 30, 2020 are as follows:

	Payments Due by Period
(In thousands of U.S. Dollars)	Total Obligation		Less Than One Year		1 to 3 years		3 to 5 years		Thereafter
Purchase obligations(1)	$	36,035	$	34,063	$	1,960	$	—	$	12
Pension obligations(2)		20,298		—		20,298		—		—
Operating lease obligations(3)		20,512		3,680		4,827		3,861		8,144
Credit Facility(4)		300,000		—		300,000		—		—
Working Capital Facility(5)		244		244		—		—		—
Postretirement benefits obligations		2,151		103		217		236		1,595
	$	379,240	$	38,090	$	327,302	$	4,097	$	9,751

(1) Represents total payments to be made under binding commitments with suppliers and outstanding payments to be made for supplies ordered, but yet to be invoiced.

(2) The Company has an unfunded defined benefit pension plan, the SERP, covering Mr. Gelfond, with a fixed benefit payable of $20.3 million. The table above assumes that Mr. Gelfond will receive a lump sum payment of $20.3 million six months after retirement at the end of the  term of his current employment agreement (December 31, 2022) in accordance with the terms of the SERP, although Mr. Gelfond has not informed the Company that he intends to retire at that time.

(3) Represents total minimum annual rental payments to be made under operating leases, mostly consisting of rent at the Company’s property in New York and at the various owned and operated theaters.

(4) The Company is not required to make any minimum payments on the Credit Facility.

(5)   Subsequent to June 30, 2020, IMAX Shanghai renewed its Working Capital Facility.

Pension and Postretirement Obligations

The Company has an unfunded defined benefit pension plan, the SERP, covering Mr. Gelfond. Pursuant to an amendment dated November 1, 2019 to an existing employment agreement, the term of Mr. Gelfond’s employment was extended through December 31, 2022, although Mr. Gelfond has not informed the Company that he intends to retire at that time. Under the terms of the amendment to his employment agreement, the total amount of benefit payable to Mr. Gelfond under the SERP has been fixed at $20.3 million. As at June 30, 2020, the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet includes the related benefit obligation of approximately $19.0 million recorded within accrued and other liabilities (December 31, 2019— $18.8 million).

The Company has a postretirement plan to provide health and welfare benefits to Canadian employees meeting certain eligibility requirements. As at June 30, 2020, the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet includes an unfunded benefit obligation of $1.5 million recorded within accrued and other liabilities (December 31, 2019 — $1.6 million).

In July 2000, the Company agreed to maintain health benefits for Messrs. Gelfond and Bradley J. Wechsler, the Company’s former Co-CEO and current Chairman of its Board of Directors, upon retirement. As at June 30, 2020, the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet includes an unfunded benefit obligation of $0.6 million recorded within accrued and other liabilities (December 31, 2019 — $0.7 million).

The Company maintained a nonqualified deferred compensation benefit plan (the “Retirement Plan”) covering the former CEO of IMAX Entertainment and Senior Executive Vice President of the Company. Under the terms of the Retirement Plan, the benefits were due to vest in full if he incurred a separation from service (as defined therein). In the fourth quarter of 2018, the executive incurred a separation from service, and as such, the Retirement Plan benefits became fully vested as at December 31, 2018 and the accelerated costs were recognized and reflected in Executive Transition Costs in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. As at June 30, 2020, the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet includes a funded benefit obligation of $3.6 million recorded within accrued and other liabilities (December 31, 2019 —$3.6 million).

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

See Note 3 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 for a discussion of recently issued accounting standards and their impact on the Company’s financial statements.

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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

GAAP refers to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. In this report, the Company presents financial measures in accordance with GAAP and also on a non-GAAP basis under U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules. Specifically, the Company presents the following non-GAAP financial measures as supplemental measures of its performance:

• Adjusted net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders;

• Adjusted net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders per basic and diluted share;

• EBITDA; and

• Adjusted EBITDA per Credit Facility.

Adjusted net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders and adjusted net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders per basic and diluted share exclude, where applicable: (i) share-based compensation; (ii) exit costs, restructuring charges and associated impairments, (iii) changes in the fair value of equity investments, (iv) COVID-19 government relief benefits, as well as the related tax impact of these adjustments, and (v) the income tax effects related to the removal of the indefinitely reinvested assertion on the historical earnings of certain subsidiaries.

The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures are important supplemental measures that allow management and users of the Company’s financial statements to view operating trends and analyze controllable operating performance on a comparable basis between periods without the after-tax impact of share-based compensation and certain unusual items included in net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders. Although share-based compensation is an important aspect of the Company’s employee and executive compensation packages, it is a non-cash expense and is excluded from certain internal business performance measures.

A reconciliation of net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders and the comparable per share amounts, the most directly comparable GAAP measures, to adjusted net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders and adjusted net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders per diluted share is presented in the table below. The Company believes that net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders is the most directly comparable GAAP measure because it reflects the earnings relevant to the Company’s shareholders, rather than including the non-controlling interest. As such, beginning in the first quarter of 2020, the Company has updated the reconciliations for such non-GAAP financial measures included herein.

	Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2020						June 30, 2019
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)	Net Loss			Diluted EPS			Net Income			Diluted EPS
Reported net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders	$	(25,967	)	$	(0.44	)	$	11,397		$	0.19
Adjustments(1):
Share-based compensation		6,168			0.10		$	6,799			0.11
Changes in the fair value of equity securities		(1,413	)		(0.02	)		3,101			0.05
COVID-19 government relief benefits		(3,151	)		(0.05	)		—			—
Tax impact on items listed above		(857	)		(0.01	)		(1,604	)		(0.03	)
Income tax effects related to the removal of the indefinitely reinvested assertion on the historical earnings of certain subsidiaries		(841	)		(0.02	)		—			—
Adjusted net (loss) income(1)	$	(26,061	)	$	(0.44	)	$	19,693		$	0.32
Weighted average basic shares outstanding					58,808						61,331
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding					58,808						61,507

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	Six Months Ended							Six Months Ended
		June 30, 2020						June 30, 2019
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)		Net Loss			Diluted EPS			Net Income			Diluted EPS
Reported net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders		$	(75,321	)	$	(1.26	)	$	19,662		$	0.32
Adjustments(1):
Share-based compensation			10,243			0.17			11,076			0.18
Exit costs, restructuring charges and associated impairments			—			—			850			0.01
Change in the fair value of equity securities			1,752			0.03			1,401			0.03
COVID-19 government relief benefits			(3,151	)		(0.05	)		—			—
Tax impact on items listed above			(1,195	)		(0.02	)		(2,484	)		(0.04	)
Income tax effects related to the removal of the indefinitely reinvested assertion on the historical earnings of certain subsidiaries			12,885			0.21			—			—
Adjusted net (loss) income(1)		$	(54,787	)	$	(0.92	)	$	30,505		$	0.50
Weighted average basic shares outstanding						59,613						61,354
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding						59,613						61,525

(1) Reflects amounts attributable to common shareholders.

In addition to the non-GAAP financial measures discussed above, management also uses “EBITDA,” as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement, and which is referred to herein as “Adjusted EBITDA per Credit Facility.” As allowed by the Credit Agreement, Adjusted EBITDA per Credit Facility includes adjustments in addition to the exclusion of interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Accordingly, this non-GAAP financial measure is presented to allow a more comprehensive analysis of the Company’s operating performance and to provide additional information with respect to the Company’s compliance against its Credit Agreement requirements in the current period, if applicable. In addition, the Company believes that Adjusted EBITDA per Credit Facility presents relevant and useful information widely used by analysts, investors and other interested parties in the Company’s industry to evaluate, assess and benchmark the Company’s results.

EBITDA is defined as net (loss) income excluding: (i) interest expense, net of interest income; (ii) income tax (benefit) expense; and (iii) depreciation and amortization, including film asset amortization. Adjusted EBITDA per Credit Facility is defined as EBITDA excluding: (i) share-based and other non-cash compensation; (ii) gain (loss) in fair value of equity investment; (iii) write-downs, net of recoveries, including asset impairments and credit loss expense; and (iv) (gain) loss from equity accounted investments.

A reconciliation of net loss attributable to common shareholders, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA per Credit Facility is presented in the table below. The Company believes that net loss attributable to common shareholders is the most directly comparable GAAP measure because it reflects the earnings relevant to the Company’s shareholders, rather than including the non-controlling interest. As such, beginning in the first quarter of 2020, the Company has updated the reconciliations for such non-GAAP financial measures included herein.

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	For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 (1)
	Attributable to
	Non-controlling
	Interests and			Less: Attributable to			Attributable to
	Common Shareholders			Non-controlling Interests			Common Shareholders
(In thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Reported net loss	$	(30,047	)	$	(4,080	)	$	(25,967	)
Add (subtract):
Income tax (benefit) expense		(10,248	)		638			(10,886	)
Interest expense, net of interest income		524			(96	)		620
Depreciation and amortization, including film asset amortization		11,930			1,049			10,881
EBITDA	$	(27,841	)	$	(2,489	)	$	(25,352	)
Share-based and other non-cash compensation		6,541			299			6,242
Gain in fair value of equity investment		(2,025	)		(612	)		(1,413	)
Write-downs, including asset impairments and credit loss expense		3,843			1,815			2,028
Adjusted EBITDA per Credit Facility	$	(19,482	)	$	(987	)	$	(18,495	)

	For the Twelve Months Ended June 30, 2020 (1)
	Attributable to
	Non-controlling
	Interests and			Less: Attributable to			Attributable to
	Common Shareholders			Non-controlling Interests			Common Shareholders
(In thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Reported net loss	$	(57,210	)	$	(9,093	)	$	(48,117	)
Add (subtract):
Income tax expense		13,069			6,707			6,362
Interest expense, net of interest income		922			(424	)		1,346
Depreciation and amortization, including film asset amortization		60,865			4,897			55,968
EBITDA	$	17,646		$	2,087		$	15,559
Share-based and other non-cash compensation		22,710			730			21,980
Loss in fair value of equity investment		978			274			704
Write-downs, including asset impairments and credit loss expense		23,404			5,420			17,984
Loss from equity accounted investments		304			—			304
Adjusted EBITDA per Credit Facility	$	65,042		$	8,511		$	56,531

(1) Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio calculated using twelve months ended Adjusted EBITDA per Credit Facility. During the second quarter of 2020, the Company entered into the Amendment to the Credit Facility Agreement which provides for, among other things, the suspension of the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio financial covenant through the first quarter of 2021. For more information see Note 7 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Company cautions users of its financial statements that these non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Additionally, the non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, the comparable GAAP amounts.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

There are currently no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future material effect on the Company’s financial condition.

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Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

The Company is exposed to market risk from foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates, which could affect operating results, financial position and cash flows. Market risk is the potential change in an instrument’s value caused by, for example, fluctuations in interest and currency exchange rates. The Company’s primary market risk exposure is the risk of unfavorable movements in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar, the Canadian dollar and the Chinese Yuan Renminbi. The Company does not use financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes.

Foreign Exchange Rate Risk

A majority of the Company’s revenue is denominated in U.S. dollars while a significant portion of its costs and expenses is denominated in Canadian dollars. A portion of the Company’s net U.S. dollar cash flows is converted to Canadian dollars to fund Canadian dollar expenses through the spot market. In addition, IMAX films generate box office in 81 different countries, and therefore unfavorable exchange rates between applicable local currencies and the U.S. dollar could have an impact on the Company’s reported gross box office and revenues. The Company has incoming cash flows from its revenue generating theaters and ongoing operating expenses in China through its majority-owned subsidiary IMAX (Shanghai) Multimedia Technology Co., Ltd. In Japan, the Company has ongoing Yen-denominated operating expenses related to its Japanese operations. Net Renminbi and Japanese Yen cash flows are converted to U.S. dollars through the spot market. The Company also has cash receipts under leases denominated in Renminbi, Japanese Yen, Euros and Canadian dollars.

The Company manages its exposure to foreign exchange rate risks through the Company’s regular operating and financing activities and, when appropriate, through the use of derivative financial instruments. These derivative financial instruments are utilized to hedge economic exposures as well as reduce earnings and cash flow volatility resulting from shifts in market rates.

Certain of the Company’s subsidiaries held approximately 434.9 million Renminbi ($61.5 million) in cash and cash equivalents as at June 30, 2020 (December 31, 2019 — 471.6 million Renminbi or $67.6 million) and are required to transact locally in Renminbi. Foreign currency exchange transactions, including the remittance of any funds into and out of the PRC, are subject to controls and require the approval of the China State Administration of Foreign Exchange to complete. Any developments relating to the Chinese economy and any actions taken by the China government are beyond the control of the Company; however, the Company monitors and manages its capital and liquidity requirements to ensure compliance with local regulatory and policy requirements.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded a foreign exchange net loss of $0.3 million and net loss of  $1.0 million, respectively, as compared to a foreign exchange net loss of $0.2 million and net loss of $0.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, associated with the translation of foreign currency denominated monetary assets and liabilities.

The Company entered into a series of foreign currency forward contracts to manage the Company’s risks associated with the volatility of foreign currencies. The forward contracts have settlement dates throughout 2020 and 2021. Foreign currency derivatives are recognized and measured in the balance sheet at fair value. Changes in the fair value (gains or losses) are recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations except for derivatives designated and qualifying as foreign currency cash flow hedging instruments. The Company currently has cash flow hedging instruments associated with selling, general and administrative expenses and inventories. For foreign currency cash flow hedging instruments related to selling, general and administrative expenses, the effective portion of the gain or loss in a hedge of a forecasted transaction is reported in Other Comprehensive Income and reclassified to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations when the forecasted transaction occurs. For foreign currency cash flow hedging instruments related to inventories, the effective portion of the gain or loss in a hedge of a forecasted transaction is reported in Other Comprehensive Income and reclassified to Inventories on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets when the forecasted transaction occurs. Any ineffective portion is recognized immediately in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

The notional value of foreign currency cash flow hedging instruments that qualify for hedge accounting at June 30, 2020 was $32.4 million (December 31, 2019 — $36.1 million). A gain of $1.3 million and a loss of $1.5 million was recorded to Other Comprehensive Income with respect to the change in fair value of these contracts for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively (2019 — gain of $0.3 million and a gain of $0.4 million, respectively). A loss of $0.3 million and a loss of $0.7 million was reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income to Selling, General and Administrative Expenses, Inventories and Property, Plant and Equipment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively (2019 — loss of $0.4 million and a loss of $0.7 million, respectively). The Company's estimated net amount of existing losses as at June 30, 2020 is $0.4 million, which is expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next twelve months. Appreciation or depreciation on forward contracts not meeting the requirements for hedge accounting in the Derivatives and Hedging Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification are

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recorded to Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. The notional value of forward contracts that do not qualify for hedge accounting at June 30, 2020 was $3.6 million (December 31, 2019 — $nil).

For all derivative instruments, the Company is subject to counterparty credit risk to the extent that the counterparty may not meet its obligations to the Company. To manage this risk, the Company enters into derivative transactions only with major financial institutions.

At June 30, 2020, the Company’s financing receivables and working capital items denominated in Canadian dollars, Renminbi, Japanese yen and Euros translated into U.S. dollars was $119.9 million. Assuming a 10% appreciation or depreciation in foreign currency exchange rates from the quoted foreign currency exchange rates at June 30, 2020, the potential change in the fair value of foreign currency-denominated financing receivables and working capital items would have been $12.0 million. A significant portion of the Company’s selling, general, and administrative expenses is denominated in Canadian dollars. Assuming a 1% appreciation or depreciation in foreign currency exchange rates at June 30, 2020, the potential change in the amount of selling, general, and administrative expenses would be $0.1 million.

Interest Rate Risk Management

The Company’s earnings are also affected by changes in interest rates due to the impact those changes have on its interest income from cash, and its interest expense from variable-rate borrowings under the Credit Facility.  

As at June 30, 2020, the Company had drawn down $300.0 million on its Credit Facility (December 31, 2019 — $20.0 million) and $0.2 million on IMAX China’s Working Capital Facility (December 31, 2019 — $nil).

The Company’s largest exposure with respect to variable rate debt comes from changes in the LIBOR. The Company had variable rate debt instruments representing 55.3% and 8.1% of its total liabilities as at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. If the interest rates available to the Company increased by 10%, the Company’s interest expense would increase by $0.4 million and interest income from cash would increase by $0.2 million. These amounts are determined by considering the impact of the hypothetical interest rates on the Company’s variable rate debt and cash balances at June 30, 2020.

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

EVALUATION OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the specified time periods and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the CEO and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), to allow timely discussions regarding required disclosure. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives.

The Company’s management, with the participation of its CEO and its CFO, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e)) as at June 30, 2020 and has concluded that, as at the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective. The Company will continue to periodically evaluate its disclosure controls and procedures and will make modifications from time to time as deemed necessary to ensure that information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.

CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting which occurred during the three months ended June 30, 2020, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. We have not experienced any material impact to our internal control over financial reporting despite the fact that most of our employees are working remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We will continue to monitor the evolving COVID-19 situation to minimize its impact on the design and operating effectiveness of our internal control.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

See Note 8 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements to the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 for information regarding legal proceedings involving the Company.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

This Form 10-Q and the risk factor below should be read together with, and supplement, the risk factors in Item 1A. Risk Factors in the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K, which describes various risks and uncertainties to which the Company is or may become subject, and the risk factor below supersedes the risk factor disclosed in Item 1A of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2020. The risks described below and in the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K are not the only risks facing the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to the Company or that the Company currently deems to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect its business, financial condition and/or operating results.

The Company has experienced a significant decrease in its revenues, earnings and cash flows due to the COVID-19 global pandemic and its business, financial condition and results of operations may continue to be significantly harmed in future reporting periods.

In late-January 2020, in response to the public health risks associated with an outbreak of COVID-19, the Chinese government directed exhibitors in China to temporarily close more than 70,000 movie theaters, including all of the approximately 700 IMAX theaters in mainland China. On March 11, 2020, due to the worsening public health crisis associated with the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 was characterized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization, and in the following weeks, local, state and national governments instituted stay-at-home orders and restrictions on large public gatherings which caused movie theaters in countries around the world to temporarily close, including substantially all of the IMAX theaters in those countries. As a result of the theater closures, Hollywood and Chinese movie studios have postponed the theatrical release of multiple films, including many scheduled to be shown in IMAX theaters, while other films have been released directly to streaming platforms. As of the date of this report, stay-at-home orders have been lifted in many countries and movie theaters are gradually reopening with reduced capacities, physical distancing requirements, and other safety measures. Subsequent to June 30, 2020, approximately 40% of the theaters in the IMAX commercial multiplex network have begun to report GBO in July. These theaters span across 40 countries and include the Domestic, Greater China and Rest of World markets.

The repercussions of the COVID-19 global pandemic have resulted in a significant decrease in the Company’s revenues, earnings, and operating cash flow during the first and second quarters of 2020 due to a decline in the box office related revenues generated by IMAX theaters, delays in the installation of certain theater systems and suspension of maintenance services. During this period, the Company is generating significantly lower than normal levels of box-office based revenue and expects that it will continue to experience a significant decrease in overall revenues and earnings during the time period when a significant number of the theaters in the IMAX network are closed. Moreover, given the uncertainty around when movie-going will return to historical levels, there can be no guarantees that the Company will not continue to be significantly impacted by the COVID-19 global pandemic even after some or all theaters are reopened. In addition, the global economic impact of COVID-19 has led to record levels of unemployment in certain countries, which has led to, and may continue to result in, lower consumer spending. The timing and extent of a recovery of consumer behavior and willingness to spend discretionary income on movie-going may delay the Company’s ability to generate significant GBO-based revenue until such time as consumer behavior normalizes and consumer spending recovers.

In addition, there can be no guarantees that the steps the Company has taken and continues to take to preserve cash and manage its expenditures will result in the cost savings the Company anticipates. There can also be no guarantees that any wage subsidies, tax credits and other financial support or any other governmental benefits and support for which the Company is eligible domestically or internationally under newly enacted COVID-19 relief legislation in the countries in which the Company operates will materialize in the amounts expected. The Company cannot predict the manner in which such benefits will be allocated or administered, and the Company cannot guarantee that it will be able to access such benefits in a timely manner or at all. Certain of the benefits the Company seeks to access or may apply for in the future have not previously been administered on the present scale or at all. Any benefits the Company expects to receive, or may apply for in the future, may not be at the same levels as currently estimated, may impose additional conditions and restrictions on the Company’s operations or may otherwise provide less relief than currently contemplated. There can be no guarantees that the Company will receive any additional material financial support through these or other programs that may be created, expanded or implemented by governments in the countries in which the Company operates.

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In addition, the Company has experienced and may continue to experience delays in collecting payments due under existing theater sale or lease arrangements from its exhibitor partners who are now facing financial difficulties as a result of the theater closures. The ability of such partners to make payments cannot be guaranteed and is subject to changing economic circumstances. There are no guarantees that some of the Company’s exhibitor partners will not enter into bankruptcy proceedings.  In such cases, the local laws governing restructurings would apply, and there can be no guarantees of the Company’s success in obtaining complete or partial payments owed to it under these regulatory regimes.  Further, the Company has had to delay movie theater installations from backlog and may be required to further delay or cancel such installations in the future. As a result, the Company’s future revenues and cash flows may be adversely affected.

 Given the dynamic nature of the circumstances, while the Company has been negatively impacted as of the date of filing of this report, it is difficult to predict the full extent of such adverse impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic on the Company’s financial condition, liquidity, business and results of operations in future reporting periods. The extent and duration of such impact on the Company will depend on future developments, including, but not limited to, the timing of reopening of movie theaters worldwide, and the timing of when delayed films are released, consumer behavior and general economic conditions, the solvency of the Company’s exhibitor partners, their ability to make timely payments and any potential construction or installation delays involving our exhibitor partners. Such events are highly uncertain and cannot be accurately forecast. Moreover, there can be no guarantees that the Company’s liquidity needs will not increase materially over the course of this pandemic. In addition, liquidity needs as well as other changes to the Company’s business and operations may impact the Company’s ability to maintain compliance with certain covenants under the amended Credit Agreement. The Company may also be subject to impairment losses based on long-term estimated projections. These estimates and the likelihood of future changes in these estimates depend on a number of underlying variables and a range of possible outcomes. Actual results may materially differ from management’s estimates, especially due to the uncertainties associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. If business conditions deteriorate further, or should they remain depressed for a prolonged period of time, management’s estimates of operating results and future cash flows for reporting units may be insufficient to support the goodwill assigned to them, thus requiring impairment charges. Estimates related to future expected credit losses and deferred tax assets could also be materially impacted by changes in estimates in the future.

In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic and public health measures implemented to contain it may also have the effect of heightening many of the other risks described in the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K, including, but not limited to, risks relating to harm to our key personnel, diverting management’s resources and time to addressing the impacts of COVID-19 which may negatively affect the Company’s ability to implement its business plan and pursue certain opportunities, potential impairments, the effectiveness of our internal control of financial reporting, cybersecurity and data privacy risks due to employees working from home, and risks of increased indebtedness due to the full draw down of the Credit Facility, including the Company’s ability to seek waivers of covenants or to refinance such borrowings, among others. The longer the COVID-19 pandemic and associated protective measures persist, the more severe the extent of the adverse impact of the pandemic on the Company is likely to be.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

In 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a new $200.0 million share repurchase program for shares of the Company’s common shares, that would have expired on, June 30, 2020.  In June 2020, the Board of Directors approved a 12-month extension of this program which will now expire on June 30, 2021. The repurchases may be made either in the open market or through private transactions, subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements and other relevant factors. The Company has no obligation to repurchase shares and the share repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued by the Company at any time. During the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company did not repurchase any shares under this program. As at June 30, 2020, the Company has $89.4 million available under its approved repurchase program.

In 2019, IMAX China announced that its shareholders granted its Board of Directors a general mandate authorizing the Board, subject to applicable laws, to repurchase shares of IMAX China in an amount not to exceed 10% of the total number of issued shares of IMAX China as at June 6, 2019 (35,605,560 shares). This program expired on the date of the 2020 Annual General Meeting of IMAX China on June 11, 2020. During the 2020 Annual General Meeting, shareholders approved the repurchase of shares of IMAX China not to exceed 10% of the total number of issued shares as of June 11, 2020 (34,848,398 shares). This program will be valid until the 2021 Annual General Meeting of IMAX China. The repurchases may be made in the open market or through other means permitted by applicable laws. IMAX China has no obligation to repurchase its shares and the share repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued by IMAX China at any time. In the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, IMAX China repurchased 425,800 and 906,400 common shares, respectively at an average price of HKD 11.63 per share and HKD 13.13 per share, respectively ($1.50 and $1.69 per share, respectively).

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The total number of shares purchased during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, under both the Company and IMAX China’s repurchase plans, does not include any shares purchased in the administration of employee share-based compensation plans.

Item 6.  Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
10.48	Employment Agreement, dated October 18, 2018, between IMAX Corporation and Megan Colligan.
10.49	Summary of Employment Arrangement, effective October 3, 2011 between IMAX Corporation and Mark Welton. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38 to IMAX Corporation’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 (File No. 001-35066).
10.50	First Amendment to Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement entered into on June 10, 2020. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to IMAX Corporation’s Form 8-K dated as of June 11, 2020 (File No. 001-35066).
10.51	Second Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to IMAX Corporation’s Form 8-K dated as of June 5, 2020 (File No. 001-35066).
31.1	Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated July 28, 2020, by Richard L. Gelfond.
31.2	Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated July 28, 2020, by Patrick McClymont.
32.1	Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated July 28, 2020, by Richard L. Gelfond.
32.2	Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated July 28, 2020, by Patrick McClymont.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	IMAX CORPORATION
Date: July 28, 2020	By:	/s/ PATRICK MCCLYMONT
		Patrick McClymont
		Executive Vice-President & Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial Officer)
Date: July 28, 2020	By:	/s/ KEVIN M. DELANEY
		Kevin M. Delaney
		Senior Vice-President, Finance & Controller
		(Principal Accounting Officer)

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EX-10.48

IMAX CORPORATION

Exhibit 10.48

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

employment agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of October 10, 2018, between IMAX CORPORATION, a corporation organized under the laws of Canada (the “Company”), and Megan Colligan (the “Executive”).

WHEREAS, the Company wishes to enter into this Agreement to engage the Executive to provide services to the Company, and the Executive wishes to be so engaged, pursuant to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.Employment and Duties.

(a)General.  Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Executive shall serve as President of IMAX Entertainment and Executive Vice President, IMAX Corporation, reporting directly to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”). The Executive shall perform the duties and services for the Company commensurate with the Executive’s position as directed by the CEO from time to time. The Executive’s principal place of employment shall be the offices of the Company in Los Angeles, California, subject to regular domestic and international travel as required by the performance of her duties and the business of the Company.

(b)Exclusive Services.  For so long as the Executive is employed by the Company, the Executive shall devote her full business working time to her duties hereunder, shall faithfully serve the Company, shall conform to and comply with the lawful and good faith directions and instructions given to her by the CEO, and shall use her best efforts to promote and serve the interests of the Company. Further, the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, render material services to any other person or organization without the consent of the Chief Legal Officer, or otherwise engage in activities that would impede her ability to fully perform her obligations hereunder.

2.Term.  The Executive’s employment pursuant to this Agreement shall commence on February 19, 2019 (the “Effective Date”), and shall continue indefinitely until the Executive’s termination of, or resignation from, employment pursuant to Section 4 hereunder (the “End Date”).  The period commencing as of the Effective Date and ending on the End Date is hereinafter referred to as the “Term”.

3.Compensation and Other Benefits.  Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Company shall pay and provide the following compensation and other benefits to the Executive during the Term as compensation for services rendered hereunder:

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(a)Base Salary.  The Company shall pay to the Executive an annual salary (the “Base Salary”) of $1,000,000, less applicable withholdings and deductions, and subject to annual review as part of the Company’s review cycle.  The Base Salary will be payable in substantially equal installments in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices as established from time to time.

(b)Bonus. The Executive shall be eligible to receive a discretionary incentive bonus as determined in the sole discretion of the Company (the “Bonus”). The target amount of the Bonus shall be 100% of Base Salary (the “Target Bonus”), with the potential to overachieve.  The actual amount of the Bonus shall be based upon the attainment of individual and Company performance goals and objectives consistent with the Company’s practices with respect to similarly-situated executives and approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company in its sole discretion, and shall be determined in conformity with the IMAX Performance Bonus Plan (or any successor plans established by the Company). The Bonus (if any) shall be paid on the date on which the Company pays out bonuses to senior executives generally; provided, however, that except as provided by Section 4(c)(i)(C) below, the Executive must remain employed by the Company on the payout date.

(c)Equity Awards.

(i) As soon as practicable following the Effective Date, the Executive shall be granted an equity award with an aggregate grant date fair market value equal to $1,000,000 (the “UpfrontGrant”). The Upfront Grant shall be comprised of 50% nonqualified stock options to purchase common shares of the Company (“Options”) and 50% performance stock units (“PSUs”) and/or restricted share units (“RSUs”). The Upfront Grants shall vest as follows: (i) 1/3 on the first anniversary of the applicable grant date; (ii) 1/3 on the second anniversary of the applicable grant date; and (iii) 1/3 on the third anniversary of the applicable grant date.  In addition, the vesting of any PSUs that are granted will be subject to certain metrics being achieved, consistent with the vesting metrics established for other senior executives.

(ii) The Executive will also be eligible to participate in the Company’s annual equity grant process, which occurs in or around March of each year. The Executive shall receive an equity award with a target aggregate grant date fair market value for the March 2019 grant of $1,500,000.  For each subsequent year of the Term starting in March 2020, the Executive shall be eligible to receive a target aggregate grant date fair market value within the range of $1,500,000 to $2,000,000, based on both Company and personal performance (the “Annual Grants”). Any such Annual Grants commencing in March 2020 will be in the Company’s sole discretion, and the vehicles, mix of Options, PSUs, and RSUs, and vesting schedules for any Annual Grant will be consistent with the Company’s standard process and grants given to other senior executives at the time. Any such Annual Grants shall be granted on or about the time that awards are generally

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granted to the Company’s senior executives.The Executive must be employed by the Company on the grant date in order to receive the Annual Grants.  

(iii) The Options, PSUs, and RSUs to be granted pursuant to this Section 3(c) shall be granted on the terms and conditions set forth in the IMAX Corporation Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the “LTIP”), the grant agreements to be entered into between the Company and the Executive pursuant to the LTIP, and this Agreement.  The exercise price of the Options shall be the Fair Market Value of the Common Shares on the date of grant.  The Options shall have a seven (7) year term.

(d) Benefit Plans.  During the Term, the Executive shall be entitled to participate, on the same basis and at the same level as generally available to other senior executives of the Company, in any group insurance, hospitalization, medical, health and accident, disability, fringe benefit and deferred compensation plans or programs of the Company (including executive supplemental health benefits) now existing or hereafter established, as in effect from time to time.  In addition, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in the Company’s wellness allowance program, pursuant to which the Executive shall be entitled to reimbursement of up to $2,500 annually for qualifying expenses related to personal health and fitness goals. The wellness allowance program is a taxable benefit to the Executive.

(e)Automobile.  The Company shall provide the Executive with an automobile allowance of $1,100 per month (the “Automobile Payment”).  The Automobile Payment will be paid and is taxable as ordinary income.  In addition, the Company shall reimburse Executive for the costs of gasoline, insurance, and reasonable operating expenses for that automobile, as well as costs for taxis or ride hailing services such as Uber, in accordance with Company policies in effect for senior executives from time to time, up to a collective maximum of $11,800 per annum.

(f)Vacation.  The Executive shall be entitled to vacation time of twenty (20) days per year, subject to proration based on partial years of service.

(g)Expenses.  The Company shall reimburse the Executive for reasonable travel and other business-related expenses incurred by her in the fulfillment of her duties hereunder upon presentation of written documentation thereof, in accordance with the business expense reimbursement policies and procedures of the Company as in effect from time to time; provided, however, that the level of travel and hotel accommodations shall be no less favorable than those arrangements made available to other senior executives of the Company. Payments with respect to reimbursements of expenses shall be made consistent with the Company’s reimbursement policies and procedures and in no event later than the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the relevant expense is incurred.

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4.Termination of Employment.Subject to this Section 4, the Company shall have the right to terminate the Executive’s employment at any time, with or without Cause (as defined in Section 5), and the Executive shall have the right to terminate her employment at any time and for any reason.

(a)Termination Due to Death or Disability.  The Executive’s employment under this Agreement will terminate upon the Executive’s death or the Executive’s Disability (as defined in Section 5). In the event the Executive’s employment terminates as a result of the Executive’s death or Disability, the Company shall pay to the Executive (or her estate, as applicable) (i) the Base Salary and Automobile Payment through and including the date of termination, (ii) an amount equal to the Executive’s accrued and unused vacation pay as of the date of termination, and (iii) any other amounts or benefits required to be paid or provided by law or under any plan, program, policy or practice of the Company (including unreimbursed business expenses properly incurred through the date of termination) ((i) through (iii) collectively the “Other Accrued Compensation and Benefits”), in each case, payable within thirty (30) days of the Executive’s termination of employment by reason of death or Disability (or as otherwise expressly set forth in the applicable plan, program or agreement).  Furthermore, upon a termination of employment as a result of the Executive’s death or Disability, a portion of the Executive’s equity awards that have already been granted pursuant to this Agreement shall vest such that, when combined with previously vested equity awards, an aggregate of 50% of all of the equity awards that have been granted pursuant to this Agreement shall have vested. Any vested Options shall continue to be exercisable for a period of 180 days following the date of the Executive’s death or Disability (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Options). All Options not exercised within such 180-day period shall be cancelled and shall revert back to the Company for no consideration and the Executive or her estate, as applicable, shall have no further right or interest therein.  Except as provided in this Section 4(a), the Executive shall have no further right to receive any other compensation or benefits after a termination of employment due to the Executive’s death or Disability.

(b)Termination for Cause; Resignation without Good Reason.  If, at any time, the Executive incurs a Separation from Service (as defined in Section 5) by reason of the Company’s termination of the Executive’s employment for Cause, or if the Executive resigns from her employment for any reason other than for Good Reason (as defined in Section 5), then (i) the Executive shall be entitled to payment of her Other Accrued Compensation and Benefits, payable within thirty (30) days after the Executive’s Separation from Service (or as otherwise expressly set forth in the applicable plan, program or agreement) and (ii) all outstanding equity awards will be treated in accordance with the terms of the LTIP and/or the applicable award letters.   Except as set forth in this Section 4(b), the Executive shall have no further right to receive any other compensation or benefits after her termination for Cause or resignation of employment for any reason other than for Good Reason.  The Executive shall provide thirty (30) days’ written notice to the Company prior to resigning her employment.

(c)Termination Without Cause; Resignation for Good Reason.  

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(i)If, at any time, the Executive incurs a Separation from Service by reason of the Company’s termination of the Executive’s employment without Cause, or as a result of her resignation for Good Reason, then the Executive shall receive the Other Accrued Compensation and Benefits and, subject to Section 4(d):

(A)if the termination without Cause or resignation for Good Reason occurs on or before February 18, 2020, the Company shall continue to pay the Executive the Base Salary and Automobile Payment for a period of six (6) months. If the termination without Cause or resignation for Good Reason occurs on or after February 19, 2020, the Company shall continue to pay the Executive the Base Salary and Automobile Payment for a period of twelve (12) months. The Base Salary and Automobile Payment will be paid either in a lump sum or in accordance with the Company’s ordinary payroll practices in effect from time to time, at the Company’s discretion; provided, however, that payments in respect of the Severance Period will not commence until the 60^th day following the Executive’s termination of employment;

(B)all outstanding equity will be treated in accordance with the terms of the LTIP or the applicable award letters; and

(C)the Bonus to which the Executive would have otherwise been entitled had she remained employed at the Company on the payout date will be paid to the Executive on a prorated basis based on the length of her employment with the Company during the year at issue.

(ii) The Executive agrees that the provisions of Section 4(c) are fair and reasonable and that if her employment is terminated without Cause, or she resigns for Good Reason, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, she shall have no further right to receive any other compensation or benefits.

(d)Execution and Delivery of Release; Restrictive Covenants.  The Company shall not be required to make the payments and provide the benefits under Section 4(c) (other than the Other Accrued Compensation and Benefits) unless (i) the Executive executes and delivers to the Company, within sixty (60) days following the Executive’s termination of employment, a general waiver and release of claims and the release has become effective and irrevocable in its entirety, and (ii) the Executive remains in material compliance with the Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Intellectual Property Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Non-Competition Agreement”).  The Executive’s failure or refusal to sign the release (or the revocation of such release in accordance with applicable laws) or the Executive’s failure to comply with the Non-Competition Agreement shall result in the forfeiture of the payments and benefits payable under Section 4(c).

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(e)Notice of Termination.  Any termination of employment by the Company or the Executive shall be communicated by a written “Notice of Termination” to the other party hereto given in accordance with Section 22 of this Agreement, except that the Company may waive the requirement for such Notice of Termination by the Executive.  The date of the Executive’s termination of employment shall be the date specified in the Notice of Termination.  

5.Definitions.

(a)Cause.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean the termination of the Executive’s employment because of:

(i) the cessation of the Executive’s ability to work legally in the United States or Canada other than for reasons not within the Executive’s reasonable control;

(ii) any act or omission that constitutes a material breach by the Executive of any of her obligations under this Agreement;

(iii) the continued failure or refusal of the Executive to perform the duties reasonably required of her in her role;

(iv) the Executive's commission of, or plea of nolo contendere to, (A) any felony or (B) any crime involving dishonesty or moral turpitude or which reflects negatively upon the Company or otherwise impairs or impedes its operations;

(v) the Executive's engaging in any misconduct, negligence, act of dishonesty, violence or threat of violence that is materially injurious to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates;

(vi) the Executive's breach of the Employee Confidentiality, Non-Competition, and Intellectual Property Agreement or any material written policy of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; or

(vii) any other action by the Executive which in the good faith judgment of the Company is materially injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of, or is otherwise materially injurious to, the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or which results in the violation by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates of any law;

provided, however, that, subject to the proviso at the end of this paragraph, no event or condition described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (v), (vi) or (vii) shall constitute Cause unless (A) the Company first gives the Executive written notice of its intention to terminate her employment for Cause and the grounds for such termination, (B) such grounds for termination (if susceptible to correction) are not corrected by the Executive within thirty (30) days of her receipt of such notice (or, in the event that such grounds cannot be corrected within such thirty (30)-day period, the Executive has not taken all

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reasonable steps within such thirty (30)-day period to correct such grounds as promptly as practicable thereafter) and (C) the Company actually terminates the Executive’s employment with the Company within thirty (30) days following the expiration of the thirty (30) day cure period.

(b)Disability.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” means a physical or mental disability or infirmity of the Executive that prevents the normal performance of substantially all of her duties under this Agreement as an Executive of the Company, which disability or infirmity shall exist for any continuous period of 180 days.

(c)Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean the Executive’s resignation as a result of (i) a material diminution of the Executive’s responsibilities; (ii) the Executive ceasing to report to the CEO; (iii) the Company requiring the Executive to be based at any office or location more than thirty (30) miles from Los Angeles; or (iv) a material breach by the Company of any material term of this Agreement; provided, however, that no such event shall constitute Good Reason unless (A) the Executive first gives the Company written notice of her intention to resign her employment for Good Reason and the grounds for such resignation, (B) such grounds for resignation (if susceptible to correction) are not corrected by the Company within thirty (30) days of its receipt of such notice  and (C) the Executive actually resigns her employment with the Company within thirty (30) days following the expiration of the thirty (30) day cure period.

(d)Separation from Service. “Separation from Service” will have the meaning set forth in Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code (as amended, and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder (collectively, the “Code”)).

6.Nondisparagement.  The Executive agrees that at no time during the Executive’s employment by the Company or thereafter shall the Executive make, or cause or assist any other person to make, any statement or other communication to any third party that impugns or attacks, or is otherwise critical of, the reputation, business or character of the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and their respective directors, officers or employees. It shall not be a violation of this Section 6 for the Executive to testify truthfully in response to a subpoena or other lawful process.

7.Recovery of Compensation.  All payments and benefits provided under this Agreement shall be subject to any compensation recovery or clawback as required under law.

8.Section 409A of the Code.

(a)The payments and benefits provided under this Agreement are intended to comply with, or be exempt from, Section 409A of the Code (“Section 409A”) and shall be interpreted or construed consistent with that intent. The Company shall not accelerate any payment or the provision of any benefits under this Agreement or make or provide any such payment or benefits if such payment or provision of such benefits would, as a result, be subject to tax under Section 409A.  If, in the good faith judgment of the

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Company, any provision of this Agreement could cause the Executive to be subject to adverse or unintended tax consequences under Section 409A, such provision shall be modified by the Company in its sole discretion to maintain, to the maximum extent practicable, the original intent of the applicable provision without contravening the requirements of Section 409A.  This Section8(a) does not create an obligation on the part of the Company to modify this Agreement and does not guarantee that the amounts or benefits owed under this Agreement will not be subject to tax, interest and penalties under Section 409A.

(b) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, each payment of compensation made to the Executive shall be treated as a separate and distinct installment payment from all other such payments for purposes of Section 409A. The actual date of payment pursuant to this Agreement shall be within the sole discretion of the Company. In no event may the Executive be permitted to control the year in which payment occurs. With regard to any provision herein that provides for reimbursement of costs and expenses or in-kind benefits, except as permitted by Section 409A: (i) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit; (ii) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits, provided during any taxable year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other taxable year; and (iii) such payments shall be made on or before the last day of the Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense occurred, or such earlier date as required hereunder.  

(c)Any payment to be made under this Agreement upon a termination of employment shall only be made upon a Separation from Service under Section 409A.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that the right to any payment (including the provision of benefits) to be made hereunder upon the Executive’s Separation from Service provides for the “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A(d)(1), if the Executive is a “Specified Executive” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) on the date of the Executive’s Separation from Service, then no such payment shall be made or commence during the period beginning on the date of the Executive’s Separation from Service and ending on the date that is six (6) months following the Executive’s Separation from Service or, if earlier, on the date of the Executive’s death.  The amount of any payment that would otherwise be paid to the Executive during this period shall instead be paid to the Executive on the fifteenth (15^th) day of the first calendar month following the end of the six (6)-month period.

9.Source of Payments.  All payments provided under this Agreement, other than payments made pursuant to a plan which provides otherwise, shall be paid in cash from the general funds of the Company, and no special or separate fund shall be established, and no other segregation of assets shall be made, to assure payment.  The Executive shall have no right, title or interest whatsoever in or to any investments which the Company may make to aid the Company in meeting its obligations hereunder.  To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company hereunder, such right shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured creditor of the Company.

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10.Representation and Warranty.  The Executive represents and warrants that she is not subject to any non-competition covenant or any other agreement with any party that would in any manner restrict or limit her ability to render the services required of her hereunder.

11.Assignment.  This Agreement may be assigned by the Company to an affiliate or subsidiary, or in connection with a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.  The Executive may not assign or delegate her duties under this Agreement.

12.Binding Agreement.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns.  

13.Withholding.  Any payments made or benefits provided to the Executive under this Agreement shall be reduced by any applicable withholding taxes or other amounts required or permitted to be withheld by law or contract.

14.Amendment; Waiver.  This Agreement may not be modified, amended or waived in any manner, except by an instrument in writing signed by both parties hereto.  The waiver by either party of compliance with any provision of this Agreement by the other party (including the failure to insist upon strict compliance with any term, covenant or condition) shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of (i) any other provision of this Agreement, or (ii) any subsequent breach by such party of a provision of this Agreement.

15.Governing Law.  All matters affecting this Agreement, including the validity thereof, are to be subject to, and interpreted and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed in that State.

16.Arbitration.  Any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement or otherwise in connection with the Executive's employment by the Company that cannot be mutually resolved by the parties to this Agreement and their respective advisors and representatives shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in Los Angeles County, California in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association, provided that discovery in any such arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the California Code of Civil Procedure.  The arbitration shall be held before one arbitrator of exemplary qualifications and stature, who shall be selected jointly by an individual to be designated by the Company and an individual to be selected by the Executive, or if such two individuals cannot agree on the selection of the arbitrator, who shall be selected pursuant to Employment Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures of the American Arbitration Association. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its/her reasonable fees and costs.

17.Survival of Certain Provisions.  The rights and obligations set forth in this Agreement that, by their terms, extend beyond the Term shall survive the Term.  

18.Entire Agreement.  This Agreement, together with the equity award agreements referenced in Section 3(c) of this Agreement and the Non-Competition Agreement, contain the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the matters covered herein, and supersede all prior or contemporaneous negotiations, commitments, agreements and writings with respect to the subject matter hereof, including the Prior Agreement.  All such other negotiations, commitments, agreements and writings shall have no

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further force or effect, and the parties to any such other negotiation, commitment, agreement or writing shall have no further rights or obligations thereunder.  

19.Severability.  In the event any provision or part of this Agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable, only that particular provision or part so found, and not the entire Agreement, will be inoperative.

20.Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed by either of the parties hereto in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

21.Headings.  The headings of sections herein are included solely for convenience of reference and shall not control the meaning or interpretation of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

22.Notices.  All notices or communications hereunder shall be in writing, addressed as follows:

if to the Company:

IMAX Corporation

902 Broadway, 20^th Floor

New York, NY 10010

Attention: Chief Legal Officer

Facsimile:(212) 371-7584

if to the Executive:

Megan Colligan

[Address On File with the Company]

All such notices shall be conclusively deemed to be received and shall be effective (i) if sent by hand delivery or overnight courier, upon receipt or (ii) if sent by electronic mail or facsimile, upon receipt by the sender of confirmation of such transmission; provided, however, that any electronic mail or facsimile will be deemed received and effective only if followed, within 48 hours, by a hard copy sent by certified United States mail.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Executive have duly executed this Agreement as of October 10, 2018.

IMAX CORPORATION

By:  _/s/ Robert D. Lister____________

Name:_Robert D. Lister____________
Title:  _Chief Legal Officer and______
Senior Executive Vice President______

By:  _/s/ Carrie Lindzon-Jacobs_______

Name:_Carrie Lindzon-Jacobs________
Title:  _Chief Human Resources Officer
and Executive Vice President_________

MEGAN COLLIGAN

/s/ Megan Colligan______________

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EX-31.1

IMAX CORPORATION

Exhibit 31.1

Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002

I, Richard L. Gelfond, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 of the registrant, IMAX Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	July 28, 2020	By:	/s/ Richard L. Gelfond
		Name:	Richard L. Gelfond
		Title:	Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

IMAX CORPORATION

Exhibit 31.2

Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002

I, Patrick McClymont, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 of the registrant, IMAX Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	July 28, 2020	By:	/s/ Patrick McClymont
		Name:	Patrick McClymont
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer &
			Executive Vice President

EX-32.1

IMAX CORPORATION

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATIONS

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

(Subsections (A) and (B) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)

Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), I, Richard L. Gelfond, Chief Executive Officer & Director of IMAX Corporation, a Canadian corporation (the “Company”), hereby certify, to my knowledge, that:

The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 (the “Form 10-Q”) of the Company fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date:	July 28, 2020	By:	/s/ Richard L. Gelfond
		Name:	Richard L. Gelfond
		Title:	Chief Executive Officer

EX-32.2

IMAX CORPORATION

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATIONS

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

(Subsections (A) and (B) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)

Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), I, Patrick McClymont, Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President of IMAX Corporation, a Canadian corporation (the “Company”), hereby certify, to my knowledge, that:

The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 (the “Form 10-Q”) of the Company fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date:	July 28, 2020	By:	/s/ Patrick McClymont
		Name:	Patrick McClymont
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer &
			Executive Vice President

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 318,986	$ 109,484
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses	54,839	99,513
Financing receivables, net of allowance for credit losses	123,865	128,038
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Inventories	60,179	42,989
Prepaid expenses	12,008	10,237
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Property, plant and equipment	287,220	306,849
Investment in equity securities	13,192	15,685
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Deferred income tax assets	46,826	23,905
Other intangible assets	28,204	30,347
Goodwill	39,027	39,027
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Bank indebtedness	297,765	18,229
Accounts payable	13,668	20,414
Accrued and other liabilities	108,917	112,779
Deferred revenue	104,311	94,552
Deferred income tax liabilities	18,475
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Commitments and contingencies
Non-controlling interests
Non-controlling interests	4,237	5,908
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Less: Treasury stock, 21,313 shares at cost (December 31, 2019 — 187,020)	(329)	(4,038)
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Accumulated deficit	(134,395)	(40,253)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(4,180)	(3,190)
Total shareholders' equity attributable to common shareholders	439,369	547,694
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 1,061,465	$ 889,069

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Shareholders' equity
Common stock, par value
Common stock, shares issued	58,878,749	61,362,872
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Revenues
Revenues, total		$ 8,855	$ 104,797	$ 43,757	$ 184,995
Costs and expenses applicable to revenues
Cost and expenses applicable to revenues, total		16,543	45,244	46,359	80,302
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Selling, general and administrative expenses		29,796	32,136	58,432	59,785
Research and development		1,232	1,222	3,432	2,358
Amortization of intangibles		1,344	1,218	2,665	2,293
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Asset impairments		0	0	1,151	0
Exit costs, restructuring charges and associated impairments		0	0	0	850
(Loss) income from operations		(41,500)	24,050	(79,939)	38,049
Gain (loss) in fair value of equity securities		2,025	(4,544)	(2,514)	(2,053)
Retirement benefits non-service expense		(130)	(160)	(246)	(320)
Interest income		891	572	1,256	1,142
Interest expense		(1,581)	(636)	(2,229)	(1,317)
(Loss) income before taxes		(40,295)	19,282	(83,672)	35,501
Income tax benefit (expense)		10,248	(5,308)	(5,257)	(8,956)
Equity in losses of investees, net of tax		0	(138)	(529)	(222)
Net (loss) income		(30,047)	13,836	(89,458)	26,323
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests		4,080	(2,439)	14,137	(6,661)
Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders		$ (25,967)	$ 11,397	$ (75,321)	$ 19,662
Net (loss) income per share attributable to common shareholders - basic and diluted:
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Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services [Member]
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Technology Rentals [Member]
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[1] IMAX DMR gross margin includes marketing cost of $nil and $2.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively (2019 — $9.5 million and $13.4 million, respectively). JRSA gross margin includes advertising, marketing and commission expense of less than $0.1 million and $0.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively (2019 —$0.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively). IMAX Systems gross margin includes marketing and commission costs of $0.2 million and $0.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively, (2019 — $0.4 million and $0.9 million, respectively). Film Distribution segment gross margin includes marketing expense of less than $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively (2019 — less than $0.1 million and $0.6 million, respectively).

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	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Statement Of Income And Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
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Foreign currency translation adjustments	496	(1,257)	(615)	(172)
Defined benefit and postretirement benefit plans	4		17
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Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	1,729	(763)	(1,176)	608
Comprehensive (loss) income	(28,318)	13,073	(90,634)	26,931
Less: Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests	3,930	(2,040)	14,323	(6,607)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to common shareholders	$ (24,388)	$ 11,033	$ (76,311)	$ 20,324

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Operating Activities
Net (loss) income	$ (89,458)	$ 26,323
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	27,182	29,804
Credit loss expense	11,657	1,358
Write-downs	6,806	508
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense	(4,878)	1,296
Share-based and other non-cash compensation	10,850	11,710
Unrealized foreign currency exchange loss (gain)	312	(14)
Loss in fair value of equity securities	2,514	2,053
Equity in losses of investees	529	222
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	36,971	489
Inventories	(16,887)	(3,226)
Film assets	(4,057)	(8,214)
Deferred revenue	9,799	(1,355)
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities	(12,220)	(12,437)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(20,880)	48,517
Investing Activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment	(594)	(4,175)
Purchase of equipment for joint revenue sharing arrangements	(3,908)	(22,235)
Acquisition of other intangible assets	(1,221)	(1,121)
Investment in equity securities		(15,153)
Net cash used in investing activities	(5,723)	(42,684)
Financing Activities
Increase in credit facility borrowings	280,244	35,000
Repayment of credit facility borrowings		(50,000)
Credit facility amendment fees paid	(959)
Settlement of restricted share units and options	(2,757)	(7,619)
Treasury stock repurchased for future settlement of restricted share units	(329)	(1,575)
Repurchase of common shares, IMAX China	(36,624)	(1,258)
Taxes withheld and paid on employee stock awards vested	(251)	(219)
Common shares issued - stock options exercised		2,379
Issuance of subsidiary shares to non-controlling interests (net of return on capital)		1,106
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests	(2,118)	(2,266)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	235,674	(41,265)
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash	431	293
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents during period	209,502	(35,139)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	109,484	141,590
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	318,986	106,451
IMAX China
Financing Activities
Repurchase of common shares, IMAX China	$ (1,532)	$ (16,813)

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Capital Stock [Member]	Other Equity [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]	Non-controlling Interests [Member]
Balance, beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2018		$ 421,539	$ 179,595	$ (85,385)	$ (3,588)
Movement of Shareholders' Equity
Change in shares held in treasury		(659)
Employee stock options exercised		1,728
Amortization of share-based payment expense - stock options			4,488
Amortization of share-based payment expense - restricted share units			7,253
Restricted share units vested			(7,294)
Cash received from the issuance of common shares in excess of par value			651
Fair value of stock options exercised at the grant date		97	(97)
Common shares repurchased and retired		(604)		(1,105)
Common shares repurchased, IMAX China			(16,813)
Stock options exercised from treasury shares			(1,551)
Net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests	$ 19,662			19,662
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	608				662
Balance, end of period at Jun. 30, 2019		422,101	166,232	(66,828)	(2,926)
Balance, beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2018						$ 80,757
Movement of Shareholders' Equity
Net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests	6,661					7,035
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(54)
Dividends paid to non-controlling shareholders						(2,266)
Balance, end of period at Jun. 30, 2019						85,472
Balance, beginning of period at Mar. 31, 2019		418,907	176,587	(77,120)	(2,562)
Movement of Shareholders' Equity
Change in shares held in treasury		2,632
Employee stock options exercised		1,092
Amortization of share-based payment expense - stock options			2,382
Amortization of share-based payment expense - restricted share units			4,842
Restricted share units vested			(1,392)
Cash received from the issuance of common shares in excess of par value			484
Fair value of stock options exercised at the grant date		74	(74)
Common shares repurchased and retired		(604)		(1,105)
Common shares repurchased, IMAX China			(15,046)
Stock options exercised from treasury shares			(1,551)
Net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests	11,397			11,397
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(763)				(364)
Balance, end of period at Jun. 30, 2019		422,101	166,232	(66,828)	(2,926)
Balance, beginning of period at Mar. 31, 2019						85,434
Movement of Shareholders' Equity
Net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests	2,439					2,703
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(399)
Dividends paid to non-controlling shareholders						(2,266)
Balance, end of period at Jun. 30, 2019						85,472
Movement of Shareholders' Equity
Total shareholders' equity	604,051
Total shareholders' equity	637,187
Balance, beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2019	547,694	419,348	171,789	(40,253)	(3,190)
Movement of Shareholders' Equity
Change in shares held in treasury		3,709
Amortization of share-based payment expense - stock options			1,103
Amortization of share-based payment expense - restricted share units			7,762
Amortization of share-based payment expense - performance stock units			793
Restricted share units vested			(7,225)
Common shares repurchased and retired		(17,803)		(18,821)
Common shares repurchased, IMAX China			(1,532)
Net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests	(75,321)			(75,321)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(1,176)				(990)
Balance, end of period at Jun. 30, 2020	439,369	405,254	172,690	(134,395)	(4,180)
Balance, beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2019	89,493					89,493
Movement of Shareholders' Equity
Net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests	(14,137)					(12,466)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(186)
Dividends paid to non-controlling shareholders						(2,118)
Balance, end of period at Jun. 30, 2020	74,723					74,723
Balance, beginning of period at Mar. 31, 2020		404,164	168,892	(108,428)	(5,759)
Movement of Shareholders' Equity
Change in shares held in treasury		1,090
Amortization of share-based payment expense - stock options			505
Amortization of share-based payment expense - restricted share units			4,948
Amortization of share-based payment expense - performance stock units			506
Restricted share units vested			(1,520)
Common shares repurchased, IMAX China			(641)
Net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests	(25,967)			(25,967)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	1,729				1,579
Balance, end of period at Jun. 30, 2020	439,369	$ 405,254	$ 172,690	$ (134,395)	$ (4,180)
Balance, beginning of period at Mar. 31, 2020						79,508
Movement of Shareholders' Equity
Net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests	(4,080)					(2,817)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	150
Dividends paid to non-controlling shareholders						(2,118)
Balance, end of period at Jun. 30, 2020	74,723					$ 74,723
Movement of Shareholders' Equity
Total shareholders' equity	$ 514,092

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Basis of Presentation

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

1.  Basis of Presentation

Accounting Principles

IMAX Corporation, together with its consolidated subsidiaries (the “Company”), prepares its financial statements in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted from this report, as is permitted by such rules and regulations. In the Company’s opinion, the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect all adjustments of a normal recurring nature that are necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. The interim results presented in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year, particularly in this interim period due to the impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic. (See Note 2.)

The Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in the its 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “2019 Form 10-K”), which should be consulted for a summary of the significant accounting policies utilized by the Company. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared following the same accounting policies disclosed in the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K, except as described in Note 4 below. In the first quarter of 2020, the Company updated certain account names within Revenues and Costs and Expenses Applicable to Revenues in its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations to better describe the nature of its revenue-generating activities and related costs.

Principles of Consolidation

These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company, except for subsidiaries which have been identified as variable interest entities (“VIEs”) where the Company is not the primary beneficiary. All intercompany accounts and transactions, including all unrealized intercompany profits on transactions with equity method investees, have been eliminated.

The Company has interests in ten film production companies, which have been identified as VIEs. The Company is the primary beneficiary of five of these entities as it has the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIE, and it has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the respective VIE that could potentially be significant. The majority of the assets relating to these production companies are held by the IMAX Original Film Fund (the “Original Film Fund”) as described in Note 17(b). The Company does not consolidate the other five film production companies because it does not have the power to direct their activities and does not have the obligation to absorb the majority of the expected losses or the right to receive expected residual returns. The Company uses the equity method of accounting for these entities, which are not material to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. A loss in value of an investment that is other than temporary is recognized as a charge to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Total assets and liabilities of the Company’s consolidated VIEs are as follows:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2020		2019
Total assets	$	7,010	$	9,677
Total liabilities	$	15,494	$	15,528

Estimates and Assumptions

In preparing the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, management makes judgments in applying various accounting policies. The areas of policy judgment are consistent with those reported in the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K, with the exception of the adoption of the estimate of current expected credit losses that became effective January 1, 2020, which also involves significant judgment and estimation, and is described in Note 4 below. In addition, management makes assumptions about the Company’s future operating results and cash flows in deriving critical accounting estimates used in preparing the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. As disclosed in the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K, such sources of estimation include estimates used to determine the recoverable amounts of receivables, inventory, film assets, long-lived assets (including assets used to support

joint revenue sharing arrangements), goodwill and deferred tax assets, as well as estimates of variable consideration related to future box office performance.

To date, the Company’s operations have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, as described in Note 2.  There continues to be significant ongoing uncertainty surrounding the extent and duration of the impacts that the pandemic will have on box office results and the installation of IMAX Theater Systems, as well as the Company’s customers, suppliers, and employees. There is heightened potential for future credit losses on receivables, inventory write downs, impairments of film assets, impairments of long-lived assets (including the theater system equipment supporting the Company’s joint revenue sharing arrangements), impairments of goodwill, valuation allowances against deferred tax assets, and the reversal of variable consideration receivables that are based on future box office performance. In the current environment, assumptions about box office results, IMAX Theater System installations, and customer creditworthiness have greater variability than normal, which could in the future significantly affect the valuation of the Company’s assets, both financial and non-financial. The Company’s cash flow estimates for testing the recoverability of certain long-lived assets are based on a longer time horizon due to the long-term nature of its underlying contracts, allowing time for a recovery of the cash flows associated with the underlying assets groups, which management has factored into its estimates. The accuracy of management’s estimates is dependent, in part, on the timing of the reopening of theaters in the IMAX network, and on the release of new films by production studios. These theater reopening and film release scenarios are highly uncertain and have been factored into management’s cash flow estimates. As an understanding of the longer-term impacts of COVID-19 on the Company’s customers and business develops, there is a heightened potential for changes in management’s estimates over the remainder of 2020.

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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Impact Of Coronavirus Nineteen Pandemic [Abstract]

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic

2.  Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic

In late-January 2020, in response to the public health risks associated with the novel coronavirus and the disease that it causes (“COVID-19”), the Chinese government directed exhibitors in China to temporarily close more than 70,000 movie theaters, including all of the approximately 700 IMAX theaters in mainland China. On March 11, 2020, due to the worsening public health crisis associated with the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 was characterized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization, and in the following weeks, local, state and national governments instituted stay-at-home orders and restrictions on large public gatherings which caused movie theaters in countries around the world to temporarily close, including substantially all of the IMAX theaters in those countries. As a result of the theater closures, Hollywood and Chinese movie studios have postponed the theatrical release of multiple films, including many scheduled to be shown in IMAX theaters, while other films have been released directly to streaming platforms. As of the date of this report, stay-at-home orders have been lifted in many countries and movie theaters are gradually reopening with reduced capacities, physical distancing requirements, and other safety measures. Subsequent to June 30, 2020, approximately 40% of the theaters in the IMAX commercial multiplex network have begun to report gross box office (“GBO”) results in July. These theaters span across 40 countries and include the Domestic, Greater China and Rest of World markets.

The repercussions of the COVID-19 global pandemic have resulted in a significant decrease in the Company’s revenues, earnings and operating cash flows during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 as GBO results declined significantly, the installation of certain theater systems was delayed, and maintenance services were generally suspended. During the time period when a significant number of theaters in the IMAX network are closed, the Company has and will continue to experience a significant decline in earnings and operating cash flows as it is generating significantly lower than normal levels of GBO-based revenue from its joint revenue sharing arrangements and digital remastering services, it is unable to provide normal maintenance services to any of the theaters that remain closed, and while some installation activity is continuing, certain theater system installations have, and may continue to be delayed. In addition, the Company has experienced and may continue to experience delays in collecting payments due under existing theater sale or lease arrangements from its exhibitor partners who are now facing financial difficulties as a result of the theater closures.

The Company may continue to be significantly impacted by the COVID-19 global pandemic even after some or all theaters are reopened. The global economic impact of COVID-19 has led to record levels of unemployment in certain countries, which has led to, and may continue to result in, lower consumer spending. The timing and extent of a recovery of consumer behavior and willingness to spend discretionary income on movie-going may delay the Company’s ability to generate significant GBO-based revenue until such time as consumer behavior normalizes and consumer spending recovers.

In response to uncertainties associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company has taken and is continuing to take significant steps to preserve cash by eliminating non-essential costs, reducing employee hours and deferring all non-essential capital expenditures to minimum levels. The Company has also implemented an active cash management process, which, among other things, requires senior management approval of all outgoing payments. In addition, in the first quarter of 2020, the Company drew down the $280.0 million in available borrowing capacity under its credit facility, which was then amended in June 2020 to, among other things, suspend the senior secured net leverage ratio financial covenant in the underlying credit agreement through the first quarter of 2021

(see Note 7). Furthermore, the Company has applied for wage subsidies, tax credits and other financial support under the newly enacted COVID-19 relief legislation in the countries in which it operates. The Company received approximately $2.2 million in July 2020 under the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy program and expects to receive approximately $1.0 million under the U.S. CARES Act, both of which were recognized in the second quarter of 2020 as reductions to Selling, General and Administrative Expenses ($2.9 million) and Costs and Expenses Applicable to Revenues ($0.3 million) in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company will continue to review and apply for additional subsidies and credits for the remaining terms of these programs, where applicable.

Consistent with the first quarter of 2020, the Company performed a quantitative goodwill impairment test taking into account the latest available information and determined that its goodwill was not impaired as of June 30, 2020. As of that date, the Company’s total Goodwill was $39.0 million, of which $19.0 million relates to the IMAX Systems reporting unit, $13.6 million relates to the Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangement reporting unit, and $6.4 million relates to the IMAX Maintenance reporting unit. The impairment test was performed on a reporting unit level by comparing each unit’s carrying value, including goodwill, to its fair value. The fair value of each reporting unit was assessed using a discounted cash flow model based on management’s estimated long-term projections, against which various sensitivity analyses were performed. These estimates and the likelihood of future changes in these estimates depend on a number of underlying variables and a range of possible outcomes. Actual results may materially differ from management’s estimates, especially due to the uncertainties associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. (See Note 1.)

In the second quarter of 2020, the Company also updated its recoverability tests of the carrying values of the theater system equipment supporting its joint revenue sharing arrangements, which are recorded within Property, Plant and Equipment. In performing its reviews of recoverability, the Company estimated the undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of the assets and determined that there was no impairment as of the date of each test. The cash flow estimates used in these reviews are consistent with management’s estimated long-term projections, against which various sensitivity analyses were performed. These estimates are highly uncertain due to the COVID-19 pandemic, therefore management’s estimated cash flows factor in a number of underlying variables and ranges of possible cash flow scenarios. Actual results may materially differ from management’s estimates, especially due to the uncertainties associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. (See Note 1.)

If business conditions deteriorate further, or should they remain depressed for a prolonged period of time, management’s estimates of operating results and future cash flows for the IMAX Systems and Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements reporting units may be insufficient to support the goodwill assigned to them, thus requiring impairment charges. The Company will continue to evaluate the recoverability of goodwill at the reporting unit level on an annual basis as of the beginning of its fourth fiscal quarter and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate there may be a potential impairment. Estimates related to future expected credit losses (Note 4) and deferred tax assets (Note 11) could also be materially impacted by changes in estimates in the future. (See Note 1.)

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Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Accounting Changes And Error Corrections [Abstract]

Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

3.  Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting” (“ASU 2020-04”). The purpose of ASU 2019-05 is to provide optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The amendments in ASU 2020-04 are effective for all entities as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. The Company is currently assessing the impact of ASU 2020-04 on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Company considers the applicability and impact of all recently issued FASB accounting standard codification updates. Accounting standards updates that are not noted above were assessed and determined to be not applicable or not significant to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the period ended June 30, 2020.

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Current Expected Credit Losses

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Credit Loss [Abstract]

Current Expected Credit Losses

4.  Current Expected Credit Losses

In 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments” (“ASC Topic 326”), which amends previously issued guidance regarding the impairment of financial instruments by creating an impairment model that is based on expected losses rather than incurred losses. The standard requires financial assets measured on the amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. The Company’s accounts receivable, financing receivables and variable consideration receivables are within the scope of ASU No. 2016-13. The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-13 and several associated ASUs on January 1, 2020 with no required cumulative-effect adjustment to accumulated deficit.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable principally includes amounts currently due to the Company under theater sale and sales-type lease arrangements, contingent fees earned from theaters operators as a result of box office performance, and fees for theater maintenance services. To a lesser extent, accounts receivable also includes amounts due from movie studios and other content creators for digitally remastering films into IMAX formats, as well as for film distribution and post-production services.

In order to mitigate the credit risk associated with accounts receivable, management performs an initial credit evaluation prior to entering into an arrangement with a customer and then regularly monitors the credit quality of each customer through an analysis of collections history and aging. This monitoring process includes meetings on at least a monthly basis to identify credit concerns and potential changes in credit quality classification. A customer may improve their credit quality classification once a substantial payment is made on an overdue balance or when the customer has agreed to a payment plan and payments have commenced in accordance with that plan. Changes in credit quality classification are dependent upon management approval. The Company’s internal credit quality classifications for theater operators are as follows:

• Good Standing — The theater operator continues to be in good standing as payments and reporting are up to date.

• Credit Watch — The theater operator has demonstrated a delay in payments, but continues to be in active communication with the Company. Theater operators placed on Credit Watch are subject to enhanced monitoring. In addition, depending on the size of the outstanding balance, length of time in arrears and other factors, future transactions may need to be approved by management. These receivables are in better condition than those in the Pre-Approved Transactions Only category, but are not in as good condition as the receivables in the Good Standing category.  

• Pre-Approved Transactions Only — The theater operator has demonstrated a delay in payments with little or no communication with the Company. All services and shipments to the theater operator must be reviewed and approved by management. These receivables are in better condition than those in the All Transactions Suspended category, but are not in as good condition as the receivables in the Credit Watch category. In certain situation, depending on the individual facts and circumstances related to each customer, finance income recognition may be suspended for the net investment in lease and financed sale receivable balances for customers in the Pre-Approved Transactions Only category. See below for a discussion of the Company’s net investment in leases and financed sale receivables.

• All Transactions Suspended — The theater operator is severely delinquent, non-responsive or not negotiating in good faith with the Company. Once a theater operator is classified within the All Transactions Suspended category, the theater is placed on nonaccrual status and all revenue recognitions related to the theater are stopped.

The ability of the Company to collect its accounts receivable balances is heavily dependent on the viability and solvency of individual theater operators which is significantly influenced by consumer behavior and general economic conditions. Theater operators, or other customers, may experience financial difficulties that could cause them to be unable to fulfill their payment obligations to the Company.

The Company develops its estimate of credit losses by class of receivable and customer type through a calculation that utilizes historical loss rates which are then adjusted for specific receivables that are judged to have a higher than normal risk profile after taking into account management’s internal credit quality classifications, as well as macro-economic and industry risk factors.         

The following table summarizes the activity in the allowance for credit losses related to accounts receivable for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2020												Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
	Theater Operators			Studios			Other			Total			Theater Operators			Studios			Other			Total
Beginning balance	$	6,504		$	3,983		$	1,041		$	11,528		$	3,302		$	893		$	942		$	5,137
Current period provision		(107	)		1,596			(203	)		1,286			3,095			4,686			(104	)		7,677
Write-offs		—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Recoveries		—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Foreign exchange		(80	)		(124	)		—			(204	)		(80	)		(124	)		—			(204	)
Ending balance	$	6,317		$	5,455		$	838		$	12,610		$	6,317		$	5,455		$	838		$	12,610

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded provisions for current expected credit losses of $1.3 million and $7.7 million, respectively, reflecting a reduction in the credit quality of its theater and studio related accounts receivable, which management believes is primarily related to the COVID-19 global pandemic. For the three months ended June 30, 2020, the reductions to the provisions for the Theater Operators and Other categories are principally due to decreases in the underlying receivable balances. Management’s judgments regarding expected credit losses are based on the facts available to management and involve estimates about the future. Due to the unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, its effect on the Company’s customers and their ability to meet their financial obligations to the Company is difficult to predict. As a result, the Company’s judgments and associated estimates of credit losses may ultimately prove, with the benefit of hindsight, to be incorrect. (See Notes 1 and 2.)

Financing Receivables

Financing receivables are due from theater operators and consist of the Company’s net investment in sales-type leases and receivables associated with financed sales of IMAX Theater Systems. Similar to accounts receivable, management performs an initial credit evaluation prior to entering into an arrangement with a customer and then regularly monitors the credit quality of each customer through an analysis of collections history and aging. This monitoring process includes meetings on at least a monthly basis to identify credit concerns and potential changes in credit quality classification. A customer may improve their credit quality classification once a substantial payment is made on an overdue balance or when the customer has agreed to a payment plan and payments have commenced in accordance with that plan. Changes in credit quality classification are dependent upon management approval. The internal credit quality classifications utilized by the Company for accounts receivable, as described above, are also used for financing receivables.

The ability of the Company to collect its financing receivable balances is heavily dependent on the viability and solvency of individual theater operators which is significantly influenced by consumer behavior and general economic conditions. Theater operators may experience financial difficulties that could cause them to be unable to fulfill their payment obligations to the Company.

The Company develops its estimate of credit losses by class of receivable and customer type through a calculation that utilizes historical loss rates which are then adjusted for specific receivables that are judged to have a higher than normal risk profile after taking into account management’s internal credit quality classifications, as well as macro-economic and industry risk factors.

As at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, financing receivables consist of the following:

	June 30,			December 31,
	2020			2019
Net investment in leases
Gross minimum payments due under sales-type leases	$	17,142		$	16,766
Unearned finance income		(899	)		(1,005	)
Present value of minimum payments due under sales-type leases		16,243			15,761
Allowance for credit losses		(459	)		(155	)
Net investment in leases		15,784			15,606
Financed sales receivables
Gross minimum payments due under financed sales		142,380			146,660
Unearned finance income		(30,590	)		(33,313	)
Present value of minimum payments due under financed sales		111,790			113,347
Allowance for credit losses		(3,709	)		(915	)
Net financed sales receivables		108,081			112,432
Total financing receivables	$	123,865		$	128,038
Net financed sales receivables due within one year	$	31,061		$	27,595
Net financed sales receivables due after one year	$	77,020		$	84,837
Total financed sales receivables	$	108,081		$	112,432

As at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the weighted-average remaining lease term and weighted-average interest rate associated with the Company’s sales-type lease arrangements and financed sale receivables, as applicable, are as follows:

	June 30,			December 31,
	2020			2019
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)
Sales-type lease arrangements		7.9			8.1
Weighted-average interest rate
Sales-type lease arrangements		6.85	%		6.68	%
Financed sales receivables		9.02	%		9.00	%

The following tables provide information on the Company’s net investment in leases by credit quality indicator as at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

	By Origination Year
As at June 30, 2020	2020		2019		2018		2017		2016		Prior		Total
Net investment in leases:
Credit quality classification:
In good standing	$	924	$	7,804	$	2,991	$	942	$	—	$	2,786	$	15,447
Credit Watch		—		—		—		—		—		88		88
Pre-approved transactions		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Transactions suspended		—		—		—		—		—		708		708
Total net investment in leases	$	924	$	7,804	$	2,991	$	942	$	—	$	3,582	$	16,243
Current-period gross write-offs	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Current-period recoveries		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Current-period net write-offs	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
	By Origination Year
As at December 31, 2019	2019		2018		2017		2016		2015		Prior		Total
Net investment in leases:
Credit quality classification:
In good standing	$	7,874	$	3,045	$	989	$	—	$	—	$	3,186	$	15,094
Credit Watch		—		—		—		—		—		667		667
Pre-approved transactions		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Transactions suspended		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Total net investment in leases	$	7,874	$	3,045	$	989	$	—	$	—	$	3,853	$	15,761

The following tables provide information on the Company’s financed sale receivables by credit quality indicator as at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

	By Origination Year
As at June 30, 2020	2020		2019		2018		2017		2016		Prior		Total
Financed sales receivables:
Credit quality classification:
In good standing	$	1,606	$	11,474	$	14,382	$	15,381	$	15,495	$	47,551	$	105,889
Credit Watch		—		331		—		—		304		1,171		1,806
Pre-approved transactions		—		—		—		—		585		671		1,256
Transactions suspended		—		—		—		896		937		1,006		2,839
Total financed sales receivables	$	1,606	$	11,805	$	14,382	$	16,277	$	17,321	$	50,399	$	111,790
Current-period gross write-offs	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Current-period recoveries		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Current-period net write-offs	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
	By Origination Year
As at December 31, 2019	2019		2018		2017		2016		2015		Prior		Total
Financed sales receivables:
Credit quality classification:
In good standing	$	11,981	$	14,414	$	16,556	$	15,208	$	—	$	44,291	$	102,450
Credit Watch		—		—		637		1,687		—		6,955		9,279
Pre-approved transactions		—		—		250		295		—		285		830
Transactions suspended		—		—		—		165		—		623		788
Total financed sales receivables	$	11,981	$	14,414	$	17,443	$	17,355	$	—	$	52,154	$	113,347

The following tables provide an aging analysis for the Company’s net investment in leases and financed sale receivables as at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

	As at June 30, 2020
	Accrued and Current		30-89 Days		90+ Days		Billed		Unbilled		Recorded Receivable		Allowance for Credit Losses			Net
Net investment in leases	$	11	$	262	$	735	$	1,008	$	15,235	$	16,243	$	(459	)	$	15,784
Financed sales receivables		688		2,941		10,166		13,795		97,995		111,790		(3,709	)		108,081
Total	$	699	$	3,203	$	10,901	$	14,803	$	113,230	$	128,033	$	(4,168	)	$	123,865
	As at December 31, 2019
	Accrued and Current		30-89 Days		90+ Days		Billed		Unbilled		Recorded Receivable		Allowance for Credit Losses			Net
Net investment in leases	$	30	$	68	$	251	$	349	$	15,412	$	15,761	$	(155	)	$	15,606
Financed sales receivables		1,678		2,772		5,446		9,896		103,451		113,347		(915	)		112,432
Total	$	1,708	$	2,840	$	5,697	$	10,245	$	118,863	$	129,108	$	(1,070	)	$	128,038

The Company considers financing receivables with an aging between 60-89 days as indications of theaters with potential collection concerns. The Company will begin to focus its review on these financing receivables and increase its discussions internally and with the theater regarding payment status. Once a theater’s aging exceeds 90 days, the Company’s policy is to perform an enhanced review to assess collectibility of the theater’s past due accounts. The over 90 days past due category may be an indicator of potential impairment as up to 90 days outstanding is considered to be a reasonable time to resolve any issues. Given the potential impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic on the Company’s customers, management is enhancing its monitoring procedures with respect to overdue receivables.  

The following table provides information about the Company’s net investment in leases and financed sale receivables with billed amounts past due for which it continues to accrue finance income as at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

	As at June 30, 2020
	Accrued and Current		30-89 Days		90+ Days		Billed		Unbilled		Allowance for Credit Losses			Net
Net investment in leases	$	9	$	255	$	729	$	993	$	12,338	$	(264	)	$	13,067
Financed sales receivables		570		2,862		10,187		13,619		64,654		(2,427	)		75,846
Total	$	579	$	3,117	$	10,916	$	14,612	$	76,992	$	(2,691	)	$	88,913
	As at December 31, 2019
	Accrued and Current		30-89 Days		90+ Days		Billed		Unbilled		Allowance for Credit Losses			Net
Net investment in leases	$	9	$	19	$	251	$	279	$	578	$	—		$	857
Financed sales receivables		1,146		1,290		5,523		7,959		29,173		—			37,132
Total	$	1,155	$	1,309	$	5,774	$	8,238	$	29,751	$	—		$	37,989

The following table provides information about the Company’s net investment in leases and financed sale receivables that are on nonaccrual status as at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

	As at June 30, 2020							As at December 31, 2019
	Recorded Receivable		Allowance for Credit Losses			Net		Recorded Receivable		Allowance for Credit Losses			Net
Net investment in leases	$	708	$	(10	)	$	698	$	—	$	—		$	—
Net financed sales receivables		2,839		(1,032	)		1,807		788		(732	)		56
Total	$	3,547	$	(1,042	)	$	2,505	$	788	$	(732	)	$	56

A theater operator that is classified within the “All Transactions Suspended” category is placed on nonaccrual status and all revenue recognitions related to the theater are stopped. While the recognition of finance income is suspended, payments received by a customer are applied against the outstanding balance owed. If payments are sufficient to cover any unreserved receivables, a recovery of provision taken on the billed amount, if applicable, is recorded to the extent of the residual cash received. Once the collectibility issues are resolved and the customer has returned to being in good standing, the Company will resume recognition of finance income.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recognized $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively (2019 — $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively) in finance income related to the net investment in leases with billed amounts past due. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recognized $0.9 million and $3.0 million, respectively (2019 —$2.1 million and $4.6 million, respectively) in finance income related to the financed sale receivables with billed amounts past due.

The following table summarizes the activity in the allowance for credit losses related to the Company’s net investment in leases and financed sale receivables for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2020						Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
	Net Investment			Financed			Net Investment		Financed
	in Leases			Sales Receivables			in Leases		Sales Receivables
Beginning balance	$	464		$	3,557		$	155	$	915
Current period provision		(5	)		171			304		2,813
Write-offs		—			—			—		—
Recoveries		—			—			—		—
Foreign exchange		—			(19	)		—		(19	)
Ending balance	$	459		$	3,709		$	459	$	3,709
	Three Months Ended June 30, 2019						Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
	Net Investment			Net Financed			Net Investment		Net Financed
	in Leases			Sales Receivables			in Leases		Sales Receivables
Beginning balance	$	155		$	839		$	155	$	839
Charge-offs		—			—			—		—
Recoveries		—			—			—		—
Provision		—			—			—		—
Ending balance	$	155		$	839		$	155	$	839

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded a provision for current expected credit losses of $0.2 million and $3.1 million, respectively, reflecting a reduction in the credit quality of its theater related financing receivables, which management believes is primarily related to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Management’s judgments regarding expected credit losses are based on the facts available to management and involve estimates about the future. Due to the unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, its effect on the Company’s customers and their ability to meet their financial obligations to the Company is difficult to predict. As a result, the Company’s judgments and associated estimates of credit losses may ultimately prove, with the benefit of hindsight, to be incorrect. (See Notes 1 and 2.)

Variable Consideration Receivable

In sale arrangements, variable consideration may become due to the Company from theater operators if certain annual minimum box office receipt thresholds are exceeded. Such variable consideration is recorded as revenue in the period when the sale is recognized and adjusted in future periods based on actual results and changes in estimates. Variable consideration is only recognized to the extent the Company believes there is not a risk of significant revenue reversal.

The ability of the Company to collect its variable consideration receivables is heavily dependent on the viability and solvency of individual theater operators which is significantly influenced by consumer behavior and general economic conditions. Theater operators may experience financial difficulties that could cause them to be unable to fulfill their payment obligations to the Company.

The Company develops its estimate of credit losses by class of receivable and customer type through a calculation utilizing historical loss rates for financed sale receivables which are then adjusted for specific receivables that are judged to have a higher than normal risk profile after taking into account management’s internal credit quality classifications, as well as macro-economic and industry risk factors.    

The following table summarizes the activity in the allowance for credit losses related to variable consideration receivables for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2020			Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
	Theater Operators			Theater Operators
Beginning balance	$	875		$	—
Current period provision		(12	)		863
Write-offs		—			—
Recoveries		—			—
Ending balance	$	863		$	863

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded a provision of $0.9 million for current expected credit losses, reflecting a reduction in the credit quality of its theater related variable consideration receivables, which management believes is primarily related to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Management’s judgments regarding expected credit losses are based on the facts available to management and involve estimates about the future. Due to the unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, its effect on the Company’s customers and their ability to meet their financial obligations to the Company is difficult to predict. As a result, the Company’s judgments and associated estimates of credit losses may ultimately prove, with the benefit of hindsight, to be incorrect. (See Notes 1 and 2.)

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Lease Arrangements

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Leases [Abstract]

Lease Arrangements

5.  Lease Arrangements

IMAX Corporation as a Lessee

The Company’s operating lease arrangements principally involve office and warehouse space. Office equipment is generally purchased outright. Leases with an initial term of less than 12 months are not recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and the related lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Most of the Company’s leases include one or more options to renew, with renewal terms that can extend the lease term from one to five years or more. The Company has determined that it is reasonably certain that the renewal options on its warehouse leases will be exercised based on previous history, its current understanding of future business needs and its level of investment in leasehold improvements, among other factors. The incremental borrowing rate used in the calculation of the Company’s lease liability is based on the location of each leased property. None of the Company’s leases include options to purchase the leased property. The depreciable lives of right-of-use assets and related leasehold improvements are limited by the expected lease term. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. The Company rents or subleases certain office space to third parties, which have a remaining term of less than 12 months and are not expected to be renewed.

For three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the components of lease expense recorded within Selling, General and Administrative expenses are as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Operating lease cost (1)	$	121	$	220	$	259	$	463
Amortization of lease assets		701		664		1,449		1,195
Interest on lease liabilities		245		274		507		542
Total lease cost	$	1,067	$	1,158	$	2,215	$	2,200

(1) Includes short-term leases and variable lease costs, which are not significant for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.

For three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, supplemental cash flow information related to leases is as follows:

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
		2020			2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities	$		1,730	$		1,782
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations			286			17,515
	$		2,016	$		19,297

As at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, supplemental balance sheet information related to leases is as follows:

		June 30,		December 31,
		2020		2019
Assets
Right-of-Use Assets	Property, plant and equipment	$	15,074	$	16,262
Liabilities
Operating Leases	Accrued and other liabilities	$	17,791	$	18,677

As at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the weighted-average remaining lease term and weighted-average interest rate associated with the Company’s operating leases are as follows:

	June 30,			December 31,
	2020			2019
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)		7.8			8.1
Weighted-average discount rate		5.90	%		5.90	%

As at June 30, 2020, the maturities of the Company’s operating lease liabilities are as follows:

	Operating Leases
2020 (six months remaining)	$	1,803
2021		3,318
2022		2,811
2023		2,247
2024		2,198
Thereafter		10,177
Total lease payments	$	22,554
Less: interest expense		(4,763	)
Present value of operating lease liabilities	$	17,791

 IMAX Corporation as a Lessor

The Company provides IMAX Theater Systems to customers through long-term lease arrangements that for accounting purposes are classified as sales-type leases. Under these arrangements, in exchange for providing the IMAX Theater System, the Company earns fixed upfront and ongoing consideration. Certain arrangements that are legal sales are also classified as sales-type leases as certain clauses within the arrangements limit transfer of title or provide the Company with conditional rights to the system. The customer’s rights under the Company’s sales-type lease arrangements are described in Note 2(n) in the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K. Under the Company’s sales-type lease arrangements, the customer has the ability and the right to operate the hardware components or direct others to operate them in a manner determined by the customer. The Company’s sales-type leases are typically non-cancellable for 10 to 20 years with renewal provisions from inception. Except for those sales arrangements that are classified as sales-type leases, the Company’s leases generally do not contain an automatic transfer of title at the end of the lease term. The Company’s sales-type lease arrangements do not contain a guarantee of residual value at the end of the lease term. The customer is required to pay for executory costs such as insurance and taxes and is required to pay the Company for maintenance and extended warranty generally after the first year of the lease until the end of the lease term. The customer is responsible for obtaining insurance coverage for the

IMAX Theater System commencing on the date specified in the arrangement’s shipping terms and ending on the date the IMAX Theater System is returned to the Company.

The Company also provides IMAX Theater systems to customers through joint revenue sharing arrangements. Under the traditional form of these arrangements, in exchange for providing the IMAX system under a long-term lease, the Company earns rent based on a percentage of contingent box office receipts and, in some cases, concession revenues, rather than requiring the customer to pay a fixed upfront fee or annual minimum payments. The Company has assessed the nature of its joint revenue sharing arrangements and concluded that the arrangements contain an operating lease. Under joint revenue sharing arrangements, the customer has the ability and the right to operate the hardware components or direct others to operate them in a manner determined by the customer. The Company’s joint revenue sharing arrangements are typically non-cancellable for 10 years or longer with renewal provisions. Title to equipment under joint revenue sharing arrangements does not transfer to the customer. The Company’s joint revenue sharing arrangements do not contain a guarantee of residual value at the end of the term. The customer is required to pay for executory costs such as insurance and taxes and is required to pay the Company for maintenance and extended warranty throughout the term. The customer is responsible for obtaining insurance coverage for the IMAX Theater System commencing on the date specified in the arrangement’s shipping terms and ending on the date the IMAX Theater System is returned to the Company.

The Company classifies its lease arrangements at inception of the arrangement and, if required, after a modification of the lease arrangement, to determine whether they are sales-type leases or operating leases.

On April 10, 2020, the FASB staff issued a question-and-answer document to address stakeholder questions on the application of the lease accounting guidance for lease concessions related to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidance allows concessions related to the timing of payments, where the total consideration has not changed, to not be accounted for as lease modifications. Instead, any such concessions can be accounted for as if no change was made to the contract or as variable lease payments. In the second quarter of 2020, the Company adopted the FASB relief guidance and elected to account for any such lease concessions as if no change was made to the underlying contracts. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Inventories

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

6.  Inventories

As at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, inventories consist of the following:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2020		2019
Raw materials	$	34,139	$	26,538
Work-in-process		5,839		4,608
Finished goods		20,201		11,843
	$	60,179	$	42,989

When compared to December 31, 2019, inventories increased by $17.2 million due to delays in manufacturing, shipments and installation of IMAX Theater Systems at customer sites due to government restrictions in various countries limiting public gatherings as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic.

At June 30, 2020, inventories include finished goods of $4.0 million (December 31, 2019 — $0.7 million) for which title had passed to the customer, but the criteria for revenue recognition were not met as of the balance sheet date.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recognized write-downs of $0.1 million for excess and obsolete inventory based on current estimates of net realizable value. (2019 — $nil).

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Credit Facility and Other Financing Arrangements

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Credit Facility and Other Financing Arrangements

7.  Credit Facility and Other Financing Arrangements

As at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, bank indebtedness includes the following:

	June 30,			December 31,
	2020			2019
Credit Facility	$	300,000		$	20,000
Working Capital Facility		244			—
Unamortized debt issuance costs		(2,479	)		(1,771	)
	$	297,765		$	18,229

Credit Agreement

The Company has a credit agreement, the Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), as agent, and a syndicate of lenders party thereto (the “Credit Agreement”). The Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by certain of its subsidiaries (the “Guarantors”) and are secured by first-priority security interests in substantially all the assets of the Company and the Guarantors. The facility provided by the Credit Agreement (the “Credit Facility”) matures on June 28, 2023.

The Credit Agreement has a revolving borrowing capacity of $300.0 million, and contains an uncommitted accordion feature allowing the Company to further expand its borrowing capacity to $440.0 million or greater, subject to certain conditions, depending on the mix of revolving and term loans comprising the incremental facility.

In the first quarter of 2020, in response to uncertainties associated with the outbreak of the COVID-19 global pandemic and its impact on the Company’s business, the Company drew down the $280.0 million in available borrowing capacity under the Credit Facility, resulting in total outstanding borrowings of $300.0 million.

The Credit Agreement contains a covenant that requires the Company to maintain a Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement), as at the last day of any Fiscal Quarter (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of no greater than 3.25:1.00. In addition, the Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including covenants that limit indebtedness, liens, capital expenditures, asset sales, investments and restricted payments, in each case subject to negotiated exceptions and baskets. The Credit Agreement also contains customary representations, warranties and event of default provisions.

On June 10, 2020, the Company entered into the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”), which, among other things, (i) suspends the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio covenant through the first quarter of 2021, (ii) re-establishes the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio covenant thereafter, provided that for subsequent quarters that such covenant is tested, as applicable, the Company will be permitted to use its quarterly EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement) from the third and fourth quarters of 2019 in lieu of the EBITDA for the corresponding quarters of 2020, (iii) adds a $75.0 million minimum liquidity covenant measured at the end of each calendar month and (iv) restricts the Company’s ability to make certain restricted payments, dispositions and investments, create or assume liens and incur debt that would otherwise have been permitted by the Credit Agreement. The modifications to the negative covenants, the minimum liquidity covenant and modifications to certain other provisions in the Credit Agreement pursuant to the Amendment were effective from the date of the Amendment until the earlier of the delivery of the compliance certificate for the fourth quarter of 2021 and the date on which the Company, in its sole discretion, elects to calculate its compliance with the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio by using either its actual EBITDA or annualized EBITDA (the “Designated Period”). The Company was in compliance with all of its requirements under the Credit Agreement, as amended, as at June 30, 2020, and based on current projections expects to be in compliance through at least the next year.  

Borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest, at the Company’s option, at (i) LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 1.00% to 1.75% per annum; or (ii) the U.S. base rate plus a margin ranging from 0.25% to 1.00% per annum, in each case depending on the Company’s Total Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement); provided, however, that from the effective date of the Amendment until the Company delivers a compliance certificate under the Credit Facility following the end of the Designated Period, the applicable margin for LIBOR borrowings will be 2.50% per annum and the applicable margin for U.S. base rate borrowings will be 1.75% per annum. The effective interest rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 was 1.83% and 1.86%, respectively (2019 — 3.52% and 3.55%, respectively).

In addition, the Credit Facility has standby fees ranging from 0.25% to 0.38% per annum, based on the Company’s Total Leverage Ratio with respect to the unused portion of the Credit Facility; provided, however, that from the effective date of the Amendment until

the Company delivers a compliance certificate under the Credit Facility following the end of the Designated Period, the standby fee will be 0.50% per annum.

The Company incurred fees of approximately $1.0 million in connection with the Amendment, which are being amortized on a straight-line basis through December 31, 2021.

As at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company did not have any letters of credit or advance payment guarantees outstanding under the Credit Facility.

Working Capital Facility

On July 24, 2019, IMAX (Shanghai) Multimedia Technology Co., Ltd. (“IMAX Shanghai”), one of the Company’s majority-owned subsidiaries in China, renewed its unsecured revolving facility for up to 200.0 million Renminbi (approximately $30.0 million) to fund ongoing working capital requirements (the “Working Capital Facility”). As at June 30, 2020, there was 1.7 million Renminbi ($0.2 million) in borrowings outstanding under the Working Capital Facility and 198.3 million Renminbi ($29.8 million) was available for future borrowings. There were no amounts drawn under the Working Capital facility at December 31, 2019. The amounts available for borrowing under the Working Capital Facility are not subject to a standby fee. The effective interest rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 was 4.35%, respectively. Subsequent to June 30, 2020, IMAX Shanghai renewed its Working Capital Facility.

Wells Fargo Foreign Exchange Facility

Within the Credit Facility, the Company is able to purchase foreign currency forward contracts and/or other swap arrangements. The net settlement loss on its foreign currency forward contracts was $0.3 million at June 30, 2020, as the notional value exceeded the fair value of the forward contracts (December 31, 2019 — $0.5 million net settlement gain). As at June 30, 2020, the Company has $36.0 million in notional value of such arrangements outstanding (December 31, 2019 — $36.1 million).

NBC Facility

On October 28, 2019, the Company entered into a $5.0 million facility with the National Bank of Canada (the “NBC Facility”) fully insured by Export Development Canada for use solely in conjunction with the issuance of performance guarantees and letters of credit. The Company did not have any letters of credit or advance payment guarantees outstanding as at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 under the NBC Facility.

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Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees

8.  Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees

Commitments

In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into contractual agreements with third parties that include non-cancellable payment obligations, for which it is liable in future periods. These arrangements can include terms binding the Company to minimum payments and/or penalties if it terminates the agreement for any reason other than an event of default as described by the agreement.  

Contingencies and guarantees

The Company is involved in lawsuits, claims, and proceedings, including those identified below, which arise in the ordinary course of business. Management is required to assess the likelihood of any adverse judgments or outcomes related to these legal contingencies, as well as potential ranges of probable or reasonably possible losses. The Company will record a provision for a liability when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. The determination of the amount of any liability recorded or disclosed is reviewed at least quarterly based on a careful analysis of each individual exposure with, in some cases, the assistance of outside legal counsel, taking into account the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, and other pertinent information related to the case. The amount of liabilities recorded or disclosed for these contingencies may change in the future due to changes in management’s judgments resulting from new developments or changes in settlement strategy. Any resulting adjustment to the liabilities recorded by the Company could have a material adverse effect on its results of operations, cash flows, and financial position in the period or periods in which such changes in judgment occur. The Company believes it has adequate provisions for any such matters.

(a)In January 2004, the Company and IMAX Theatre Services Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company, commenced an arbitration seeking damages before the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (the “ICC”) with respect to the breach by Electronic Media Limited (“EML”) of its December 2000 agreement with the Company. In June 2004, the Company commenced a related arbitration before the ICC against EML’s affiliate, E-City Entertainment (I) PVT Limited (“E-City”). On March 27, 2008, the arbitration panel issued a final award in favor of the Company in the amount of $11.3 million, consisting of past and future rents owed to the Company, plus interest and costs, as well as an additional $2,512 each day in interest from October 1, 2007 until the date the award is paid. In July 2008, E-City commenced a proceeding in Mumbai, India seeking an order that the ICC award may not be recognized in India and on June 10, 2013, the Bombay High Court ruled that it had jurisdiction over the proceeding filed by E-City. The Company appealed that ruling to the Supreme Court of India, and on March 10, 2017, the Supreme Court set aside the Bombay High Court’s judgement and dismissed E-City’s petition. On March 29, 2017, the Company filed an Execution Application in the Bombay High Court seeking to enforce the ICC award against E-City and several related parties. That matter is currently pending. The Company has also taken steps to enforce the ICC final award outside of India. In December 2011, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice issued an order recognizing the final award and requiring E-City to pay the Company $30,000 to cover the costs of the application, and in October 2015, the New York Supreme Court recognized the Canadian judgment and entered it as a New York judgment. The Company intends to continue pursuing its rights and seeking to enforce the award, although no assurances can be given with respect to the ultimate outcome.

(b)On November 11, 2013, Giencourt Investments, S.A. (“Giencourt”) initiated arbitration before the International Centre for Dispute Resolution in Miami, Florida, based on alleged breaches by the Company of its theater agreement and related license agreement with Giencourt. An arbitration hearing for witness testimony was held during the week of December 14, 2015. At the hearing, Giencourt’s expert identified monetary damages of up to approximately $10.4 million, which Giencourt sought to recover from the Company. The Company asserted a counterclaim against Giencourt for breach of contract and sought to recover lost profits in excess of $24.0 million under the agreements. Subsequently, in December 2015, Giencourt made a motion to the panel seeking to enforce a purported settlement of the matter based on negotiations between Giencourt and the Company. The panel held a final hearing with closing arguments in October 2016. On February 7, 2017, the panel issued a Partial Final Award and on July 21, 2017, the panel issued a Final Award (collectively, the “Award”), which held that the parties had reached a binding settlement, and therefore the panel did not reach the merits of the dispute. The Company strongly disputes that discussions about a potential resolution of this matter amounted to an enforceable settlement. In October 2017, the Company filed a petition to vacate the arbitration award in the United States Court for the Southern District of Florida on various grounds, including that the panel exceeded its jurisdiction, and a hearing was held on June 27, 2019. On September 27, 2019, a Magistrate Judge filed a non-binding recommendation that the Company’s petition be dismissed.  On October 14, 2019, the Company filed an objection to that recommendation. The Company’s petition to vacate the arbitration award was denied by the District Judge on January 10, 2020. The Company filed an appeal of this decision on February 7, 2020 with the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, but such appeal was dismissed on May 29, 2020. At this time, the Company is unable to determine the amounts that it may ultimately owe pursuant to the Award, or the timing of any such payments, but believes it has adequate provisions recorded in its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets related to the Award. In addition to the above, the Company has initiated a claim against Giencourt in the Ontario Superior Court seeking damages from Giencourt with respect to contractual claims under various terminated agreements between the parties. These proceedings are in preliminary stages, and no assurances can be given with respect to the ultimate outcome of the matter, but any amounts, if awarded to the Company under these proceedings, may reduce the Company’s overall financial obligations to Giencourt.  

(c)In addition to the matters described above, the Company is currently involved in other legal proceedings or governmental inquiries which, in the opinion of the Company’s management, will not materially affect the Company’s financial position or future operating results, although no assurance can be given with respect to the ultimate outcome of any such proceedings.

(d)In the normal course of business, the Company enters into agreements that may contain features that meet the definition of a guarantee. A guarantee is a contract (including an indemnity) that contingently requires the Company to make payments (either in cash, financial instruments, other assets, shares of its stock or provision of services) to a third party based on (a) changes in an underlying interest rate, foreign exchange rate, equity or commodity instrument, index or other variable, that is related to an asset, a liability or an equity security of the counterparty, (b) failure of another party to perform under an obligating agreement or (c) failure of another third party to pay its indebtedness when due.

Financial Guarantees

Certain subsidiaries of the Company have provided significant financial guarantees to third parties under the Credit Agreement.

Product Warranties

The Company’s accrual for product warranties, which was recorded as part of accrued and other liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, was less than $0.1 million and $0.2 million at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

Director/Officer Indemnifications

The Company’s General By-law contains an indemnification of its directors/officers, former directors/officers and persons who have acted at its request to be a director/officer of an entity in which the Company is a shareholder or creditor, to indemnify them, to the extent permitted by the Canada Business Corporations Act, against expenses (including legal fees), judgments, fines and any amounts actually and reasonably incurred by them in connection with any action, suit or proceeding in which the directors and/or officers are sued as a result of their service, if they acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company. In addition, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors in order to effectuate the foregoing. The nature of the indemnification prevents the Company from making a reasonable estimate of the maximum potential amount it could be required to pay to counterparties. The Company has purchased directors’ and officers’ liability insurance. No amount has been accrued in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, with respect to this indemnity.

Other Indemnification Agreements

In the normal course of the Company’s operations, the Company provides indemnifications to counterparties in transactions such as: IMAX Theater Systems lease and sale agreements and the supervision of installation or servicing of IMAX Theater Systems; film production, exhibition and distribution agreements; real property lease agreements; and employment agreements. These indemnification agreements require the Company to compensate the counterparties for costs incurred as a result of litigation claims that may be suffered by the counterparty as a consequence of the transaction or the Company’s breach or non-performance under these agreements. While the terms of these indemnification agreements vary based upon the contract, they normally extend for the life of the agreements. A small number of agreements do not provide for any limit on the maximum potential amount of indemnification; however, virtually all of the IMAX Theater System lease and sale agreements limit such maximum potential liability to the purchase price of the system. The fact that the maximum potential amount of indemnification required by the Company is not specified in some cases prevents the Company from making a reasonable estimate of the maximum potential amount it could be required to pay to counterparties. Historically, the Company has not made any significant payments under such indemnifications and no amounts have been accrued in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements with respect to the contingent aspect of these indemnities.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations Supplemental Information

9.  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations Supplemental Information

(a) Selling Expenses

The Company defers direct selling costs such as sales commissions and other amounts related to its sales and sales-type lease arrangements until the related revenue is recognized. These costs and direct advertising and marketing, which are included in Costs and Expenses Applicable to Revenues – Technology Sales, totaled $0.2 million and $0.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively (2019 — $0.4 million and $0.9 million, respectively).

Film exploitation costs, including advertising and marketing, totaled a recovery of less than $0.1 million and expense of $2.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively (2019 — expense of $9.6 million and $14.1 million, respectively), and are recorded as incurred in Costs and Expenses Applicable to Revenues – Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services.

Commissions are recognized as Costs and Expenses Applicable to Revenues – Technology Rentals in the month they are earned. These costs totaled less than $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively (2019 — recovery of $0.4 million and recovery of $0.6 million, respectively). Direct advertising and marketing costs for each theater are charged to Costs and Expenses Applicable to Revenues – Technology Rentals as incurred. These costs totaled less than $0.1 million and $0.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively (2019 — $0.7 million and $0.9 million, respectively).

(b) Foreign Exchange

Included in Selling, General and Administrative Expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 is a loss of $0.3 million and a loss of $1.0 million, respectively (2019 — loss of $0.2 million and loss of $0.4 million, respectively) for net foreign exchange gains/losses related to the translation of foreign currency denominated monetary assets and liabilities. See Note 16(c) for additional information.

(c) Collaborative Arrangements

Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements

In a joint revenue sharing arrangement, the Company receives a portion of a theater’s box office and in certain arrangements a portion of concession revenues and a small upfront or initial payment, in exchange for placing an IMAX Theater System at the theater operator’s venue. Under joint revenue sharing arrangements, the customer has the ability and the right to operate the hardware components or direct others to operate them in a manner determined by the customer. The Company’s joint revenue sharing arrangements are typically non-cancellable for 10 years or longer with renewal provisions. Title to equipment under joint revenue sharing arrangements generally does not transfer to the customer. The Company’s joint revenue sharing arrangements do not contain a guarantee of residual value at the end of the term. The customer is required to pay for executory costs such as insurance and taxes and is required to pay the Company for maintenance and extended warranty throughout the term. The customer is responsible for obtaining insurance coverage for the IMAX Theater System commencing on the date specified in the arrangement’s shipping terms and ending on the date the IMAX Theater System is returned to the Company.

The Company has signed traditional and hybrid joint revenue sharing agreements with 41 exhibitors for a total of 1,237 IMAX Theater Systems, of which 868 theaters were included in the IMAX network as at June 30, 2020, the terms of which are similar in nature, rights and obligations. The accounting policy for the Company’s joint revenue sharing arrangements is disclosed in Note 2(n) of the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K.

Amounts attributable to transactions arising between the Company and its customers under joint revenue sharing arrangements are included in Revenues — Technology Sales and Revenues — Technology Rentals and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 amounted to $0.1 million and  $6.9 million, respectively (2019 — $27.8 million and $48.2 million, respectively).

IMAX DMR

In an IMAX DMR arrangement, the Company transforms conventional motion pictures into the Company’s large screen format, allowing the release of Hollywood content to the global IMAX theater network. In a typical IMAX DMR film arrangement, the Company receives a percentage of the box office receipts from a movie studio in exchange for converting a commercial film into IMAX DMR format and distributing it through the IMAX network. In recent years, the percentage of gross box office receipts earned in IMAX DMR arrangements has averaged approximately 12.5%, except for within Greater China, where the Company receives a lower percentage of net box office receipts for certain Hollywood films.

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the majority of IMAX DMR revenue was earned from the exhibition of 14 IMAX DMR films (2019 – 39) throughout the IMAX theater network. The accounting policy for the Company’s IMAX DMR arrangements is disclosed in Note 2(n) of the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K.

Amounts attributable to transactions arising between the Company and its customers under IMAX DMR arrangements are included in Revenues – Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 amounted to $0.6 million and $11.2 million, respectively (2019 — $39.3 million and $67.2 million, respectively).

Co-Produced Film Arrangements

In certain film arrangements, the Company co-produces a film with a third party whereby the third party retains the copyright and rights to the film. In some cases, the Company obtains exclusive theatrical distribution rights to the film. Under these arrangements, both parties contribute funding to the Company’s partly-owned subsidiary for the production and distribution of the film and for associated exploitation costs.

As at June 30, 2020, the Company has two significant co-produced film arrangements which represent the VIE total assets balance of $7.0 million and liabilities balance of $15.5 million and three other co-produced film arrangements, the terms of which are similar. The accounting policies relating to co-produced film arrangements are disclosed in Notes 2(a) and 2(n) of the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, expenses totaling $1.2 million and $1.4 million, respectively (2019 — less than $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively) attributable to transactions between the Company and other parties involved in the production of the films have been included in Costs and Expenses Applicable to Revenues – Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, revenue of $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively (2019 — $nil and less than $0.1 million, respectively) and Costs and Expenses Applicable to Revenues of $nil and $nil, respectively (2019 — $nil and less than $0.1 million, respectively) attributable to this collaborative arrangement have been recorded in Revenue – Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services and Costs and Expenses Applicable to Revenues – Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Supplemental Information

10.  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Supplemental Information

(a) Changes in other operating assets and liabilities as reported in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows are comprised of the following:

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
		2020				2019
Decrease (increase) in:
Financing receivables	$		776				6,029
Prepaid expenses			(2,332	)			(1,188	)
Variable consideration receivable			(220	)			(362	)
Other assets			(4,492	)			(2,189	)
Increase (decrease) in:
Accounts payable			(6,716	)			(9,817	)
Accrued and other liabilities			764				(4,910	)
	$		(12,220	)	$		(12,437	)

(b) Depreciation and amortization are comprised of the following:

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
		2020			2019
Film assets	$		3,515	$		8,492
Property, plant and equipment:
Joint revenue sharing arrangements			13,178			11,295
Other property, plant and equipment			5,686			5,992
Other intangible assets			3,238			2,952
Other assets			1,266			829
Deferred financing costs			299			244
	$		27,182	$		29,804

(c) Write-downs are comprised of the following:

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
		2020			2019
Film assets (1)	$		4,504	$		—
Other assets (2)			1,151			—
Joint revenue sharing arrangements (3)			929			404
Property, plant and equipment			58			81
Inventories			72			2
Other intangible assets			92			21
	$		6,806	$		508

(1) In the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $4.5 million (2019 — $nil) to write-down the carrying value of certain documentary and alternative content film assets due to a decrease in projected box office totals and related revenues based on management’s regular quarterly recoverability assessments. As of June 30, 2020, following the recording of these write-downs, the Company’s film assets totaled $13.1 million, which principally consists of documentary and DMR content. The recoverability of these assets assumes the return to historical levels of box office results as theaters reopen following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. There can be no assurances that there will not be additional write-downs to the carrying values of these assets as the Company continues to assess the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. (See Notes 1 and 2.)

(2) In the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded a $1.2 million (2019 - $nil) write-down of other assets, of which $1.0 million relates to the write-down of certain content-related assets which became impaired in the period.

(3) In the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded charges of $0.9 million in Costs and Expenses Applicable to Technology Rentals principally related to the write-down of xenon-based digital systems which were upgraded by customers to laser-based digital systems and taken out of service. In the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company recorded a charge of $0.1 million in Costs and Expenses Applicable to Technology Rentals and  $0.1 million in Revenues -Technology Rentals upon the upgrade of xenon-based digital systems under joint revenue sharing arrangements to laser-based digital systems.  

(d) Significant non-cash investing activities are comprised of the following:

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
		2020				2019
Net (decrease) increase in accruals related to:
Investment in joint revenue sharing arrangements	$		(1,887	)	$		3,651
Acquisition of other intangible assets			(10	)			13
Purchases of property, plant and equipment			158				(427	)
	$		(1,739	)	$		3,237

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Income Taxes

11.  Income Taxes

(a) Income Tax Expense

The Company’s effective tax benefit rate for the three months ended June 30, 2020, is 25.4% and differs from the Canadian statutory tax rate of 26.2%, primarily due to permanent book to tax differences, investment and other tax credits, jurisdictional tax rate differences, management’s estimates of contingent liabilities related to the resolution of various tax examinations and withholding taxes associated with the reversal of the indefinite reinvestment assertion for certain foreign subsidiaries, as discussed below. 

In the first quarter of 2020, management completed a reassessment of its strategy with respect to the most efficient means of deploying the Company’s capital resources globally. Based on the results of this reassessment, management concluded that the historical earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries in excess of amounts required to sustain business operations would no longer be indefinitely reinvested. As a result, the Company recognized a deferred tax liability of $19.7 million in the first quarter of 2020 for the estimated applicable foreign withholding taxes associated with these historical earnings, which will become payable upon the

repatriation of any such earnings. In the second quarter of 2020, the estimate of the applicable foreign withholding taxes was reduced by $1.2 million to $18.5 million due to a reduction in the amount of distributable historical earnings. Cash held outside of Canada as at June 30, 2020 was $75.0 million (December 31, 2019 — $90.1 million), of which $61.5 million was held in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) (December 31, 2019 — $67.6 million).

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded income tax benefit of  $10.2 million (2019 — tax expense of $5.3 million), which includes the $1.2 million reduction to the foreign withholding taxes discussed above. In addition, in the second quarter of 2020, the Company recognized income tax expense of $0.3 million (2019 — $0.1 million) related to the provision for uncertain tax positions.

The Company’s effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2020  is -6.3% and differs from the Canadian statutory tax rate of 26.2%, primarily due to permanent book to tax differences, investment and other tax credits, jurisdictional tax rate differences, managements estimates of contingent liabilities related to the resolution of various tax examinations and withholding taxes associated with the reversal of the indefinite reinvestment assertion for certain foreign subsidiaries, as discussed above.

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded income tax expense of $5.3 million (2019 — $9.0 million), which includes the $18.5 million foreign withholding taxes discussed above. In addition, in the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recognized income tax expense of $5.1 million (2019 — $0.5 million) related to the provision for uncertain tax positions and an expense of $0.7 million (2019 — $0.3 million) recognized to reduce the tax benefit available on share-based compensation costs recognized in the period.

As at June 30, 2020, the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets include net deferred income tax assets of $46.8 million, which is net of a valuation allowance of $0.2 million (December 31, 2019 — $23.9 million). As at June 30, 2020, the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets include a deferred income tax liability of $18.5 million (December 31, 2019 — $nil). During the three months ended June 30, 2020, deferred tax assets increased by $8.9 million due to losses recognized in the period. The recoverability of these deferred tax assets is subject to certain levels of future taxable income and the uncertainties associated with accounting estimates, as discussed in Note 1. Based on a review of the projected future earnings of the Company there was no change in management’s estimates of the recoverability of the Company’s deferred tax assets. Should actual results differ from management’s estimates of future taxable income, an increased valuation allowance may be required.

The Company’s Chinese subsidiary had taken a deduction for certain share-based compensation issued by its parent company in a prior period and had recognized a related deferred tax asset of $1.4 million (December 31, 2019 — $1.4 million). Chinese regulatory authorities responsible for capital and exchange controls will need to review and approve the proposed settlement of these transactions before they can be completed. There may be a requirement for future investment of funds into China in order to secure the deduction. Should the Company proceed, any such future investment would come from existing capital invested in the IMAX China group of companies being redeployed amongst the IMAX China group of companies, including the Chinese subsidiary.  

(b) Income Tax Effect on Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income

The income tax (expense) benefit included in the Company’s other comprehensive (loss) income are related to the following items:

	Three Months Ended							Six Months Ended
		June 30,						June 30,
		2020			2019			2020			2019
Unrealized change in cash flow hedging instruments		$	(354	)	$	(99	)	$	395			$	(182	)
Realized change in cash flow hedging instruments upon settlement			(88	)		(78	)		(182	)			(96	)
Unrecognized actuarial gain on defined benefit plan			—			—			40				—
		$	(442	)	$	(177	)	$	253			$	(278	)

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Capital Stock

12.  Capital Stock

(a) Share-Based Compensation

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, share-based compensation expense totaled $6.5 million and $10.7 million, respectively (2019 — $7.0 million and $11.4 million, respectively) and is reflected in the following accounts in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations:  

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Cost and expenses applicable to revenues	$	—	$	447	$	400	$	821
Selling, general and administrative expenses		6,467		6,485		10,174		10,388
Research and development		—		95		85		180
	$	6,467	$	7,027	$	10,659	$	11,389

       There were no share-based compensation expenses allocated to Costs and Expenses Applicable to Revenues or Research and Development in the three months ended June 30, 2020 due to the idling of the Company’s productive capacity and slowdown in business activities during the COVID-19 global pandemic.

The following table summarizes the Company’s share-based compensation expense by each award type:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Stock Options	$	503	$	2,177	$	1,016	$	4,084
Restricted Share Units		4,534		4,132		7,436		6,242
Performance Stock Units		467		—		746		—
IMAX China Stock Options		15		77		101		143
IMAX China Long Term Incentive Plan Restricted Share Units		909		641		1,313		920
IMAX China Long Term Incentive Plan Performance Stock Units		39		—		47		—
	$	6,467	$	7,027	$	10,659	$	11,389

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the above includes expense of $0.1 million and $0.1 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively (2019 — $nil and $nil, respectively) related to restricted share units granted to a certain advisor of the Company.

Stock Option Summary

The following table summarizes the activity under the Company’s Stock Option Plan (“SOP”) and IMAX Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan (“IMAX LTIP”) for the six months ended June 30:

	Number of Shares							Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share
	2020			2019			2020			2019
Stock options outstanding, beginning of period		5,732,209			5,465,046		$		26.82	$	27.63
Granted		—			1,016,882				—		20.66
Exercised		—			(85,746	)			—		20.15
Forfeited		(23,633	)		(103,902	)			22.35		23.70
Expired		(772,665	)		(316,325	)			27.03		26.08
Cancelled		(18,483	)		(5,196	)			27.97		32.80
Stock options outstanding, end of period		4,917,428			5,970,759				26.80		26.70
Stock options exercisable, end of period		4,313,890			4,104,443				27.32		28.35

    Stock options are no longer granted under the Company’s previous approved SOP.

Restricted Share Units (“RSU”) Summary

The following table summarizes the activity in respect of RSUs issued under the IMAX LTIP for the six months ended June 30:

	Number of Awards						Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
	2020			2019				2020			2019
RSUs outstanding, beginning of period		1,065,347			1,033,871		$		23.17	$		25.70
Granted		1,047,369			618,181				15.36			22.40
Vested and settled		(383,126	)		(302,232	)			21.58			26.69
Forfeited		(39,912	)		(124,527	)			20.29			23.66
RSUs outstanding, end of period		1,689,678			1,225,293				18.76			23.99

Performance Stock Units Summary

In the first quarter of 2020, the Company expanded its share-based compensation program to include performance stock units (“PSUs”). The Company grants two types of PSU awards, one which vests based on a combination of employee service and the achievement of certain EBITDA-based targets and one which vests based on a combination of employee service and the achievement of certain stock-price targets. These awards vest over a three-year performance period. The fair value of PSUs with EBITDA-based targets is equal to the closing price on date of grant or the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for five days prior to the date of grant. The fair value of PSUs with stock-price targets is determined on the grant date using a Monte Carlo simulation, which is a valuation model that takes into account the likelihood of achieving the stock-price targets embedded in the award (“Monte Carlo Model”). The compensation expense attributable to each type of PSU is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period.  

The fair value determined by the Monte Carlo Model is affected by the Company’s stock price, as well as assumptions regarding a number of highly complex and subjective variables. These variables include, but are not limited to, the Company’s expected stock price volatility over the term of the awards, and actual and projected employee stock option exercise behaviors. The compensation expense is fixed on the date of grant based on the dollar value granted.

The amount and timing of compensation expense recognized for PSUs with EBITDA-based targets is dependent upon management's assessment of the likelihood and timing of achieving these targets. If, as a result of management’s assessment, it is projected that a greater number of PSUs will vest than previously anticipated, a life-to-date adjustment to increase compensation expense is recorded in the period such determination is made. Conversely, if, as a result of management’s assessment, it is projected that a lower number of PSUs will vest than previously anticipated, a life-to-date adjustment to decrease compensation expense is recorded in the period such determination is made.

Compensation expense is not adjusted for estimated, forfeitures, but is instead adjusted based upon the actual forfeiture of the award.

The following table summarizes the activity in respect of PSUs issued under the IMAX LTIP for the six months ended June 30:

	Number of Awards					Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
	2020			2019			2020			2019
Granted		369,260			—	$		15.67	$		—
Forfeited		(2,526	)		—			14.84			—
PSUs outstanding, end of period		366,734			—			15.68			—

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

In 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a new $200.0 million common stock share repurchase program, which would have expired on June 30, 2020. In June 2020, the Board of Directors approved a 12-month extension of this program which will now expire on June 30, 2021. The repurchases may be made either in the open market or through private transactions, subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements and other relevant factors. The Company has no obligation to repurchase shares and the share repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued by the Company at any time. There were no common stock repurchases during the three months ended June 30, 2020. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company repurchased 2,484,123 shares of its common stock at an average price of $14.72 per share, excluding commissions. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company repurchased 87,769 common shares at an average price of $19.45 per share, excluding commissions.

In 2019, IMAX China announced that its shareholders granted its Board of Directors a general mandate authorizing the Board, subject to applicable laws, to repurchase shares of IMAX China in an amount not to exceed 10% of the total number of issued shares as at June 6, 2019 (35,605,560 shares). The share repurchase program expired on the date of the 2020 Annual General Meeting of IMAX China on June 11, 2020. During the 2020 Annual General Meeting, shareholders approved the repurchase of shares of IMAX China not to exceed 10% of the total number of issued shares as of June 11, 2020 (34,848,398 shares). This program will be valid until the 2021 Annual General Meeting of IMAX China. The repurchases may be made in the open market or through other means permitted by applicable laws. IMAX China has no obligation to repurchase its shares and the share repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued by IMAX China at any time. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, IMAX China repurchased 425,800 and 906,400 shares of its common stock, respectively, at an average price of HKD 11.63 per share and HKD 13.13 per share, respectively (U.S. $1.50 and U.S. $1.69, respectively). During the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, IMAX China repurchased 6,315,900 and 7,025,700 of its common shares, respectively, at an average price of HKD 18.59 per share and HKD 18.68 per share, respectively (U.S. $2.37 and U.S. $2.38, respectively).

The total number of shares purchased during the six months ended June 30, 2020 does not include 200,000 common shares (2019 — 400,000 common shares) purchased in the administration of employee share-based compensation plans, at an average price of $15.43 per share (2019 — $22.98 per share). There were no such purchases made during the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.

As at June 30, 2020, the IMAX LTIP trustee held 21,313 shares (December 31, 2019 — 187,020 shares) purchased for $0.3 million (December 31, 2019 — $4.0 million) in the open market to be issued upon the settlement of RSUs and certain stock options. The shares held with the trustee are recorded at cost and are reported as a reduction against capital stock on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(b) Basic and Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding

The following table reconciles the denominator of the basic and diluted weighted average share computations:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2020		2019		2020			2019
Weighted average number of common shares (000's):
Issued and outstanding, beginning of period		58,787		61,291		61,176			61,434
Weighted average number of shares repurchased, net of shares    issued during the period		21		40		(1,563	)		(80	)
Weighted average number of shares used in computing basic    income per share		58,808		61,331		59,613			61,354
Assumed exercise of stock options, RSUs and PSUs, net of shares    assumed repurchased, if dilutive		—		176		—			171
Weighted average number of shares used in computing diluted    income per share		58,808		61,507		59,613			61,525

For three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the calculation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding excludes 6,973,840 and 6,973,840 shares, respectively (2019 — 6,153,795 and 6,226,887 shares, respectively) of common shares issuable upon the vesting of RSUs and PSUs and the exercise of stock options.

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Jun. 30, 2020

Revenue From Contract With Customer [Abstract]

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

13.  Revenue from Contracts with Customers

(a) Disaggregated Information About Revenue

The following tables summarize the Company’s revenues by type and reportable segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2020
	Revenue from
	Contracts with Customers					Revenue from
	Fixed Consideration			Variable Consideration		Lease Arrangements			Finance Income		Total
Technology sales
IMAX Systems	$	1,278		$	765	$	—		$	—	$	2,043
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, fixed fees		—			—		369			—		369
Other Theater Business(1)		(309	)		—		—			—		(309	)
Other sales(2)		505			79		—			—		584
Sub-total		1,474			844		369			—		2,687
Image enhancement and maintenance services
IMAX DMR		—			546		—			—		546
IMAX Maintenance		—			—		—			—		—
Film Post-Production		738			—		—			—		738
Film Distribution		2,250			194		—			—		2,444
Other		—			71		—			—		71
Sub-total		2,988			811		—			—		3,799
Technology rentals
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, contingent rent(3)		—			—		(137	)		—		(137	)
Sub-total		—			—		(137	)		—		(137	)
Finance income
IMAX Systems		—			—		—			2,506		2,506
Total	$	4,462		$	1,655	$	232		$	2,506	$	8,855

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
	Revenue from
	Contracts with Customers				Revenue from
	Fixed consideration		Variable consideration		Lease Arrangements		Finance Income		Total
Technology sales
IMAX Systems	$	3,521	$	1,662	$	—	$	—	$	5,183
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, fixed fees		—		—		1,139		—		1,139
Other Theater Business		954		—		—		—		954
Other sales(2)		983		90		—		—		1,073
Sub-total		5,458		1,752		1,139		—		8,349
Image enhancement and maintenance services
IMAX DMR		—		11,175		—		—		11,175
IMAX Maintenance		7,370		—		—		—		7,370
Film Post-Production		2,349		—		—		—		2,349
Film Distribution		2,250		1,077		—		—		3,327
Other		—		299		—		—		299
Sub-total		11,969		12,551		—		—		24,520
Technology rentals
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, contingent rent		—		—		5,834		—		5,834
Sub-total		—		—		5,834		—		5,834
Finance income
IMAX Systems		—		—		—		5,054		5,054
Total	$	17,427	$	14,303	$	6,973	$	5,054	$	43,757

(1) The Company is reporting negative revenue due to an adjustment to prior period revenue.

(2) Other sales include New Business Initiatives.

(3) The Company is reporting negative revenue due to the continued amortization of lessee incentives that are typically netted against lease revenues, which are abnormally low during the period due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, as discussed in Note 2.

The following tables summarize the Company’s revenues by type and reportable segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
	Revenue from
	Contracts with Customers				Revenue from
	Fixed Consideration		Variable Consideration		Lease Arrangements		Finance Income		Total
Technology sales
IMAX Systems	$	13,074	$	849	$	—	$	—	$	13,923
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, fixed fees		—		—		2,548		—		2,548
Other Theater Business		2,580		—		—		—		2,580
Other sales(1)		500		143		—		—		643
Sub-total		16,154		992		2,548		—		19,694
Image enhancement and maintenance services
IMAX DMR		—		39,293		—		—		39,293
IMAX Maintenance		13,207		—		—		—		13,207
Film Post-production		2,326		—		—		—		2,326
Film Distribution		—		1,275		—		—		1,275
Other(1)				561		—		—		561
Sub-total		15,533		41,129		—		—		56,662
Technology rentals
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, contingent rent		—		—		25,540		—		25,540
Other(1)		—		2		321		—		323
Sub-total		—		2		25,861		—		25,863
Finance income
IMAX Systems		—		—		—		2,578		2,578
Total	$	31,687	$	42,123	$	28,409	$	2,578	$	104,797

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
	Revenue from
	Contracts with Customers				Revenue from
	Fixed consideration		Variable consideration		Lease Arrangements		Finance Income		Total
Technology sales
IMAX Systems	$	21,238	$	3,030	$	—	$	—	$	24,268
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, fixed fees		—		—		5,087		—		5,087
Other Theater Business		4,206		—		—		—		4,206
Other sales(1)		1,188		145		—		—		1,333
Sub-total		26,632		3,175		5,087		—		34,894
Image enhancement and maintenance services
IMAX DMR		—		67,243		—		—		67,243
IMAX Maintenance		26,158		—		—		—		26,158
Film Post-production		4,273		—		—		—		4,273
Film Distribution		—		1,990		—		—		1,990
Other(1)				1,145		—		—		1,145
Sub-total		30,431		70,378		—		—		100,809
Technology rentals
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, contingent rent		—		—		43,584		—		43,584
Other(1)		—		26		423		—		449
Sub-total		—		26		44,007		—		44,033
Finance income
IMAX Systems		—		—		—		5,259		5,259
Total	$	57,063	$	73,579	$	49,094	$	5,259	$	184,995

(1)     Other sales include New Business Initiatives.

(See Note 2 for information on the current impacts and uncertainties relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, which are impacting the Company’s revenues.)

(b) Deferred Revenue

The Company’s IMAX Theater System sale and lease arrangements include a requirement for it to provide maintenance services over the life of the arrangement, subject to a consumer price index adjustment each year. In circumstances where customers prepay the entire term’s maintenance fee, additional payments are due to the Company for the years after its extended warranty and maintenance obligations expire. Payments upon renewal each year are either prepaid or made in arrears and can vary in frequency from monthly to annually. At June 30, 2020, $17.2 million of consideration has been deferred in relation to outstanding maintenance services to be provided on existing maintenance contracts (December 31, 2019 — $17.7 million). The maintenance revenue is recognized evenly over the contract term which coincides with the maintenance services being provided. In the event of customer default, any payments made by the customer may be retained by the Company.  

In instances where the Company receives consideration prior to satisfying its performance obligations, the recognition of revenue is deferred. The majority of the deferred revenue balance relates to payments received by the Company for IMAX Theater Systems where control of the system has not transferred to the customer. The deferred revenue balance related to an individual theater increases as progress payments are made and is then derecognized when control of the system is transferred to the customer. Recognition dates are variable and depend on numerous factors, including some outside of the Company’s control.

(See Note 2 for information on the current impacts of and uncertainties relating to the COVID-19 pandemic which are impacting Company’s revenues.)

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Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting

14.  Segment Reporting

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) is its Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), as such term is defined under U.S. GAAP. The CODM, along with other members of management, assess segment performance based on segment revenues and gross margins. Selling, general and administrative expenses, research and development costs, the amortization of intangibles, provisions for (recoveries of) current expected credit losses, certain write-downs, interest income, interest expense and tax (expense) benefit are not allocated to the segments.

The Company has the following reportable segments: (i) IMAX DMR; (ii) Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements; (iii) IMAX Systems, (iv) IMAX Maintenance; (v) Other Theater Business; (vi) New Business Initiatives; (vii) Film Distribution; and (viii) Film Post-production. The Company organizes its reportable segments into the following four categories, identified by the nature of the product sold or service provided:

(i) IMAX Technology Network, which earns revenue based on contingent box office receipts and includes the IMAX DMR segment and contingent rent from the Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangement (“JRSA”) segment;

(ii) IMAX Technology Sales and Maintenance, which includes results from the IMAX Systems, IMAX Maintenance and Other Theater Business segments, as well as fixed revenues from the JRSA segment;

(iii) New Business Initiatives, which is a segment that includes activities related to the exploration of new lines of business and new initiatives outside of the Company’s core business; and

(iv) Film Distribution and Post-production, which includes activities related to the licensing of film content, and the distribution of films primarily for the Company’s institutional theater partners (through the Film Distribution segment) and the provision of film post-production and quality control services (through the Film Post-production segment).

     The Company is presenting information at a disaggregated level to provide more relevant information to readers.

Transactions between the IMAX DMR segment and the Film Post-production segment are valued at exchange value. Inter-segment profits are eliminated upon consolidation, as well as for the disclosures below.

The following table sets forth the breakdown of revenue and (margin loss) gross margin by category for the three months ended June 30, 2020:

	Revenue					(Margin Loss) Gross Margin(3)
	2020			2019		2020			2019
IMAX Technology Network
IMAX DMR	$	546		$	39,293	$	(30	)	$	23,961
Joint revenue sharing arrangements, contingent rent(4)		(137	)		25,540		(6,501	)		19,318
		409			64,833		(6,531	)		43,279
IMAX Technology Sales and Maintenance
IMAX Systems (1)		4,549			16,501		2,650			8,019
Joint revenue sharing arrangements, fixed fees		369			2,548		48			870
IMAX Maintenance		—			13,207		(1,908	)		5,640
Other Theater Business (2)(5)		(309	)		2,580		(564	)		841
		4,609			34,836		226			15,370
New Business Initiatives		632			478		512			281
Film Distribution and Post-production
Film Distribution		2,444			1,275		(1,541	)		377
Post-production		738			2,326		145			81
		3,182			3,601		(1,396	)		458
		8,832			103,748		(7,189	)		59,388
Other		23			1,049		(499	)		165
Total	$	8,855		$	104,797	$	(7,688	)	$	59,553

The following table sets forth the breakdown of revenue and (margin loss) gross margin by category for six months ended June 30, 2020:

	Revenue				(Margin Loss) Gross Margin(3)
	2020		2019		2020			2019
IMAX Technology Network
IMAX DMR	$	11,175	$	67,243	$	4,413		$	43,736
Joint revenue sharing arrangements, contingent rent		5,834		43,584		(8,119	)		31,253
		17,009		110,827		(3,706	)		74,989
IMAX Technology Sales and Maintenance
IMAX Systems (1)		10,237		29,527		5,826			15,071
Joint revenue sharing arrangements, fixed fees		1,139		5,087		227			1,165
IMAX Maintenance		7,370		26,158		(1,149	)		10,921
Other Theater Business (2)		954		4,206		46			1,316
		19,700		64,978		4,950			28,473
New Business Initiatives		1,110		1,312		873			900
Film Distribution and Post-production
Film Distribution		3,327		1,990		(3,699	)		(333	)
Post-production		2,349		4,273		368			766
		5,676		6,263		(3,331	)		433
Sub-total		43,495		183,380		(1,214	)		104,795
Other		262		1,615		(1,388	)		(102	)
Total	$	43,757	$	184,995	$	(2,602	)	$	104,693

 (1)  Includes initial upfront payments and the present value of fixed minimum payments from sales and sales-type lease arrangements of IMAX Theater Systems, and the present value of estimated variable consideration from sales of IMAX Theater Systems. To a lesser extent, also includes finance income associated with these revenue streams.

(2) Principally includes after-market sales of IMAX projection system parts and 3D glasses

(3) IMAX DMR gross margin includes marketing cost of $nil and $2.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively (2019 — $9.5 million and $13.4 million, respectively). JRSA gross margin includes advertising, marketing and commission expense of less than $0.1 million and $0.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively (2019 —$0.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively). IMAX Systems gross margin includes marketing and commission costs of $0.2 million and $0.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively, (2019 — $0.4 million and $0.9 million, respectively). Film Distribution segment gross margin includes marketing expense of less than $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively (2019 — less than $0.1 million and $0.6 million, respectively).

(4) The Company is reporting negative revenue due to the continued amortization of lessee incentives that are typically netted against lease revenues, which are abnormally low during the period due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, as discussed in Note 2.

(5) The Company is reporting negative revenue due to an adjustment to prior period revenue.

Geographic Information

Revenue by geographic area is based on the location of the customer. Revenue related to IMAX DMR is presented based upon the geographic location of the theaters that exhibit the remastered films. IMAX DMR revenue is generated through contractual relationships with studios and other third parties and these may not be in the same geographical location as the theater.

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2020		2019		2020			2019
Revenue
United States	$	3,812	$	35,944		$	16,777		$	60,237
Asia (excluding Greater China)		1,868		9,963			7,728			18,753
Greater China		1,393		32,575			6,662			59,256
Russia & the CIS		658		5,619			2,224			7,307
Western Europe		631		11,933			5,188			20,376
Latin America		108		2,160			1,635			4,813
Canada		12		2,620			943			4,492
Rest of the World		373		3,983			2,600			9,761
Total	$	8,855	$	104,797		$	43,757		$	184,995

No single country in the Rest of the World, Western Europe, Latin America and Asia (excluding Greater China) comprises more than 10% of the Company’s total revenue, except for Japan in the three months ended June 30, 2020.  

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6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Employees Pension and Postretirement Benefits

15.  Employee's Pension and Postretirement Benefits

(a) Defined Benefit Plan

The Company has an unfunded defined benefit supplemental executive retirement plan (the “SERP”) covering Richard L. Gelfond, its CEO. The accounting for the SERP assumes that Mr. Gelfond will receive a lump sum payment of $20.3 million six months after retirement at the end of the current term of his employment agreement (December 31, 2022), although Mr. Gelfond has not informed the Company that he intends to retire at that time.

As at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company’s projected benefit obligation and unfunded status related to the SERP are as follows:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2020		2019
Projected benefit obligation:
Obligation, beginning of period	$	18,840	$	17,977
Prior Service cost		—		456
Interest cost		189		564
Actuarial gain		—		(157	)
Obligation, end of period and unfunded status	$	19,029	$	18,840

The accumulated benefit obligation for the SERP was $19.0 million at June 30, 2020 (December 31, 2019 —$18.8 million). For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded interest costs of $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, (2019 — $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively) related to the SERP. The Company expects to recognize interest costs of $0.2 million related to the SERP during the remainder of 2020. No contributions are expected to be made for the SERP during the remainder of 2020.

(b) Defined Contribution Pension Plan

The Company also maintains defined contribution plans for its employees, including its executive officers. The Company makes contributions to these plans on behalf of employees in an amount up to 5% of their base salary subject to certain prescribed maximums. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company contributed and recorded expense of $0.2 million and  $0.5 million, respectively, (2019 — $0.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively) to its Canadian defined contribution plan and $0.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively, (2019 — $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively) to its defined contribution employee plan under Section 401(k) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.

(c) Postretirement Benefits – Executives

The Company has an unfunded postretirement plan for Mr. Gelfond and Bradley J. Wechsler, Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors. The plan provides that the Company will maintain health benefits for Messrs. Gelfond and Wechsler until they become eligible for Medicare and, thereafter, the Company will provide Medicare supplement coverage as selected by Messrs. Gelfond and Wechsler. As at June 30, 2020, the Company’s postretirement benefits obligation under this plan is $0.6 million (December 31, 2019 — $0.7 million). For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company has recorded expense of less than $0.1 million and less than $0.1 million, respectively (2019 — less than $0.1 million and less than $0.1 million, respectively) related to this plan.

(d) Postretirement Benefits – Canadian Employees

The Company has an unfunded postretirement plan for its Canadian employees meeting specific eligibility requirements. The Company will provide eligible participants, upon retirement, with health and welfare benefits. As at June 30, 2020, the Company’s postretirement benefits obligation under this plan is $1.5 million (December 31, 2019 — $1.6 million). For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company has recorded expense of less than $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively (2019 — less than $0.1 million and less than $0.1 million, respectively) related to this plan.

(e) Deferred Compensation Benefit Plan

The Company maintained a nonqualified deferred compensation benefit plan (the “Retirement Plan”) covering the former CEO of IMAX Entertainment and Senior Executive Vice President of the Company. Under the terms of the Retirement Plan, the benefits were due to vest in full if he incurred a separation from service (as defined therein). In the fourth quarter of 2018, the executive incurred a separation from service, and as such, the Retirement Plan benefits became fully vested as at December 31, 2018 and the accelerated costs were recognized and reflected in Executive Transition Costs on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. As at June 30, 2020, the Company had a funded benefit obligation recorded of $3.6 million (December 31, 2019 — $3.6 million). The Company did not recognize any additional expenses in the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.

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6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Investments All Other Investments [Abstract]

Financial Instruments

16.  Financial Instruments

(a) Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company maintains cash with various major financial institutions. The Company’s cash is invested with highly rated financial institutions.

(b) Fair Value Measurements

The carrying values of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities due within one year approximate fair values due to the short-term maturity of these instruments. The Company’s other financial instruments are comprised of the following:

	As at June 30, 2020						As at December 31, 2019
	Carrying Amount			Estimated Fair Value			Carrying Amount			Estimated Fair Value
Level 1
Cash and cash equivalents(1)	$	318,986		$	318,986		$	109,484		$	109,484
Equity securities (3)		13,192			13,192			15,685			15,685
Level 2
Net financed sales receivables(2)	$	108,081		$	108,430		$	112,432		$	111,441
Net investment in sales-type leases (2)		15,784			15,516			15,606			15,309
Convertible loan receivable (2)		—			—			1,500			1,500
Equity securities(1)		1,000			1,000			1,000			1,000
Foreign exchange contracts — designated forwards(3)		(318	)		(318	)		530			530
Foreign exchange contracts — non-designated forwards(3)		27			27			—			—
Bank indebtedness - under the Working Capital Facility(1)		(244	)		(244	)		—			—
Bank indebtedness - under the Credit Facility(1)		(300,000	)		(300,000	)		(20,000	)		(20,000	)

(1) Recorded at cost, which approximates fair value.

(2) Estimated based on discounting future cash flows at currently available interest rates with comparable terms.

(3) Value determined using quoted prices in active markets.

When a determination is made to classify an asset or liability within Level 3, the determination is based upon the significance of the unobservable inputs to the overall fair value measurement. There were no significant transfers in or out of the Company’s Level 3 assets during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.

(c) Foreign Exchange Risk Management

The Company is exposed to market risk from changes in foreign currency rates. A majority of the Company’s revenues is denominated in U.S. dollars while a substantial portion of its costs and expenses is denominated in Canadian dollars. A portion of the net U.S. dollar cash flows of the Company is periodically converted to Canadian dollars to fund Canadian dollar expenses through the spot market. In China and Japan, the Company has ongoing operating expenses related to its operations in Chinese Renminbi and Japanese yen, respectively. Net cash flows are converted to and from U.S. dollars through the spot market. The Company also has cash receipts under leases denominated in Chinese Renminbi, Japanese yen, Canadian dollars and Euros which are converted to U.S. dollars through the spot market. In addition, because IMAX films generate box office in 81 different countries, unfavourable exchange rates between applicable local currencies and the U.S. dollar affect the Company’s reported gross box-office and revenues, further impacting the Company’s results of operations. The Company’s policy is to not use any financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes.

The Company entered into a series of foreign currency forward contracts to manage the Company’s risks associated with the volatility of foreign currencies. Certain of these foreign currency forward contracts met the criteria required for hedge accounting under the Derivatives and Hedging Topic of the FASB ASC at inception, and continue to meet hedge effectiveness tests at June 30, 2020 (the “Foreign Currency Hedges”), with settlement dates throughout 2020 and 2021. Foreign currency derivatives are recognized and measured in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value. Changes in the fair value (gains or losses) are recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations except for derivatives designated and qualifying as foreign currency cash flow hedging instruments. The Company currently has cash flow hedging instruments associated with selling, general and administrative

expenses and inventories. For foreign currency cash flow hedging instruments related to selling, general and administrative expenses, the effective portion of the gain or loss in a hedge of a forecasted transaction is reported in Other Comprehensive Income and reclassified to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations when the forecasted transaction occurs. For foreign currency cash flow hedging instruments related to inventories, the effective portion of the gain or loss in a hedge of a forecasted transaction is reported in Other Comprehensive Income and reclassified to Inventories in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets when the forecasted transaction occurs. Any ineffective portion is recognized immediately in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

On April 28, 2020, the FASB staff issued a question-and-answer document (Q&A) to respond to frequently asked questions about the disruptive effects of COVID-19 on cash flow hedge accounting. FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 815, Derivative and Hedging, provides guidance on when to discontinue cash flow hedge accounting and when and how to reclassify amounts deferred in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) to earnings. The Q&A document addresses how the postponement or cancellation of forecasted transactions related to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic should be considered when applying cash flow hedge accounting under Topic 815. The Company has considered the Q&A document when applying cash hedge flow accounting under Topic 815. The guidance did not have a material impact to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

The following tabular disclosures reflect the impact that derivative instruments and hedging activities have on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements:

Notional value of foreign exchange contracts:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2020		2019
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange contracts — Forwards	$	32,437		36,052
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange contracts — Forwards		3,584		—
	$	36,021	$	36,052

Fair value of derivatives in foreign exchange contracts:

		June 30,			December 31,
	Balance Sheet Location	2020			2019
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange contracts — Forwards	Other assets	$	245		$	602
	Accrued and other liabilities		(563	)		(72	)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange contracts — Forwards	Other assets		57			—
	Accrued and other liabilities		(30	)		—
		$	(291	)	$	530

Derivatives in Foreign Currency Hedging relationships are as follows:

		Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
		2020			2019			2020			2019
Foreign exchange contracts	Derivative Gain (Loss)
— Forwards	Recognized in OCI
	(Effective Portion)	$	1,334		$	297		$	(1,526	)	$	365
	Location of Derivative Loss
	Reclassified from AOCI	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
	(Effective Portion)	2020			2019			2020			2019
Foreign exchange contracts	Selling, general and
— Forwards	administrative expenses	$	(328	)	$	(355	)	$	(669	)		(661	)
	Property, plant and equipment		—			(19	)		—			(32	)
	Inventory		(9	)		—		$	(26	)		—
		$	(337	)	$	(374	)	$	(695	)	$	(693	)

		Three Months Ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
		2020		2019		2020			2019
Foreign exchange contracts	Derivative Gain (Loss) Recognized In
— Forwards	and Out of OCI	$	—	$	2	$	(88	)	$	2

Non Designated Derivatives in Foreign Currency relationships are as follows:

		Three Months Ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
	Location of Derivative Gain	2020		2019		2020		2019
Foreign exchange contracts	Selling, general and
— Forwards	administrative expenses	$	27	$	—	$	27		—
		$	27	$	—	$	27	$	—

The Company's estimated net amount of the existing losses as at June 30, 2020 is $0.4 million, which is expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next twelve months.

(d) Investments in Equity Securities

As at June 30, 2020, the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets includes $13.2 million (December 31, 2019 — $15.7 million) of investments in equity securities.

On January 17, 2019, IMAX China (Hong Kong), Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IMAX China, as an investor entered into a cornerstone investment agreement with Maoyan Entertainment (“Maoyan”) (as the issuer) and Morgan Stanley Asia Limited (as a sponsor, underwriter and the underwriters’ representative). Pursuant to this agreement, IMAX China (Hong Kong), Limited agreed to invest $15.2 million to subscribe for a certain number of shares of Maoyan at the final offer price pursuant to the global offering of the share capital of Maoyan, and this investment would be subject to a lock-up period of six months following the date of the global offering. On February 4, 2019, Maoyan completed its global offering, upon which, IMAX China (Hong Kong), Limited became a less than 1% shareholder in Maoyan. This investment is classified as an equity security, with a readily determinable market value through the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The changes in fair value are recorded in gain (loss) in fair value of equity investment line item in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. As at June 30, 2020, the value of the Company’s investment in Maoyan was $12.1 million (December 31, 2019 — $14.6 million). For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company has recorded a net unrealized gain of $2.0 million and loss of $2.5 million, respectively ( 2019— loss of $4.5 million and $2.1 million, respectively).

The Company has an investment of $1.1 million (December 31, 2019 — $1.0 million) in the shares of an exchange traded fund. This investment is classified as an equity investment.

As at June 30, 2020, the Company held investments in the preferred shares of enterprises which meet the criteria for classification as an equity security under FASB ASC 325, carried at historical cost, net of impairment charges. The carrying value of these equity security investments was $1.0 million at June 30, 2020 (December 31, 2019 — $1.0 million) and is recorded in Other Assets.

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Non-Controlling Interests

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Temporary Equity Disclosure [Abstract]

Non-Controlling Interests

17.  Non-Controlling Interests

(a) IMAX China Non-Controlling Interest

The Company indirectly owns approximately 69.81% of IMAX China Holding, Inc. (“IMAX China”), whose shares trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. IMAX China is a consolidated subsidiary of the Company. The balance of the non-controlling interest in IMAX China as at June 30, 2020 is $74.7 million. The net loss attributable to the non-controlling interest in IMAX China for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 is $2.8 million and $12.5 million, respectively (2019 — net income of $2.7 million and $7.0 million, respectively).

(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 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. As at June 30, 2020, 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 following table summarizes the movement of the non-controlling interest in temporary equity, in the Company’s subsidiary for the six months ended June 30, 2020:

Balance as at December 31, 2019	$	5,908
Net loss		(1,671	)
Balance as at June 30, 2020	$	4,237

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Exit Costs, Restructuring Charges and Associated Impairments

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract]

Exit Costs, Restructuring Charges and Associated Impairments

18.  Exit costs, restructuring charges and associated impairments

In 2018, the Company performed a strategic review of its business and decided to exit from certain non-core businesses or initiatives, which included closing its VR locations. In addition, as part of management’s efforts to decrease costs, the Company reduced certain functions and realigned resources. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company recognized charges of $0.9 million associated with these actions in its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, consisting of restructuring charges and costs to exit leases. Restructuring charges relate to the Company’s corporate unit and are comprised of employee severance costs including benefits and share-based compensation, costs of consolidating facilities and contract termination costs.

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Basis of Presentation (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Accounting Principles

Accounting Principles

IMAX Corporation, together with its consolidated subsidiaries (the “Company”), prepares its financial statements in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted from this report, as is permitted by such rules and regulations. In the Company’s opinion, the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect all adjustments of a normal recurring nature that are necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. The interim results presented in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year, particularly in this interim period due to the impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic. (See Note 2.)

The Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in the its 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “2019 Form 10-K”), which should be consulted for a summary of the significant accounting policies utilized by the Company. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared following the same accounting policies disclosed in the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K, except as described in Note 4 below. In the first quarter of 2020, the Company updated certain account names within Revenues and Costs and Expenses Applicable to Revenues in its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations to better describe the nature of its revenue-generating activities and related costs.

Principles of Consolidation

Principles of Consolidation

These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company, except for subsidiaries which have been identified as variable interest entities (“VIEs”) where the Company is not the primary beneficiary. All intercompany accounts and transactions, including all unrealized intercompany profits on transactions with equity method investees, have been eliminated.

The Company has interests in ten film production companies, which have been identified as VIEs. The Company is the primary beneficiary of five of these entities as it has the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIE, and it has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the respective VIE that could potentially be significant. The majority of the assets relating to these production companies are held by the IMAX Original Film Fund (the “Original Film Fund”) as described in Note 17(b). The Company does not consolidate the other five film production companies because it does not have the power to direct their activities and does not have the obligation to absorb the majority of the expected losses or the right to receive expected residual returns. The Company uses the equity method of accounting for these entities, which are not material to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. A loss in value of an investment that is other than temporary is recognized as a charge to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Estimates and Assumptions

Estimates and Assumptions

In preparing the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, management makes judgments in applying various accounting policies. The areas of policy judgment are consistent with those reported in the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K, with the exception of the adoption of the estimate of current expected credit losses that became effective January 1, 2020, which also involves significant judgment and estimation, and is described in Note 4 below. In addition, management makes assumptions about the Company’s future operating results and cash flows in deriving critical accounting estimates used in preparing the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. As disclosed in the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K, such sources of estimation include estimates used to determine the recoverable amounts of receivables, inventory, film assets, long-lived assets (including assets used to support

joint revenue sharing arrangements), goodwill and deferred tax assets, as well as estimates of variable consideration related to future box office performance.

To date, the Company’s operations have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, as described in Note 2.  There continues to be significant ongoing uncertainty surrounding the extent and duration of the impacts that the pandemic will have on box office results and the installation of IMAX Theater Systems, as well as the Company’s customers, suppliers, and employees. There is heightened potential for future credit losses on receivables, inventory write downs, impairments of film assets, impairments of long-lived assets (including the theater system equipment supporting the Company’s joint revenue sharing arrangements), impairments of goodwill, valuation allowances against deferred tax assets, and the reversal of variable consideration receivables that are based on future box office performance. In the current environment, assumptions about box office results, IMAX Theater System installations, and customer creditworthiness have greater variability than normal, which could in the future significantly affect the valuation of the Company’s assets, both financial and non-financial. The Company’s cash flow estimates for testing the recoverability of certain long-lived assets are based on a longer time horizon due to the long-term nature of its underlying contracts, allowing time for a recovery of the cash flows associated with the underlying assets groups, which management has factored into its estimates. The accuracy of management’s estimates is dependent, in part, on the timing of the reopening of theaters in the IMAX network, and on the release of new films by production studios. These theater reopening and film release scenarios are highly uncertain and have been factored into management’s cash flow estimates. As an understanding of the longer-term impacts of COVID-19 on the Company’s customers and business develops, there is a heightened potential for changes in management’s estimates over the remainder of 2020.

Credit Risk

The Company’s internal credit quality classifications for theater operators are as follows:

• Good Standing — The theater operator continues to be in good standing as payments and reporting are up to date.

• Credit Watch — The theater operator has demonstrated a delay in payments, but continues to be in active communication with the Company. Theater operators placed on Credit Watch are subject to enhanced monitoring. In addition, depending on the size of the outstanding balance, length of time in arrears and other factors, future transactions may need to be approved by management. These receivables are in better condition than those in the Pre-Approved Transactions Only category, but are not in as good condition as the receivables in the Good Standing category.  

• Pre-Approved Transactions Only — The theater operator has demonstrated a delay in payments with little or no communication with the Company. All services and shipments to the theater operator must be reviewed and approved by management. These receivables are in better condition than those in the All Transactions Suspended category, but are not in as good condition as the receivables in the Credit Watch category. In certain situation, depending on the individual facts and circumstances related to each customer, finance income recognition may be suspended for the net investment in lease and financed sale receivable balances for customers in the Pre-Approved Transactions Only category. See below for a discussion of the Company’s net investment in leases and financed sale receivables.

• All Transactions Suspended — The theater operator is severely delinquent, non-responsive or not negotiating in good faith with the Company. Once a theater operator is classified within the All Transactions Suspended category, the theater is placed on nonaccrual status and all revenue recognitions related to the theater are stopped.

Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses

The Company considers financing receivables with an aging between 60-89 days as indications of theaters with potential collection concerns. The Company will begin to focus its review on these financing receivables and increase its discussions internally and with the theater regarding payment status. Once a theater’s aging exceeds 90 days, the Company’s policy is to perform an enhanced review to assess collectibility of the theater’s past due accounts. The over 90 days past due category may be an indicator of potential impairment as up to 90 days outstanding is considered to be a reasonable time to resolve any issues. Given the potential impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic on the Company’s customers, management is enhancing its monitoring procedures with respect to overdue receivables.

Lessee Leases

IMAX Corporation as a Lessee

The Company’s operating lease arrangements principally involve office and warehouse space. Office equipment is generally purchased outright. Leases with an initial term of less than 12 months are not recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and the related lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Most of the Company’s leases include one or more options to renew, with renewal terms that can extend the lease term from one to five years or more. The Company has determined that it is reasonably certain that the renewal options on its warehouse leases will be exercised based on previous history, its current understanding of future business needs and its level of investment in leasehold improvements, among other factors. The incremental borrowing rate used in the calculation of the Company’s lease liability is based on the location of each leased property. None of the Company’s leases include options to purchase the leased property. The depreciable lives of right-of-use assets and related leasehold improvements are limited by the expected lease term. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. The Company rents or subleases certain office space to third parties, which have a remaining term of less than 12 months and are not expected to be renewed.

Lessor Leases

 IMAX Corporation as a Lessor

The Company provides IMAX Theater Systems to customers through long-term lease arrangements that for accounting purposes are classified as sales-type leases. Under these arrangements, in exchange for providing the IMAX Theater System, the Company earns fixed upfront and ongoing consideration. Certain arrangements that are legal sales are also classified as sales-type leases as certain clauses within the arrangements limit transfer of title or provide the Company with conditional rights to the system. The customer’s rights under the Company’s sales-type lease arrangements are described in Note 2(n) in the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K. Under the Company’s sales-type lease arrangements, the customer has the ability and the right to operate the hardware components or direct others to operate them in a manner determined by the customer. The Company’s sales-type leases are typically non-cancellable for 10 to 20 years with renewal provisions from inception. Except for those sales arrangements that are classified as sales-type leases, the Company’s leases generally do not contain an automatic transfer of title at the end of the lease term. The Company’s sales-type lease arrangements do not contain a guarantee of residual value at the end of the lease term. The customer is required to pay for executory costs such as insurance and taxes and is required to pay the Company for maintenance and extended warranty generally after the first year of the lease until the end of the lease term. The customer is responsible for obtaining insurance coverage for the

IMAX Theater System commencing on the date specified in the arrangement’s shipping terms and ending on the date the IMAX Theater System is returned to the Company.

The Company also provides IMAX Theater systems to customers through joint revenue sharing arrangements. Under the traditional form of these arrangements, in exchange for providing the IMAX system under a long-term lease, the Company earns rent based on a percentage of contingent box office receipts and, in some cases, concession revenues, rather than requiring the customer to pay a fixed upfront fee or annual minimum payments. The Company has assessed the nature of its joint revenue sharing arrangements and concluded that the arrangements contain an operating lease. Under joint revenue sharing arrangements, the customer has the ability and the right to operate the hardware components or direct others to operate them in a manner determined by the customer. The Company’s joint revenue sharing arrangements are typically non-cancellable for 10 years or longer with renewal provisions. Title to equipment under joint revenue sharing arrangements does not transfer to the customer. The Company’s joint revenue sharing arrangements do not contain a guarantee of residual value at the end of the term. The customer is required to pay for executory costs such as insurance and taxes and is required to pay the Company for maintenance and extended warranty throughout the term. The customer is responsible for obtaining insurance coverage for the IMAX Theater System commencing on the date specified in the arrangement’s shipping terms and ending on the date the IMAX Theater System is returned to the Company.

The Company classifies its lease arrangements at inception of the arrangement and, if required, after a modification of the lease arrangement, to determine whether they are sales-type leases or operating leases.

On April 10, 2020, the FASB staff issued a question-and-answer document to address stakeholder questions on the application of the lease accounting guidance for lease concessions related to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidance allows concessions related to the timing of payments, where the total consideration has not changed, to not be accounted for as lease modifications. Instead, any such concessions can be accounted for as if no change was made to the contract or as variable lease payments. In the second quarter of 2020, the Company adopted the FASB relief guidance and elected to account for any such lease concessions as if no change was made to the underlying contracts. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is involved in lawsuits, claims, and proceedings, including those identified below, which arise in the ordinary course of business. Management is required to assess the likelihood of any adverse judgments or outcomes related to these legal contingencies, as well as potential ranges of probable or reasonably possible losses. The Company will record a provision for a liability when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. The determination of the amount of any liability recorded or disclosed is reviewed at least quarterly based on a careful analysis of each individual exposure with, in some cases, the assistance of outside legal counsel, taking into account the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, and other pertinent information related to the case. The amount of liabilities recorded or disclosed for these contingencies may change in the future due to changes in management’s judgments resulting from new developments or changes in settlement strategy. Any resulting adjustment to the liabilities recorded by the Company could have a material adverse effect on its results of operations, cash flows, and financial position in the period or periods in which such changes in judgment occur. The Company believes it has adequate provisions for any such matters.

Segment Reporting

The Company has the following reportable segments: (i) IMAX DMR; (ii) Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements; (iii) IMAX Systems, (iv) IMAX Maintenance; (v) Other Theater Business; (vi) New Business Initiatives; (vii) Film Distribution; and (viii) Film Post-production. The Company organizes its reportable segments into the following four categories, identified by the nature of the product sold or service provided:

(i) IMAX Technology Network, which earns revenue based on contingent box office receipts and includes the IMAX DMR segment and contingent rent from the Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangement (“JRSA”) segment;

(ii) IMAX Technology Sales and Maintenance, which includes results from the IMAX Systems, IMAX Maintenance and Other Theater Business segments, as well as fixed revenues from the JRSA segment;

(iii) New Business Initiatives, which is a segment that includes activities related to the exploration of new lines of business and new initiatives outside of the Company’s core business; and

(iv) Film Distribution and Post-production, which includes activities related to the licensing of film content, and the distribution of films primarily for the Company’s institutional theater partners (through the Film Distribution segment) and the provision of film post-production and quality control services (through the Film Post-production segment).

     The Company is presenting information at a disaggregated level to provide more relevant information to readers.

Transactions between the IMAX DMR segment and the Film Post-production segment are valued at exchange value. Inter-segment profits are eliminated upon consolidation, as well as for the disclosures below.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying values of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities due within one year approximate fair values due to the short-term maturity of these instruments. The Company’s other financial instruments are comprised of the following:

	As at June 30, 2020						As at December 31, 2019
	Carrying Amount			Estimated Fair Value			Carrying Amount			Estimated Fair Value
Level 1
Cash and cash equivalents(1)	$	318,986		$	318,986		$	109,484		$	109,484
Equity securities (3)		13,192			13,192			15,685			15,685
Level 2
Net financed sales receivables(2)	$	108,081		$	108,430		$	112,432		$	111,441
Net investment in sales-type leases (2)		15,784			15,516			15,606			15,309
Convertible loan receivable (2)		—			—			1,500			1,500
Equity securities(1)		1,000			1,000			1,000			1,000
Foreign exchange contracts — designated forwards(3)		(318	)		(318	)		530			530
Foreign exchange contracts — non-designated forwards(3)		27			27			—			—
Bank indebtedness - under the Working Capital Facility(1)		(244	)		(244	)		—			—
Bank indebtedness - under the Credit Facility(1)		(300,000	)		(300,000	)		(20,000	)		(20,000	)

(1) Recorded at cost, which approximates fair value.

(2) Estimated based on discounting future cash flows at currently available interest rates with comparable terms.

(3) Value determined using quoted prices in active markets.

When a determination is made to classify an asset or liability within Level 3, the determination is based upon the significance of the unobservable inputs to the overall fair value measurement. There were no significant transfers in or out of the Company’s Level 3 assets during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.

Fair Value Transfer

When a determination is made to classify an asset or liability within Level 3, the determination is based upon the significance of the unobservable inputs to the overall fair value measurement.

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Basis of Presentation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

VIEs Total Assets and Liabilities

Total assets and liabilities of the Company’s consolidated VIEs are as follows:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2020		2019
Total assets	$	7,010	$	9,677
Total liabilities	$	15,494	$	15,528

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Current Expected Credit Losses (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Credit Loss [Abstract]

Summary of Allowance For Credit Losses Related to Accounts Receivable

The following table summarizes the activity in the allowance for credit losses related to accounts receivable for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2020												Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
	Theater Operators			Studios			Other			Total			Theater Operators			Studios			Other			Total
Beginning balance	$	6,504		$	3,983		$	1,041		$	11,528		$	3,302		$	893		$	942		$	5,137
Current period provision		(107	)		1,596			(203	)		1,286			3,095			4,686			(104	)		7,677
Write-offs		—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Recoveries		—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Foreign exchange		(80	)		(124	)		—			(204	)		(80	)		(124	)		—			(204	)
Ending balance	$	6,317		$	5,455		$	838		$	12,610		$	6,317		$	5,455		$	838		$	12,610

Schedule of Financing Receivables

As at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, financing receivables consist of the following:

	June 30,			December 31,
	2020			2019
Net investment in leases
Gross minimum payments due under sales-type leases	$	17,142		$	16,766
Unearned finance income		(899	)		(1,005	)
Present value of minimum payments due under sales-type leases		16,243			15,761
Allowance for credit losses		(459	)		(155	)
Net investment in leases		15,784			15,606
Financed sales receivables
Gross minimum payments due under financed sales		142,380			146,660
Unearned finance income		(30,590	)		(33,313	)
Present value of minimum payments due under financed sales		111,790			113,347
Allowance for credit losses		(3,709	)		(915	)
Net financed sales receivables		108,081			112,432
Total financing receivables	$	123,865		$	128,038
Net financed sales receivables due within one year	$	31,061		$	27,595
Net financed sales receivables due after one year	$	77,020		$	84,837
Total financed sales receivables	$	108,081		$	112,432

Schedule of Weighted-average Remaining Lease Term and Weighted-average Interest Rate

As at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the weighted-average remaining lease term and weighted-average interest rate associated with the Company’s sales-type lease arrangements and financed sale receivables, as applicable, are as follows:

	June 30,			December 31,
	2020			2019
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)
Sales-type lease arrangements		7.9			8.1
Weighted-average interest rate
Sales-type lease arrangements		6.85	%		6.68	%
Financed sales receivables		9.02	%		9.00	%

Schedule of Net Investment In Leases by Credit Quality Indicator

The following tables provide information on the Company’s net investment in leases by credit quality indicator as at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

	By Origination Year
As at June 30, 2020	2020		2019		2018		2017		2016		Prior		Total
Net investment in leases:
Credit quality classification:
In good standing	$	924	$	7,804	$	2,991	$	942	$	—	$	2,786	$	15,447
Credit Watch		—		—		—		—		—		88		88
Pre-approved transactions		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Transactions suspended		—		—		—		—		—		708		708
Total net investment in leases	$	924	$	7,804	$	2,991	$	942	$	—	$	3,582	$	16,243
Current-period gross write-offs	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Current-period recoveries		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Current-period net write-offs	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
	By Origination Year
As at December 31, 2019	2019		2018		2017		2016		2015		Prior		Total
Net investment in leases:
Credit quality classification:
In good standing	$	7,874	$	3,045	$	989	$	—	$	—	$	3,186	$	15,094
Credit Watch		—		—		—		—		—		667		667
Pre-approved transactions		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Transactions suspended		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Total net investment in leases	$	7,874	$	3,045	$	989	$	—	$	—	$	3,853	$	15,761

Schedule of Financed Sale Receivables by Credit Quality Indicator

The following tables provide information on the Company’s financed sale receivables by credit quality indicator as at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

	By Origination Year
As at June 30, 2020	2020		2019		2018		2017		2016		Prior		Total
Financed sales receivables:
Credit quality classification:
In good standing	$	1,606	$	11,474	$	14,382	$	15,381	$	15,495	$	47,551	$	105,889
Credit Watch		—		331		—		—		304		1,171		1,806
Pre-approved transactions		—		—		—		—		585		671		1,256
Transactions suspended		—		—		—		896		937		1,006		2,839
Total financed sales receivables	$	1,606	$	11,805	$	14,382	$	16,277	$	17,321	$	50,399	$	111,790
Current-period gross write-offs	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Current-period recoveries		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Current-period net write-offs	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
	By Origination Year
As at December 31, 2019	2019		2018		2017		2016		2015		Prior		Total
Financed sales receivables:
Credit quality classification:
In good standing	$	11,981	$	14,414	$	16,556	$	15,208	$	—	$	44,291	$	102,450
Credit Watch		—		—		637		1,687		—		6,955		9,279
Pre-approved transactions		—		—		250		295		—		285		830
Transactions suspended		—		—		—		165		—		623		788
Total financed sales receivables	$	11,981	$	14,414	$	17,443	$	17,355	$	—	$	52,154	$	113,347

Schedule of Aging Analysis for Net Investment in Leases and Financed Sale Receivables

The following tables provide an aging analysis for the Company’s net investment in leases and financed sale receivables as at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

	As at June 30, 2020
	Accrued and Current		30-89 Days		90+ Days		Billed		Unbilled		Recorded Receivable		Allowance for Credit Losses			Net
Net investment in leases	$	11	$	262	$	735	$	1,008	$	15,235	$	16,243	$	(459	)	$	15,784
Financed sales receivables		688		2,941		10,166		13,795		97,995		111,790		(3,709	)		108,081
Total	$	699	$	3,203	$	10,901	$	14,803	$	113,230	$	128,033	$	(4,168	)	$	123,865
	As at December 31, 2019
	Accrued and Current		30-89 Days		90+ Days		Billed		Unbilled		Recorded Receivable		Allowance for Credit Losses			Net
Net investment in leases	$	30	$	68	$	251	$	349	$	15,412	$	15,761	$	(155	)	$	15,606
Financed sales receivables		1,678		2,772		5,446		9,896		103,451		113,347		(915	)		112,432
Total	$	1,708	$	2,840	$	5,697	$	10,245	$	118,863	$	129,108	$	(1,070	)	$	128,038

Schedule of Net Investment in Leases and Financed Sale Receivables with Billed Amounts Past Due Continues to Accrue Finance Income

The following table provides information about the Company’s net investment in leases and financed sale receivables with billed amounts past due for which it continues to accrue finance income as at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

	As at June 30, 2020
	Accrued and Current		30-89 Days		90+ Days		Billed		Unbilled		Allowance for Credit Losses			Net
Net investment in leases	$	9	$	255	$	729	$	993	$	12,338	$	(264	)	$	13,067
Financed sales receivables		570		2,862		10,187		13,619		64,654		(2,427	)		75,846
Total	$	579	$	3,117	$	10,916	$	14,612	$	76,992	$	(2,691	)	$	88,913
	As at December 31, 2019
	Accrued and Current		30-89 Days		90+ Days		Billed		Unbilled		Allowance for Credit Losses			Net
Net investment in leases	$	9	$	19	$	251	$	279	$	578	$	—		$	857
Financed sales receivables		1,146		1,290		5,523		7,959		29,173		—			37,132
Total	$	1,155	$	1,309	$	5,774	$	8,238	$	29,751	$	—		$	37,989

Schedule of Net Investment in Leases and Financed Sale Receivables on Nonaccrual Status

The following table provides information about the Company’s net investment in leases and financed sale receivables that are on nonaccrual status as at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

	As at June 30, 2020							As at December 31, 2019
	Recorded Receivable		Allowance for Credit Losses			Net		Recorded Receivable		Allowance for Credit Losses			Net
Net investment in leases	$	708	$	(10	)	$	698	$	—	$	—		$	—
Net financed sales receivables		2,839		(1,032	)		1,807		788		(732	)		56
Total	$	3,547	$	(1,042	)	$	2,505	$	788	$	(732	)	$	56

Summary of Allowance for Credit Losses Related to Net Investment in Leases and Financed Sale Receivables

The following table summarizes the activity in the allowance for credit losses related to the Company’s net investment in leases and financed sale receivables for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2020						Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
	Net Investment			Financed			Net Investment		Financed
	in Leases			Sales Receivables			in Leases		Sales Receivables
Beginning balance	$	464		$	3,557		$	155	$	915
Current period provision		(5	)		171			304		2,813
Write-offs		—			—			—		—
Recoveries		—			—			—		—
Foreign exchange		—			(19	)		—		(19	)
Ending balance	$	459		$	3,709		$	459	$	3,709
	Three Months Ended June 30, 2019						Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
	Net Investment			Net Financed			Net Investment		Net Financed
	in Leases			Sales Receivables			in Leases		Sales Receivables
Beginning balance	$	155		$	839		$	155	$	839
Charge-offs		—			—			—		—
Recoveries		—			—			—		—
Provision		—			—			—		—
Ending balance	$	155		$	839		$	155	$	839

Summary of Allowance For Credit Losses Related to Variable Consideration Receivables

The following table summarizes the activity in the allowance for credit losses related to variable consideration receivables for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2020			Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
	Theater Operators			Theater Operators
Beginning balance	$	875		$	—
Current period provision		(12	)		863
Write-offs		—			—
Recoveries		—			—
Ending balance	$	863		$	863

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Lease Arrangements (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Leases [Abstract]

Components of Lease Expense

For three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the components of lease expense recorded within Selling, General and Administrative expenses are as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Operating lease cost (1)	$	121	$	220	$	259	$	463
Amortization of lease assets		701		664		1,449		1,195
Interest on lease liabilities		245		274		507		542
Total lease cost	$	1,067	$	1,158	$	2,215	$	2,200

(1) Includes short-term leases and variable lease costs, which are not significant for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.

Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related to Leases

For three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, supplemental cash flow information related to leases is as follows:

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
		2020			2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities	$		1,730	$		1,782
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations			286			17,515
	$		2,016	$		19,297

Lessee Operating Lease Balance Sheet Amounts and Lines

As at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, supplemental balance sheet information related to leases is as follows:

		June 30,		December 31,
		2020		2019
Assets
Right-of-Use Assets	Property, plant and equipment	$	15,074	$	16,262
Liabilities
Operating Leases	Accrued and other liabilities	$	17,791	$	18,677

Lessee Operating Leases Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term and Weighted Average Interest Rate

As at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the weighted-average remaining lease term and weighted-average interest rate associated with the Company’s operating leases are as follows:

	June 30,			December 31,
	2020			2019
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)		7.8			8.1
Weighted-average discount rate		5.90	%		5.90	%

Lessee Operating Lease, Maturity

As at June 30, 2020, the maturities of the Company’s operating lease liabilities are as follows:

	Operating Leases
2020 (six months remaining)	$	1,803
2021		3,318
2022		2,811
2023		2,247
2024		2,198
Thereafter		10,177
Total lease payments	$	22,554
Less: interest expense		(4,763	)
Present value of operating lease liabilities	$	17,791

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Inventories (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

As at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, inventories consist of the following:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2020		2019
Raw materials	$	34,139	$	26,538
Work-in-process		5,839		4,608
Finished goods		20,201		11,843
	$	60,179	$	42,989

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Credit Facility and Other Financing Arrangements (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Bank Indebtedness

As at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, bank indebtedness includes the following:

	June 30,			December 31,
	2020			2019
Credit Facility	$	300,000		$	20,000
Working Capital Facility		244			—
Unamortized debt issuance costs		(2,479	)		(1,771	)
	$	297,765		$	18,229

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Supplemental Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Summary of Changes in Other Operating Assets and Liabilities

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
		2020				2019
Decrease (increase) in:
Financing receivables	$		776				6,029
Prepaid expenses			(2,332	)			(1,188	)
Variable consideration receivable			(220	)			(362	)
Other assets			(4,492	)			(2,189	)
Increase (decrease) in:
Accounts payable			(6,716	)			(9,817	)
Accrued and other liabilities			764				(4,910	)
	$		(12,220	)	$		(12,437	)

Summary of Depreciation and Amortization

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
		2020			2019
Film assets	$		3,515	$		8,492
Property, plant and equipment:
Joint revenue sharing arrangements			13,178			11,295
Other property, plant and equipment			5,686			5,992
Other intangible assets			3,238			2,952
Other assets			1,266			829
Deferred financing costs			299			244
	$		27,182	$		29,804

Write-downs

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
		2020			2019
Film assets (1)	$		4,504	$		—
Other assets (2)			1,151			—
Joint revenue sharing arrangements (3)			929			404
Property, plant and equipment			58			81
Inventories			72			2
Other intangible assets			92			21
	$		6,806	$		508

(1) In the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $4.5 million (2019 — $nil) to write-down the carrying value of certain documentary and alternative content film assets due to a decrease in projected box office totals and related revenues based on management’s regular quarterly recoverability assessments. As of June 30, 2020, following the recording of these write-downs, the Company’s film assets totaled $13.1 million, which principally consists of documentary and DMR content. The recoverability of these assets assumes the return to historical levels of box office results as theaters reopen following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. There can be no assurances that there will not be additional write-downs to the carrying values of these assets as the Company continues to assess the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. (See Notes 1 and 2.)

(2) In the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded a $1.2 million (2019 - $nil) write-down of other assets, of which $1.0 million relates to the write-down of certain content-related assets which became impaired in the period.

(3) In the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded charges of $0.9 million in Costs and Expenses Applicable to Technology Rentals principally related to the write-down of xenon-based digital systems which were upgraded by customers to laser-based digital systems and taken out of service. In the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company recorded a charge of $0.1 million in Costs and Expenses Applicable to Technology Rentals and  $0.1 million in Revenues -Technology Rentals upon the upgrade of xenon-based digital systems under joint revenue sharing arrangements to laser-based digital systems.  

Significant Non-cash Investing Activities

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
		2020				2019
Net (decrease) increase in accruals related to:
Investment in joint revenue sharing arrangements	$		(1,887	)	$		3,651
Acquisition of other intangible assets			(10	)			13
Purchases of property, plant and equipment			158				(427	)
	$		(1,739	)	$		3,237

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Income Taxes (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Tax (Expense) Benefit Included in the Company's Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income

The income tax (expense) benefit included in the Company’s other comprehensive (loss) income are related to the following items:

	Three Months Ended							Six Months Ended
		June 30,						June 30,
		2020			2019			2020			2019
Unrealized change in cash flow hedging instruments		$	(354	)	$	(99	)	$	395			$	(182	)
Realized change in cash flow hedging instruments upon settlement			(88	)		(78	)		(182	)			(96	)
Unrecognized actuarial gain on defined benefit plan			—			—			40				—
		$	(442	)	$	(177	)	$	253			$	(278	)

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Capital Stock (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Equity [Abstract]

Stock compensation

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Cost and expenses applicable to revenues	$	—	$	447	$	400	$	821
Selling, general and administrative expenses		6,467		6,485		10,174		10,388
Research and development		—		95		85		180
	$	6,467	$	7,027	$	10,659	$	11,389

Stock-based compensation by plan type

The following table summarizes the Company’s share-based compensation expense by each award type:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Stock Options	$	503	$	2,177	$	1,016	$	4,084
Restricted Share Units		4,534		4,132		7,436		6,242
Performance Stock Units		467		—		746		—
IMAX China Stock Options		15		77		101		143
IMAX China Long Term Incentive Plan Restricted Share Units		909		641		1,313		920
IMAX China Long Term Incentive Plan Performance Stock Units		39		—		47		—
	$	6,467	$	7,027	$	10,659	$	11,389

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity

The following table summarizes the activity under the Company’s Stock Option Plan (“SOP”) and IMAX Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan (“IMAX LTIP”) for the six months ended June 30:

	Number of Shares							Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share
	2020			2019			2020			2019
Stock options outstanding, beginning of period		5,732,209			5,465,046		$		26.82	$	27.63
Granted		—			1,016,882				—		20.66
Exercised		—			(85,746	)			—		20.15
Forfeited		(23,633	)		(103,902	)			22.35		23.70
Expired		(772,665	)		(316,325	)			27.03		26.08
Cancelled		(18,483	)		(5,196	)			27.97		32.80
Stock options outstanding, end of period		4,917,428			5,970,759				26.80		26.70
Stock options exercisable, end of period		4,313,890			4,104,443				27.32		28.35

Restricted Stock Units activity under the IMAX LTIP

The following table summarizes the activity in respect of RSUs issued under the IMAX LTIP for the six months ended June 30:

	Number of Awards						Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
	2020			2019				2020			2019
RSUs outstanding, beginning of period		1,065,347			1,033,871		$		23.17	$		25.70
Granted		1,047,369			618,181				15.36			22.40
Vested and settled		(383,126	)		(302,232	)			21.58			26.69
Forfeited		(39,912	)		(124,527	)			20.29			23.66
RSUs outstanding, end of period		1,689,678			1,225,293				18.76			23.99

Performance Stock Units Activity under the IMAX LTIP

The following table summarizes the activity in respect of PSUs issued under the IMAX LTIP for the six months ended June 30:

	Number of Awards					Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
	2020			2019			2020			2019
Granted		369,260			—	$		15.67	$		—
Forfeited		(2,526	)		—			14.84			—
PSUs outstanding, end of period		366,734			—			15.68			—

Basic and diluted per-share computations

The following table reconciles the denominator of the basic and diluted weighted average share computations:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2020		2019		2020			2019
Weighted average number of common shares (000's):
Issued and outstanding, beginning of period		58,787		61,291		61,176			61,434
Weighted average number of shares repurchased, net of shares    issued during the period		21		40		(1,563	)		(80	)
Weighted average number of shares used in computing basic    income per share		58,808		61,331		59,613			61,354
Assumed exercise of stock options, RSUs and PSUs, net of shares    assumed repurchased, if dilutive		—		176		—			171
Weighted average number of shares used in computing diluted    income per share		58,808		61,507		59,613			61,525

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Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Revenue From Contract With Customer [Abstract]

Disaggregation of Revenue by Segment

The following tables summarize the Company’s revenues by type and reportable segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2020
	Revenue from
	Contracts with Customers					Revenue from
	Fixed Consideration			Variable Consideration		Lease Arrangements			Finance Income		Total
Technology sales
IMAX Systems	$	1,278		$	765	$	—		$	—	$	2,043
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, fixed fees		—			—		369			—		369
Other Theater Business(1)		(309	)		—		—			—		(309	)
Other sales(2)		505			79		—			—		584
Sub-total		1,474			844		369			—		2,687
Image enhancement and maintenance services
IMAX DMR		—			546		—			—		546
IMAX Maintenance		—			—		—			—		—
Film Post-Production		738			—		—			—		738
Film Distribution		2,250			194		—			—		2,444
Other		—			71		—			—		71
Sub-total		2,988			811		—			—		3,799
Technology rentals
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, contingent rent(3)		—			—		(137	)		—		(137	)
Sub-total		—			—		(137	)		—		(137	)
Finance income
IMAX Systems		—			—		—			2,506		2,506
Total	$	4,462		$	1,655	$	232		$	2,506	$	8,855

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
	Revenue from
	Contracts with Customers				Revenue from
	Fixed consideration		Variable consideration		Lease Arrangements		Finance Income		Total
Technology sales
IMAX Systems	$	3,521	$	1,662	$	—	$	—	$	5,183
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, fixed fees		—		—		1,139		—		1,139
Other Theater Business		954		—		—		—		954
Other sales(2)		983		90		—		—		1,073
Sub-total		5,458		1,752		1,139		—		8,349
Image enhancement and maintenance services
IMAX DMR		—		11,175		—		—		11,175
IMAX Maintenance		7,370		—		—		—		7,370
Film Post-Production		2,349		—		—		—		2,349
Film Distribution		2,250		1,077		—		—		3,327
Other		—		299		—		—		299
Sub-total		11,969		12,551		—		—		24,520
Technology rentals
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, contingent rent		—		—		5,834		—		5,834
Sub-total		—		—		5,834		—		5,834
Finance income
IMAX Systems		—		—		—		5,054		5,054
Total	$	17,427	$	14,303	$	6,973	$	5,054	$	43,757

(1) The Company is reporting negative revenue due to an adjustment to prior period revenue.

(2) Other sales include New Business Initiatives.

(3) The Company is reporting negative revenue due to the continued amortization of lessee incentives that are typically netted against lease revenues, which are abnormally low during the period due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, as discussed in Note 2.

The following tables summarize the Company’s revenues by type and reportable segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
	Revenue from
	Contracts with Customers				Revenue from
	Fixed Consideration		Variable Consideration		Lease Arrangements		Finance Income		Total
Technology sales
IMAX Systems	$	13,074	$	849	$	—	$	—	$	13,923
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, fixed fees		—		—		2,548		—		2,548
Other Theater Business		2,580		—		—		—		2,580
Other sales(1)		500		143		—		—		643
Sub-total		16,154		992		2,548		—		19,694
Image enhancement and maintenance services
IMAX DMR		—		39,293		—		—		39,293
IMAX Maintenance		13,207		—		—		—		13,207
Film Post-production		2,326		—		—		—		2,326
Film Distribution		—		1,275		—		—		1,275
Other(1)				561		—		—		561
Sub-total		15,533		41,129		—		—		56,662
Technology rentals
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, contingent rent		—		—		25,540		—		25,540
Other(1)		—		2		321		—		323
Sub-total		—		2		25,861		—		25,863
Finance income
IMAX Systems		—		—		—		2,578		2,578
Total	$	31,687	$	42,123	$	28,409	$	2,578	$	104,797

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
	Revenue from
	Contracts with Customers				Revenue from
	Fixed consideration		Variable consideration		Lease Arrangements		Finance Income		Total
Technology sales
IMAX Systems	$	21,238	$	3,030	$	—	$	—	$	24,268
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, fixed fees		—		—		5,087		—		5,087
Other Theater Business		4,206		—		—		—		4,206
Other sales(1)		1,188		145		—		—		1,333
Sub-total		26,632		3,175		5,087		—		34,894
Image enhancement and maintenance services
IMAX DMR		—		67,243		—		—		67,243
IMAX Maintenance		26,158		—		—		—		26,158
Film Post-production		4,273		—		—		—		4,273
Film Distribution		—		1,990		—		—		1,990
Other(1)				1,145		—		—		1,145
Sub-total		30,431		70,378		—		—		100,809
Technology rentals
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, contingent rent		—		—		43,584		—		43,584
Other(1)		—		26		423		—		449
Sub-total		—		26		44,007		—		44,033
Finance income
IMAX Systems		—		—		—		5,259		5,259
Total	$	57,063	$	73,579	$	49,094	$	5,259	$	184,995

(1)     Other sales include New Business Initiatives.

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Segment Reporting (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Breakdown of Revenue and (Margin Loss) Gross Margin by Category

The following table sets forth the breakdown of revenue and (margin loss) gross margin by category for the three months ended June 30, 2020:

	Revenue					(Margin Loss) Gross Margin(3)
	2020			2019		2020			2019
IMAX Technology Network
IMAX DMR	$	546		$	39,293	$	(30	)	$	23,961
Joint revenue sharing arrangements, contingent rent(4)		(137	)		25,540		(6,501	)		19,318
		409			64,833		(6,531	)		43,279
IMAX Technology Sales and Maintenance
IMAX Systems (1)		4,549			16,501		2,650			8,019
Joint revenue sharing arrangements, fixed fees		369			2,548		48			870
IMAX Maintenance		—			13,207		(1,908	)		5,640
Other Theater Business (2)(5)		(309	)		2,580		(564	)		841
		4,609			34,836		226			15,370
New Business Initiatives		632			478		512			281
Film Distribution and Post-production
Film Distribution		2,444			1,275		(1,541	)		377
Post-production		738			2,326		145			81
		3,182			3,601		(1,396	)		458
		8,832			103,748		(7,189	)		59,388
Other		23			1,049		(499	)		165
Total	$	8,855		$	104,797	$	(7,688	)	$	59,553

The following table sets forth the breakdown of revenue and (margin loss) gross margin by category for six months ended June 30, 2020:

	Revenue				(Margin Loss) Gross Margin(3)
	2020		2019		2020			2019
IMAX Technology Network
IMAX DMR	$	11,175	$	67,243	$	4,413		$	43,736
Joint revenue sharing arrangements, contingent rent		5,834		43,584		(8,119	)		31,253
		17,009		110,827		(3,706	)		74,989
IMAX Technology Sales and Maintenance
IMAX Systems (1)		10,237		29,527		5,826			15,071
Joint revenue sharing arrangements, fixed fees		1,139		5,087		227			1,165
IMAX Maintenance		7,370		26,158		(1,149	)		10,921
Other Theater Business (2)		954		4,206		46			1,316
		19,700		64,978		4,950			28,473
New Business Initiatives		1,110		1,312		873			900
Film Distribution and Post-production
Film Distribution		3,327		1,990		(3,699	)		(333	)
Post-production		2,349		4,273		368			766
		5,676		6,263		(3,331	)		433
Sub-total		43,495		183,380		(1,214	)		104,795
Other		262		1,615		(1,388	)		(102	)
Total	$	43,757	$	184,995	$	(2,602	)	$	104,693

 (1)  Includes initial upfront payments and the present value of fixed minimum payments from sales and sales-type lease arrangements of IMAX Theater Systems, and the present value of estimated variable consideration from sales of IMAX Theater Systems. To a lesser extent, also includes finance income associated with these revenue streams.

(2) Principally includes after-market sales of IMAX projection system parts and 3D glasses

(3) IMAX DMR gross margin includes marketing cost of $nil and $2.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively (2019 — $9.5 million and $13.4 million, respectively). JRSA gross margin includes advertising, marketing and commission expense of less than $0.1 million and $0.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively (2019 —$0.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively). IMAX Systems gross margin includes marketing and commission costs of $0.2 million and $0.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively, (2019 — $0.4 million and $0.9 million, respectively). Film Distribution segment gross margin includes marketing expense of less than $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively (2019 — less than $0.1 million and $0.6 million, respectively).

(4) The Company is reporting negative revenue due to the continued amortization of lessee incentives that are typically netted against lease revenues, which are abnormally low during the period due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, as discussed in Note 2.

(5) The Company is reporting negative revenue due to an adjustment to prior period revenue.

Geographic Information

Revenue by geographic area is based on the location of the customer. Revenue related to IMAX DMR is presented based upon the geographic location of the theaters that exhibit the remastered films. IMAX DMR revenue is generated through contractual relationships with studios and other third parties and these may not be in the same geographical location as the theater.

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2020		2019		2020			2019
Revenue
United States	$	3,812	$	35,944		$	16,777		$	60,237
Asia (excluding Greater China)		1,868		9,963			7,728			18,753
Greater China		1,393		32,575			6,662			59,256
Russia & the CIS		658		5,619			2,224			7,307
Western Europe		631		11,933			5,188			20,376
Latin America		108		2,160			1,635			4,813
Canada		12		2,620			943			4,492
Rest of the World		373		3,983			2,600			9,761
Total	$	8,855	$	104,797		$	43,757		$	184,995

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Employees Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

SERP Benefits [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Amounts Accrued

As at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company’s projected benefit obligation and unfunded status related to the SERP are as follows:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2020		2019
Projected benefit obligation:
Obligation, beginning of period	$	18,840	$	17,977
Prior Service cost		—		456
Interest cost		189		564
Actuarial gain		—		(157	)
Obligation, end of period and unfunded status	$	19,029	$	18,840

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Financial Instruments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying values of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities due within one year approximate fair values due to the short-term maturity of these instruments. The Company’s other financial instruments are comprised of the following:

	As at June 30, 2020						As at December 31, 2019
	Carrying Amount			Estimated Fair Value			Carrying Amount			Estimated Fair Value
Level 1
Cash and cash equivalents(1)	$	318,986		$	318,986		$	109,484		$	109,484
Equity securities (3)		13,192			13,192			15,685			15,685
Level 2
Net financed sales receivables(2)	$	108,081		$	108,430		$	112,432		$	111,441
Net investment in sales-type leases (2)		15,784			15,516			15,606			15,309
Convertible loan receivable (2)		—			—			1,500			1,500
Equity securities(1)		1,000			1,000			1,000			1,000
Foreign exchange contracts — designated forwards(3)		(318	)		(318	)		530			530
Foreign exchange contracts — non-designated forwards(3)		27			27			—			—
Bank indebtedness - under the Working Capital Facility(1)		(244	)		(244	)		—			—
Bank indebtedness - under the Credit Facility(1)		(300,000	)		(300,000	)		(20,000	)		(20,000	)

(1) Recorded at cost, which approximates fair value.

(2) Estimated based on discounting future cash flows at currently available interest rates with comparable terms.

(3) Value determined using quoted prices in active markets.

Notional Amount of Derivative

The following tabular disclosures reflect the impact that derivative instruments and hedging activities have on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements:

Notional value of foreign exchange contracts:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2020		2019
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange contracts — Forwards	$	32,437		36,052
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange contracts — Forwards		3,584		—
	$	36,021	$	36,052

Fair Value of Foreign Exchange Contracts

Fair value of derivatives in foreign exchange contracts:

		June 30,			December 31,
	Balance Sheet Location	2020			2019
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange contracts — Forwards	Other assets	$	245		$	602
	Accrued and other liabilities		(563	)		(72	)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange contracts — Forwards	Other assets		57			—
	Accrued and other liabilities		(30	)		—
		$	(291	)	$	530

Derivatives in Foreign Currency Hedging Relationships

Derivatives in Foreign Currency Hedging relationships are as follows:

		Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
		2020			2019			2020			2019
Foreign exchange contracts	Derivative Gain (Loss)
— Forwards	Recognized in OCI
	(Effective Portion)	$	1,334		$	297		$	(1,526	)	$	365
	Location of Derivative Loss
	Reclassified from AOCI	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
	(Effective Portion)	2020			2019			2020			2019
Foreign exchange contracts	Selling, general and
— Forwards	administrative expenses	$	(328	)	$	(355	)	$	(669	)		(661	)
	Property, plant and equipment		—			(19	)		—			(32	)
	Inventory		(9	)		—		$	(26	)		—
		$	(337	)	$	(374	)	$	(695	)	$	(693	)

		Three Months Ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
		2020		2019		2020			2019
Foreign exchange contracts	Derivative Gain (Loss) Recognized In
— Forwards	and Out of OCI	$	—	$	2	$	(88	)	$	2

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]

Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]

Derivatives in Foreign Currency Hedging Relationships

Non Designated Derivatives in Foreign Currency relationships are as follows:

		Three Months Ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
	Location of Derivative Gain	2020		2019		2020		2019
Foreign exchange contracts	Selling, general and
— Forwards	administrative expenses	$	27	$	—	$	27		—
		$	27	$	—	$	27	$	—

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Non-Controlling Interests (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Other Noncontrolling Interest [Member]

Non-controlling Interests

Summary of Movement of the Non-controlling Interest in Temporary Equity in Company's Subsidiary

The following table summarizes the movement of the non-controlling interest in temporary equity, in the Company’s subsidiary for the six months ended June 30, 2020:

Balance as at December 31, 2019	$	5,908
Net loss		(1,671	)
Balance as at June 30, 2020	$	4,237

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Basis of Presentation - Additional Information (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020 Entity
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of variable interest entities	10
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of variable interest entities primary beneficiary	5
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of variable interest entities not a primary beneficiary	5

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Basis of Presentation - VIEs Total Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated, Carrying Amount, Total Assets	$ 1,061,465	$ 889,069
Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated, Carrying Amount, Total Liabilities	543,136	245,974
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated, Carrying Amount, Total Assets	7,010	9,677
Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated, Carrying Amount, Total Liabilities	$ 15,494	$ 15,528

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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic - Additional Information (Details)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 28, 2020 Country	Jul. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) Theater	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Impact Of Coronavirus Nineteen Pandemic [Line Items]
Goodwill			$ 39,027,000		$ 39,027,000	$ 39,027,000
IMAX Systems Reporting Unit [Member]
Impact Of Coronavirus Nineteen Pandemic [Line Items]
Goodwill			19,000,000.0		19,000,000.0
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements Reporting Unit [Member]
Impact Of Coronavirus Nineteen Pandemic [Line Items]
Goodwill			13,600,000		13,600,000
IMAX Maintenance Reporting Unit [Member]
Impact Of Coronavirus Nineteen Pandemic [Line Items]
Goodwill			6,400,000		6,400,000
Credit Facility [Member]
Impact Of Coronavirus Nineteen Pandemic [Line Items]
Amount drew down in available borrowing capacity					280,000,000.0
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic [Member]
Impact Of Coronavirus Nineteen Pandemic [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment					0
Asset impairment					$ 0
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic [Member] | Credit Facility [Member]
Impact Of Coronavirus Nineteen Pandemic [Line Items]
Amount drew down in available borrowing capacity				$ 280,000,000.0
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Impact Of Coronavirus Nineteen Pandemic [Line Items]
Proceeds from government subsidies			2,900,000
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic [Member] | Costs and Expenses Applicable to Revenues [Member]
Impact Of Coronavirus Nineteen Pandemic [Line Items]
Proceeds from government subsidies			$ 300,000
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic [Member] | China [Member]
Impact Of Coronavirus Nineteen Pandemic [Line Items]
Number of temporarily closed movie theatres | Theater					70,000
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic [Member] | Canada [Member] | Emergency Wage Subsidy Program [Member] | Forecast [Member]
Impact Of Coronavirus Nineteen Pandemic [Line Items]
Proceeds from government subsidies		$ 2,200,000
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic [Member] | United States [Member] | CARES Act [Member]
Impact Of Coronavirus Nineteen Pandemic [Line Items]
Proceeds from government subsidies					$ 1,000,000.0
IMAX [Member]
Impact Of Coronavirus Nineteen Pandemic [Line Items]
Number of countries in which theaters began to report gross box office | Country	40
IMAX [Member] | Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Impact Of Coronavirus Nineteen Pandemic [Line Items]
Percentage of theaters begun to report gross box office ("GBO")	40.00%
IMAX [Member] | Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic [Member] | Greater China [Member]
Impact Of Coronavirus Nineteen Pandemic [Line Items]
Number of temporarily closed movie theatres | Theater					700

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Current Expected Credit Losses - Summary of Allowance For Credit Losses Related to Accounts Receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020
Accounts Receivable Allowance For Credit Loss [Line Items]
Beginning balance	$ 11,528	$ 5,137
Current period provision	1,286	7,677
Foreign exchange	(204)	(204)
Ending balance	12,610	12,610
Theatre Operators [Member]
Accounts Receivable Allowance For Credit Loss [Line Items]
Beginning balance	6,504	3,302
Current period provision	(107)	3,095
Foreign exchange	(80)	(80)
Ending balance	6,317	6,317
Studios [Member]
Accounts Receivable Allowance For Credit Loss [Line Items]
Beginning balance	3,983	893
Current period provision	1,596	4,686
Foreign exchange	(124)	(124)
Ending balance	5,455	5,455
Other [Member]
Accounts Receivable Allowance For Credit Loss [Line Items]
Beginning balance	1,041	942
Current period provision	(203)	(104)
Ending balance	$ 838	$ 838

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Current Expected Credit Losses - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Current Expected Credit Losses [Line Items]
Provisions for current expected credit losses	$ 1,286		$ 7,677
Finance income related to net investment in leases with billed amounts past due	100	$ 100	200	$ 200
Finance income related to financed sale receivables with billed amounts past due	900	$ 2,100	3,000	$ 4,600
Theatre And Studio [Member]
Current Expected Credit Losses [Line Items]
Provisions for current expected credit losses	1,300		7,700
Theatre Operators [Member]
Current Expected Credit Losses [Line Items]
Provisions for current expected credit losses	(107)		3,095
Provision for current expected credit losses	200		3,100
Provision for current expected credit losses	$ (12)		$ 863

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Current Expected Credit Losses - Schedule of Financing Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Net investment in leases
Gross minimum payments due under sales-type leases	$ 17,142	$ 16,766
Unearned finance income	(899)	(1,005)
Present value of minimum payments due under sales-type leases	16,243	15,761
Allowance for credit losses	(459)	(155)
Net investment in leases	15,784	15,606
Financed sales receivables
Gross minimum payments due under financed sales	142,380	146,660
Unearned finance income	(30,590)	(33,313)
Present value of minimum payments due under financed sales	111,790	113,347
Allowance for credit losses	(3,709)	(915)
Net financed sales receivables	108,081	112,432
Total financing receivables	123,865	128,038
Net financed sales receivables due within one year	31,061	27,595
Net financed sales receivables due after one year	77,020	84,837
Net financed sales receivables	$ 108,081	$ 112,432

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Current Expected Credit Losses - Schedule of Weighted-average Remaining Lease Term and Weighted-average Interest Rate (Details)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)
Sales-type lease arrangements	7 years 10 months 24 days	8 years 1 month 6 days
Weighted-average interest rate
Sales-type lease arrangements	6.85%	6.68%
Financed sales receivables	9.02%	9.00%

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Current Expected Credit Losses - Schedule of Net Investment In Leases by Credit Quality Indicator (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Net Investment In Lease Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Net investment leases, By Origination Year, Current fiscal year	$ 924	$ 7,874
Net investment leases, By Origination Year, Before latest fiscal year	7,804	3,045
Net investment leases, By Origination Year, Two years before latest fiscal year	2,991	989
Net investment leases, By Origination Year, Three years before latest fiscal year	942
Net investment leases, By Origination Year, Prior	3,582	3,853
Net Investment in Lease, Total	16,243	15,761
In Good Standing [Member]
Net Investment In Lease Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Net investment leases, By Origination Year, Current fiscal year	924	7,874
Net investment leases, By Origination Year, Before latest fiscal year	7,804	3,045
Net investment leases, By Origination Year, Two years before latest fiscal year	2,991	989
Net investment leases, By Origination Year, Three years before latest fiscal year	942
Net investment leases, By Origination Year, Prior	2,786	3,186
Net Investment in Lease, Total	15,447	15,094
Credit Watch [Member]
Net Investment In Lease Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Net investment leases, By Origination Year, Prior	88	667
Net Investment in Lease, Total	88	$ 667
Transactions Suspended [Member]
Net Investment In Lease Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Net investment leases, By Origination Year, Prior	708
Net Investment in Lease, Total	$ 708

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Current Expected Credit Losses - Schedule of Financed Sale Receivables by Credit Quality Indicator (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Financed sales receivables, By Origination Year, Current fiscal year	$ 1,606	$ 11,981
Financed sales receivables, By Origination Year, Before lastest fiscal year	11,805	14,414
Financed sales receivables, By Origination Year, Two year before latest fiscal year	14,382	17,443
Financed sales receivables, By Origination Year, Three year before latest fiscal year	16,277	17,355
Financed sales receivables, By Origination Year, Four year before latest fiscal year	17,321
Financed sales receivables, By Origination Year, Prior	50,399	52,154
Financed sales receivables, Total	111,790	113,347
In Good Standing [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Financed sales receivables, By Origination Year, Current fiscal year	1,606	11,981
Financed sales receivables, By Origination Year, Before lastest fiscal year	11,474	14,414
Financed sales receivables, By Origination Year, Two year before latest fiscal year	14,382	16,556
Financed sales receivables, By Origination Year, Three year before latest fiscal year	15,381	15,208
Financed sales receivables, By Origination Year, Four year before latest fiscal year	15,495
Financed sales receivables, By Origination Year, Prior	47,551	44,291
Financed sales receivables, Total	105,889	102,450
Credit Watch [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Financed sales receivables, By Origination Year, Before lastest fiscal year	331
Financed sales receivables, By Origination Year, Two year before latest fiscal year		637
Financed sales receivables, By Origination Year, Three year before latest fiscal year		1,687
Financed sales receivables, By Origination Year, Four year before latest fiscal year	304
Financed sales receivables, By Origination Year, Prior	1,171	6,955
Financed sales receivables, Total	1,806	9,279
Pre-Approved Transactions [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Financed sales receivables, By Origination Year, Two year before latest fiscal year		250
Financed sales receivables, By Origination Year, Three year before latest fiscal year		295
Financed sales receivables, By Origination Year, Four year before latest fiscal year	585
Financed sales receivables, By Origination Year, Prior	671	285
Financed sales receivables, Total	1,256	830
Transactions Suspended [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Financed sales receivables, By Origination Year, Three year before latest fiscal year	896	165
Financed sales receivables, By Origination Year, Four year before latest fiscal year	937
Financed sales receivables, By Origination Year, Prior	1,006	623
Financed sales receivables, Total	$ 2,839	$ 788

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Current Expected Credit Losses - Schedule of Aging Analysis for Net Investment in Leases and Financed Sale Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Current And Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	$ 14,803		$ 10,245
Unbilled	113,230		118,863
Recorded Receivable	128,033		129,108
Allowance for Credit Losses	(4,168)		(1,070)
Total financing receivables	123,865		128,038
Net Investment in Leases [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Current And Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	1,008		349
Unbilled	15,235		15,412
Recorded Receivable	16,243		15,761
Allowance for Credit Losses	(459)	$ (464)	(155)	$ (155)	$ (155)	$ (155)
Total financing receivables	15,784		15,606
Net Financed Sales Receivables [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Current And Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	13,795		9,896
Unbilled	97,995		103,451
Recorded Receivable	111,790		113,347
Allowance for Credit Losses	(3,709)	$ (3,557)	(915)	$ (839)	$ (839)	$ (839)
Total financing receivables	108,081		112,432
Accrued and Current [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Current And Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	699		1,708
Accrued and Current [Member] | Net Investment in Leases [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Current And Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	11		30
Accrued and Current [Member] | Net Financed Sales Receivables [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Current And Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	688		1,678
30 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Current And Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	3,203		2,840
30 to 89 Days Past Due [Member] | Net Investment in Leases [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Current And Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	262		68
30 to 89 Days Past Due [Member] | Net Financed Sales Receivables [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Current And Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	2,941		2,772
Equal To Greater Than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Current And Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	10,901		5,697
Equal To Greater Than 90 Days Past Due [Member] | Net Investment in Leases [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Current And Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	735		251
Equal To Greater Than 90 Days Past Due [Member] | Net Financed Sales Receivables [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Current And Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	$ 10,166		$ 5,446

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Current Expected Credit Losses - Schedule of Net Investment in Leases and Financed Sale Receivables with Billed Amounts Past Due Continues to Accrue Finance Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	$ 14,803		$ 10,245
Unbilled	113,230		118,863
Allowance for Credit Losses	(4,168)		(1,070)
Total financing receivables	123,865		128,038
Net Investment in Leases [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	1,008		349
Unbilled	15,235		15,412
Allowance for Credit Losses	(459)	$ (464)	(155)	$ (155)	$ (155)	$ (155)
Total financing receivables	15,784		15,606
Net Financed Sales Receivables [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	13,795		9,896
Unbilled	97,995		103,451
Allowance for Credit Losses	(3,709)	$ (3,557)	(915)	$ (839)	$ (839)	$ (839)
Total financing receivables	108,081		112,432
Accrued and Current [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	699		1,708
Accrued and Current [Member] | Net Investment in Leases [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	11		30
Accrued and Current [Member] | Net Financed Sales Receivables [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	688		1,678
30 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	3,203		2,840
30 to 89 Days Past Due [Member] | Net Investment in Leases [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	262		68
30 to 89 Days Past Due [Member] | Net Financed Sales Receivables [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	2,941		2,772
Equal To Greater Than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	10,901		5,697
Equal To Greater Than 90 Days Past Due [Member] | Net Investment in Leases [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	735		251
Equal To Greater Than 90 Days Past Due [Member] | Net Financed Sales Receivables [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	10,166		5,446
Net Investment in Leases and Financed Sale Receivables Continue to Accrue Finance Income [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	14,612		8,238
Unbilled	76,992		29,751
Allowance for Credit Losses	(2,691)
Total financing receivables	88,913		37,989
Net Investment in Leases and Financed Sale Receivables Continue to Accrue Finance Income [Member] | Net Investment in Leases [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	993		279
Unbilled	12,338		578
Allowance for Credit Losses	(264)
Total financing receivables	13,067		857
Net Investment in Leases and Financed Sale Receivables Continue to Accrue Finance Income [Member] | Net Financed Sales Receivables [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	13,619		7,959
Unbilled	64,654		29,173
Allowance for Credit Losses	(2,427)
Total financing receivables	75,846		37,132
Net Investment in Leases and Financed Sale Receivables Continue to Accrue Finance Income [Member] | Accrued and Current [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	579		1,155
Net Investment in Leases and Financed Sale Receivables Continue to Accrue Finance Income [Member] | Accrued and Current [Member] | Net Investment in Leases [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	9		9
Net Investment in Leases and Financed Sale Receivables Continue to Accrue Finance Income [Member] | Accrued and Current [Member] | Net Financed Sales Receivables [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	570		1,146
Net Investment in Leases and Financed Sale Receivables Continue to Accrue Finance Income [Member] | 30 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	3,117		1,309
Net Investment in Leases and Financed Sale Receivables Continue to Accrue Finance Income [Member] | 30 to 89 Days Past Due [Member] | Net Investment in Leases [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	255		19
Net Investment in Leases and Financed Sale Receivables Continue to Accrue Finance Income [Member] | 30 to 89 Days Past Due [Member] | Net Financed Sales Receivables [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	2,862		1,290
Net Investment in Leases and Financed Sale Receivables Continue to Accrue Finance Income [Member] | Equal To Greater Than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	10,916		5,774
Net Investment in Leases and Financed Sale Receivables Continue to Accrue Finance Income [Member] | Equal To Greater Than 90 Days Past Due [Member] | Net Investment in Leases [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	729		251
Net Investment in Leases and Financed Sale Receivables Continue to Accrue Finance Income [Member] | Equal To Greater Than 90 Days Past Due [Member] | Net Financed Sales Receivables [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Billed	$ 10,187		$ 5,523

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Current Expected Credit Losses - Schedule of Net Investment in Leases and Financed Sale Receivables on Nonaccrual Status (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Financing Receivable Nonaccrual Status [Line Items]
Recorded Receivable	$ 3,547	$ 788
Allowance for Credit Losses	(1,042)	(732)
Net	2,505	56
Net Investment in Leases [Member]
Financing Receivable Nonaccrual Status [Line Items]
Recorded Receivable	708
Allowance for Credit Losses	(10)
Net	698
Net Financed Sales Receivables [Member]
Financing Receivable Nonaccrual Status [Line Items]
Recorded Receivable	2,839	788
Allowance for Credit Losses	(1,032)	(732)
Net	$ 1,807	$ 56

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Current Expected Credit Losses - Summary of Allowance for Credit Losses Related to Net Investment in Leases and Financed Sale Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Beginning balance		$ 1,070
Ending balance	$ 4,168	4,168
Net Investment in Leases [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Beginning balance	464	155
Current period provision	(5)	304
Ending balance	459	459
Net Financed Sales Receivables [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Beginning balance	3,557	915
Current period provision	171	2,813
Foreign exchange	(19)	(19)
Ending balance	$ 3,709	$ 3,709

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Current Expected Credit Losses - Summary of Allowance For Credit Losses Related to Variable Consideration Receivables (Details) - Theatre Operators [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020
Accounts Receivable Allowance For Credit Loss [Line Items]
Beginning balance	$ 875
Current period provision	(12)	$ 863
Ending balance	$ 863	$ 863

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Lease Arrangements - Additional Information (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020 Lease
Leases [Line Items]
Lessee, operating lease description	The Company’s operating lease arrangements principally involve office and warehouse space. Office equipment is generally purchased outright. Leases with an initial term of less than 12 months are not recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and the related lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Lessee, operating lease, existence of option to extend term	true
Lessee, operating lease, existence of option to extend description	The Company has determined that it is reasonably certain that the renewal options on its warehouse leases will be exercised based on previous history, its current understanding of future business needs and its level of investment in leasehold improvements, among other factors.
Lessee, operating lease, assumptions for discount rate	The incremental borrowing rate used in the calculation of the Company’s lease liability is based on the location of each leased property.
Leases include options to purchase leased property	0
Lessee, operating lease, existence of residual value	false
Lessee, operating lease, sublease options	The Company rents or subleases certain office space to third parties, which have a remaining term of less than 12 months and are not expected to be renewed.
Lessor, sales-type lease description	The Company provides IMAX Theater Systems to customers through long-term lease arrangements that for accounting purposes are classified as sales-type leases. Under these arrangements, in exchange for providing the IMAX Theater System, the Company earns fixed upfront and ongoing consideration. Certain arrangements that are legal sales are also classified as sales-type leases as certain clauses within the arrangements limit transfer of title or provide the Company with conditional rights to the system.
Sales-type lease, option to purchase asset description	the Company’s leases generally do not contain an automatic transfer of title at the end of the lease term
Minimum [Member]
Leases [Line Items]
Lessee, operating lease, renewal term	1 year
Sales-type lease, lease term	10 years
Non-cancellable term of joint revenue sharing arrangements	10 years
Maximum [Member]
Leases [Line Items]
Lessee, operating lease, renewal term	5 years
Sales-type lease, lease term	20 years
Non-cancellable term of joint revenue sharing arrangements	or longer

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Lease Arrangements - Components of Lease Expense (Details) - Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020		Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020		Jun. 30, 2019
Leases [Line Items]
Operating lease cost	$ 121	[1]	$ 220	$ 259	[1]	$ 463
Amortization of lease assets	701		664	1,449		1,195
Interest on lease liabilities	245		274	507		542
Total lease cost	$ 1,067		$ 1,158	$ 2,215		$ 2,200

[1] Includes short-term leases and variable lease costs, which are not significant for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.

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Lease Arrangements - Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related to Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Leases [Abstract]
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities	$ 1,730	$ 1,782
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations	286	17,515
Cash flow information related to leases	$ 2,016	$ 19,297

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Lease Arrangements - Lessee Operating Lease Balance Sheet Amounts and Lines (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Leases [Line Items]
Operating Leases	$ 17,791
Property, plant and equipment [Member]
Leases [Line Items]
Right-of-Use Assets	15,074	$ 16,262
Accrued and other liabilities [Member]
Leases [Line Items]
Operating Leases	$ 17,791	$ 18,677

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Lease Arrangements - Lessee Operating Leases Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term and Weighted Average Interest Rate (Details)	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Lease Cost [Abstract]
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)	7 years 9 months 18 days	8 years 1 month 6 days
Weighted-average discount rate	5.90%	5.90%

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Lease Arrangements - Lessee Operating Lease, Maturity (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Operating Lease Liabilities Payments Due [Abstract]
2020 (six months remaining)	$ 1,803
2021	3,318
2022	2,811
2023	2,247
2024	2,198
Thereafter	10,177
Total lease payments	22,554
Less: interest expense	(4,763)
Present value of operating lease liabilities	$ 17,791

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Inventories - Inventories (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Inventories
Raw materials	$ 34,139	$ 26,538
Work-in-process	5,839	4,608
Finished goods	20,201	11,843
Total	$ 60,179	$ 42,989

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Inventories - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Inventories (Textuals) [Abstract]
Inventories increased		$ 17,200
Finished goods inventory with title passed to customer	$ 4,000	4,000		$ 700
Write-downs for excess and obsolete inventory	$ 100	$ 72	$ 2

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Credit Facility and Other Financing Arrangements - Bank Indebtedness (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Credit Facility	$ 300,000	$ 20,000
Working Capital Facility	244
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(2,479)	(1,771)
Total bank indebtedness	$ 297,765	$ 18,229

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Credit Facility and Other Financing Arrangements - Additional Information (Details)		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 10, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 CNY (¥)	Oct. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 24, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 24, 2019 CNY (¥)
Credit Facility and Other Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Current borrowing capacity		$ 300,000,000.0		$ 300,000,000.0
Credit Facility Description				The Company has a credit agreement, the Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), as agent, and a syndicate of lenders party thereto (the “Credit Agreement”). The Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by certain of its subsidiaries (the “Guarantors”) and are secured by first-priority security interests in substantially all the assets of the Company and the Guarantors. The facility provided by the Credit Agreement (the “Credit Facility”) matures on June 28, 2023. The Credit Agreement has a revolving borrowing capacity of $300.0 million, and contains an uncommitted accordion feature allowing the Company to further expand its borrowing capacity to $440.0 million or greater, subject to certain conditions, depending on the mix of revolving and term loans comprising the incremental facility. In the first quarter of 2020, in response to uncertainties associated with the outbreak of the COVID-19 global pandemic and its impact on the Company’s business, the Company drew down the $280.0 million in available borrowing capacity under the Credit Facility, resulting in total outstanding borrowings of $300.0 million.
Credit Facility Maturity Date				Jun. 28, 2023
Line of credit facility covenant terms				The Credit Agreement contains a covenant that requires the Company to maintain a Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement), as at the last day of any Fiscal Quarter (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of no greater than 3.25:1.00.
Effective interest rate		1.83%	3.52%	1.86%	3.55%
Fees incurred with amendment				$ 959,000
Amounts Drawn		$ 244,000		$ 244,000
Working Capital Facility [Member]
Credit Facility and Other Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Current borrowing capacity										$ 30,000,000.0	¥ 200,000,000.0
Credit Facility Description				On July 24, 2019, IMAX (Shanghai) Multimedia Technology Co., Ltd. (“IMAX Shanghai”), one of the Company’s majority-owned subsidiaries in China, renewed its unsecured revolving facility for up to 200.0 million Renminbi (approximately $30.0 million) to fund ongoing working capital requirements (the “Working Capital Facility”).
Effective interest rate		4.35%		4.35%
Amounts Drawn		$ 200,000		$ 200,000		¥ 1,700,000	$ 0
Remaining borrowing capacity		29,800,000		29,800,000		¥ 198,300,000	29,800,000	¥ 198,300,000
Credit Facility [Member]
Credit Facility and Other Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Amount drew down in available borrowing capacity				$ 280,000,000.0
Line of credit facility covenant terms				On June 10, 2020, the Company entered into the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”), which, among other things, (i) suspends the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio covenant through the first quarter of 2021, (ii) re-establishes the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio covenant thereafter, provided that for subsequent quarters that such covenant is tested, as applicable, the Company will be permitted to use its quarterly EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement) from the third and fourth quarters of 2019 in lieu of the EBITDA for the corresponding quarters of 2020, (iii) adds a $75.0 million minimum liquidity covenant measured at the end of each calendar month and (iv) restricts the Company’s ability to make certain restricted payments, dispositions and investments, create or assume liens and incur debt that would otherwise have been permitted by the Credit Agreement. The modifications to the negative covenants, the minimum liquidity covenant and modifications to certain other provisions in the Credit Agreement pursuant to the Amendment were effective from the date of the Amendment until the earlier of the delivery of the compliance certificate for the fourth quarter of 2021 and the date on which the Company, in its sole discretion, elects to calculate its compliance with the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio by using either its actual EBITDA or annualized EBITDA (the “Designated Period”).
Compliance with covenants				The Company was in compliance with all of its requirements under the Credit Agreement, as amended, as at June 30, 2020, and based on current projections expects to be in compliance through at least the next year.
Liquidity covenant minimum				$ 75,000,000.0
Interest rate description				Borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest, at the Company’s option, at (i) LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 1.00% to 1.75% per annum; or (ii) the U.S. base rate plus a margin ranging from 0.25% to 1.00% per annum, in each case depending on the Company’s Total Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement); provided, however, that from the effective date of the Amendment until the Company delivers a compliance certificate under the Credit Facility following the end of the Designated Period, the applicable margin for LIBOR borrowings will be 2.50% per annum and the applicable margin for U.S. base rate borrowings will be 1.75% per annum. The effective interest rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 was 1.83% and 1.86%, respectively (2019 — 3.52% and 3.55%, respectively).
Standby fees percentage	0.50%
Fees incurred with amendment				$ 1,000,000.0
Letters of credit or advance payment guarantees		0		0			0
Credit Facility [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Credit Facility and Other Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Interest rate margin percentage	2.50%
Credit Facility [Member] | Base Rate [Member]
Credit Facility and Other Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Interest rate margin percentage	1.75%
Wells Fargo Foreign Exchange Facility [Member]
Credit Facility and Other Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Settlement gain (loss) on its foreign currency forward contracts		(300,000)		(300,000)			500,000
Notional Amount of arrangements entered into		36,000,000.0		36,000,000.0			36,100,000
NBC Facility [Member]
Credit Facility and Other Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Current borrowing capacity									$ 5,000,000.0
Remaining borrowing capacity		0		0			$ 0
Minimum [Member]
Credit Facility and Other Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Borrowing capacity under uncommitted accordion feature		$ 440,000,000.0		$ 440,000,000.0
Minimum [Member] | Credit Facility [Member]
Credit Facility and Other Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Standby fees percentage				0.25%
Minimum [Member] | Credit Facility [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Credit Facility and Other Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Interest rate margin percentage				1.00%
Minimum [Member] | Credit Facility [Member] | Base Rate [Member]
Credit Facility and Other Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Interest rate margin percentage				0.25%
Maximum [Member] | Credit Facility [Member]
Credit Facility and Other Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Debt instrument net leverage ratio				3.25
Standby fees percentage				0.38%
Maximum [Member] | Credit Facility [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Credit Facility and Other Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Interest rate margin percentage				1.75%
Maximum [Member] | Credit Facility [Member] | Base Rate [Member]
Credit Facility and Other Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Interest rate margin percentage				1.00%

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Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended	25 Months Ended	51 Months Ended	95 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 14, 2015	Mar. 27, 2008	Dec. 02, 2011	Dec. 31, 2019
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Final Award in favor of company			amount of $11.3 million, consisting of past and future rents owed to the Company, plus interest and costs, as well as an additional $2,512 each day in interest from October 1, 2007 until the date the award is paid	$30,000 to cover the costs of the application
Final Award amount issued			$ 11,300,000
Final Award additional interest			$ 2,512
Final Award settlement cost				$ 30,000
Damages sought		$ 10,400,000
Product Warranty Accrual					$ 200,000
Indemnification of its directors/officers	$ 0				$ 0
Other Indemnification	0
Minimum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Counterclaim sought		$ 24,000,000.0
Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Product Warranty Accrual	$ 100,000

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations Supplemental Information - Additional Information (Details)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) Theater exhibitor Film	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) Theater exhibitor Film	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) Film	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Selling Expenses
Direct advertising and marketing costs included in costs and expenses applicable to revenues-technology rentals		$ 700,000	$ 400,000	$ 900,000
Film exploitation costs, including advertising and marketing included in costs and expenses applicable to revenues-image enhancement and maintenance services		9,600,000	2,600,000	14,100,000
Foreign Exchange
Foreign exchange translation loss	$ 300,000	200,000	$ 1,000,000.0	$ 400,000
Collaborative Arrangements
Total number of exhibitors under traditional and hybrid joint revenue sharing agreements | exhibitor	41		41
Total number of theater systems under traditional and hybrid joint revenue sharing agreements | Theater	1,237		1,237
Total number of operating theaters under traditional and hybrid joint revenue sharing agreement | Theater	868		868
Average percentage of the box-office receipts earned in exchange of converting commercial films	12.50%		12.50%
IMAX DMR films exhibited in the period | Film			14	39
Amounts attributable to transactions arising between the company and its customers under IMAX DMR arrangements	$ 600,000	39,300,000	$ 11,200,000	$ 67,200,000
Number of significant co-produced film arrangement | Film	2		2
Number of other co-produced film arrangements | Film	3		3
Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated, Carrying Amount, Total Assets	$ 1,061,465,000		$ 1,061,465,000		$ 889,069,000
Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated, Carrying Amount, Total Liabilities	543,136,000		543,136,000		245,974,000
Amounts attributable to transactions between the company and other parties involved in the production of films included in cost and expenses applicable to revenues-image enhancement and maintenance services	1,200,000	100,000	1,400,000	200,000
Co-produced television collaborative arrangement revenue	100,000		100,000
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Collaborative Arrangements
Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated, Carrying Amount, Total Assets	7,010,000		7,010,000		9,677,000
Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated, Carrying Amount, Total Liabilities	15,494,000		15,494,000		$ 15,528,000
Retrospective adoption of ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Member]
Collaborative Arrangements
Amounts attributable to transactions arising between the company and its customers under traditional and hybrid joint revenue sharing arrangements	100,000	27,800,000	$ 6,900,000	48,200,000
Maximum [Member]
Selling Expenses
Direct advertising and marketing costs included in costs and expenses applicable to revenues-technology rentals	100,000
Film exploitation costs, including advertising and marketing included in costs and expenses applicable to revenues-image enhancement and maintenance services	100,000
Collaborative Arrangements
Non-cancellable term of joint revenue sharing arrangements			or longer
Co-produced television collaborative arrangement revenue				100,000
Co-produced television collaborative arrangement costs and expenses				100,000
Minimum [Member]
Collaborative Arrangements
Non-cancellable term of joint revenue sharing arrangements			10 years
Technology Sales [Member]
Selling Expenses
Deferred direct selling costs and direct advertising and marketing included in costs and expenses applicable to revenues-technology sales	200,000	400,000	$ 400,000	900,000
Technology Rentals [Member]
Selling Expenses
Deferred direct selling costs and direct advertising and marketing included in costs and expenses applicable to revenues-technology sales		$ 400,000	$ 200,000	$ 600,000
Technology Rentals [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Selling Expenses
Deferred direct selling costs and direct advertising and marketing included in costs and expenses applicable to revenues-technology sales	$ 100,000

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Supplemental Information - Summary of Changes in Other Operating Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Decrease (increase) in:
Financing receivables	$ 776	$ 6,029
Prepaid expenses	(2,332)	(1,188)
Variable consideration receivable	(220)	(362)
Other assets	(4,492)	(2,189)
Increase (decrease) in:
Accounts payable	(6,716)	(9,817)
Accrued and other liabilities	764	(4,910)
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities	$ (12,220)	$ (12,437)

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Supplemental Information - Summary of Depreciation and Amortization (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Summary of Depreciation and amortization
Film assets	$ 3,515	$ 8,492
Property, plant and equipment:
Joint revenue sharing arrangements	13,178	11,295
Other property, plant and equipment	5,686	5,992
Other intangible assets	3,238	2,952
Other assets	1,266	829
Deferred financing costs	299	244
Depreciation and amortization	$ 27,182	$ 29,804

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Supplemental Information - Write-downs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Write-downs
Film assets	[1]		$ 4,504	$ 0
Other assets	[2]		1,151	0
Joint revenue sharing arrangements	[3]		929	404
Property, plant and equipment			58	81
Inventories		$ 100	72	2
Other intangible assets			92	21
Write-downs			$ 6,806	$ 508

[1] In the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $4.5 million (2019 — $nil) to write-down the carrying value of certain documentary and alternative content film assets due to a decrease in projected box office totals and related revenues based on management’s regular quarterly recoverability assessments. As of June 30, 2020, following the recording of these write-downs, the Company’s film assets totaled $13.1 million, which principally consists of documentary and DMR content. The recoverability of these assets assumes the return to historical levels of box office results as theaters reopen following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. There can be no assurances that there will not be additional write-downs to the carrying values of these assets as the Company continues to assess the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

[2] In the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded a $1.2 million (2019 - $nil) write-down of other assets, of which $1.0 million relates to the write-down of certain content-related assets which became impaired in the period.

[3] In the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded charges of $0.9 million in Costs and Expenses Applicable to Technology Rentals principally related to the write-down of xenon-based digital systems which were upgraded by customers to laser-based digital systems and taken out of service. In the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company recorded a charge of $0.1 million in Costs and Expenses Applicable to Technology Rentals and  $0.1 million in Revenues -Technology Rentals upon the upgrade of xenon-based digital systems under joint revenue sharing arrangements to laser-based digital systems.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Supplemental Information - Write-downs (Parenthetical) (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]
Film assets write downs on impairment loss	$ 4,500,000
Film assets	13,100,000
Film assets additional write downs	0
Other assets write down on impairment	1,200,000
Write-down of content-related assets	1,000,000.0
Theater system components written off in Costs and expenses	$ 900,000	100,000
Theater system components written off in revenues		$ 100,000

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Supplemental Information - Significant Non-cash Investing Activities - (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Net (decrease) increase in accruals related to:
Investment in joint revenue sharing arrangements	$ (1,887)	$ 3,651
Acquisition of other intangible assets	(10)	13
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	158	(427)
Net accruals	$ (1,739)	$ 3,237

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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Effective tax rate	25.40%		(6.30%)
Canadian statutory tax rate	26.20%		26.20%
Deferred income tax liabilities	$ 18,500		$ 18,500		$ 19,700
Cash held outside of Canada	75,000		75,000			$ 90,100
Reduction in foreign withholding taxes	1,200		1,200
Income tax expense (benefit)	(10,248)	$ 5,308	5,257	$ 8,956
Tax expense related to uncertain tax positions	300	$ 100	5,100	500
Reduce tax benefit to employee share compensation plans			700	$ 300
Deferred income tax asset after valuation allowance	46,800		46,800			23,900
Increase in deferred tax assets	8,900
Deferred tax asset, share-based compensation	1,400		1,400			1,400
Republic of China [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Cash held/undistributed earnings intended to be permanently reinvested	$ 61,500		$ 61,500			$ 67,600

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Income Taxes - Income Tax (Expense) Benefit Included in the Company's Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Unrealized change in cash flow hedging instruments	$ (354)	$ (99)	$ 395	$ (182)
Realized change in cash flow hedging instruments upon settlement	(88)	(78)	(182)	(96)
Unrecognized actuarial gain on defined benefit plan			40
Income tax effect on other comprehensive (loss) income	$ (442)	$ (177)	$ 253	$ (278)

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Capital Stock - Additional Information (Details)	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2019 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2019 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) shares	Jun. 11, 2020 shares	Jun. 06, 2019 shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation costs recorded for the period	$ 6,500,000		$ 7,000,000.0		$ 10,700,000		$ 11,400,000
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 6,467,000		$ 7,027,000		$ 10,659,000		$ 11,389,000
Common shares purchased in open market by trustee in connection with RSUs | shares	0		0		200,000		400,000
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Number of treasury shares held in trust for future settlement of share based awards | shares					21,313				187,020
Value of treasury shares held in trust for future settlement of RSUs and stock options	$ 329,000	$ 329,000			$ 329,000	$ 329,000			$ 4,038,000
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IMAX China
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Details of the share repurchase program					In 2019, IMAX China announced that its shareholders granted its Board of Directors a general mandate authorizing the Board, subject to applicable laws, to repurchase shares of IMAX China in an amount not to exceed 10% of the total number of issued shares as at June 6, 2019 (35,605,560 shares). The share repurchase program expired on the date of the 2020 Annual General Meeting of IMAX China on June 11, 2020. During the 2020 Annual General Meeting, shareholders approved the repurchase of shares of IMAX China not to exceed 10% of the total number of issued shares as of June 11, 2020 (34,848,398 shares). This program will be valid until the 2021 Annual General Meeting of IMAX China. The repurchases may be made in the open market or through other means permitted by applicable laws. IMAX China has no obligation to repurchase its shares and the share repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued by IMAX China at any time.
Stock Repurchase Program Expiration Date					Jun. 11, 2020
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Stock Acquired, Average Cost per Share | (per share)	$ 1.50	$ 11.63	$ 2.37	$ 18.59	$ 1.69	$ 13.13	$ 2.38	$ 18.68
Stock Repurchase Program, maximum percentage of shares to be repurchased										10.00%	10.00%
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized number of shares | shares										34,848,398	35,605,560
Stock repurchase program expiration year					2021
Parent [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Details of the share repurchase program					In 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a new $200.0 million common stock share repurchase program, which would have expired on June 30, 2020. In June 2020, the Board of Directors approved a 12-month extension of this program which will now expire on June 30, 2021. The repurchases may be made either in the open market or through private transactions, subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements and other relevant factors. The Company has no obligation to repurchase shares and the share repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued by the Company at any time.
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount	$ 200,000,000.0	$ 200,000,000.0			$ 200,000,000.0	$ 200,000,000.0
Stock Repurchase Program Expiration Date					Jun. 30, 2021
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Stock Acquired, Average Cost per Share | $ / shares			$ 19.45		$ 14.72		$ 19.45
Restricted Share Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
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Restricted Share Units [Member] | Certain Advisor [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 100,000				$ 100,000
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 503,000		$ 2,177,000		$ 1,016,000		$ 4,084,000
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Performance Stock Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
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Cost and Expenses Applicable to Revenues [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 0		$ 447,000		$ 400,000		$ 821,000
Research and Development [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 0		$ 95,000		$ 85,000		$ 180,000

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Capital Stock - Stock Compensation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 6,467	$ 7,027	$ 10,659	$ 11,389
Cost and Expenses Applicable to Revenues [Member]
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
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Selling, general and administrative expenses [Member]
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	6,467	6,485	10,174	10,388
Research and Development [Member]
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
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Capital Stock - Stock-based Compensation by Plan Type (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense by plan type	$ 6,467	$ 7,027	$ 10,659	$ 11,389
Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
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Restricted Share Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
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Performance Stock Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense by plan type	467		746
IMAX China Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense by plan type	15	77	101	143
IMAX China Long Term Incentive Plan Restricted Share Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense by plan type	909	$ 641	1,313	$ 920
IMAX China Long Term Incentive Plan Performance Stock Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense by plan type	$ 39		$ 47

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Capital Stock - Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity (Details) - Employee Stock Option [Member] - $ / shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options outstanding, beginning of period	5,732,209	5,465,046
Granted		1,016,882
Exercised		(85,746)
Forfeited	(23,633)	(103,902)
Expired	(772,665)	(316,325)
Cancelled	(18,483)	(5,196)
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Forfeited, weighted average exercise price per share	22.35	23.70
Expired, weighted average exercise price per share	27.03	26.08
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Capital Stock - Restricted Stock Units Activity under the IMAX LTIP (Details) - Restricted Share Units [Member] - $ / shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
RSUs outstanding, beginning of period	1,065,347	1,033,871
Granted	1,047,369	618,181
Vested and settled	(383,126)	(302,232)
Forfeited	(39,912)	(124,527)
RSUs outstanding, end of period	1,689,678	1,225,293
RSUs outstanding, weighted average grant date fair value per share, beginning of period	$ 23.17	$ 25.70
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Vested and settled, weighted average grant date fair value per share	21.58	26.69
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RSUs outstanding, weighted average grant date fair value per share, end of period	$ 18.76	$ 23.99

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Capital Stock - Performance Stock Units Activity under the IMAX LTIP (Details) - Performance Stock Units [Member]	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020 $ / shares shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted | shares	369,260
Forfeited | shares	(2,526)
PSUs outstanding, end of period | shares	366,734
Granted, weighted average grant date fair value per share | $ / shares	$ 15.67
Forfeited, weighted average grant date fair value per share | $ / shares	14.84
PSUs outstanding, weighted average grant date fair value per share, end of period | $ / shares	$ 15.68

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Capital Stock - Basic and Diluted Per-share Computations (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018
Equity [Abstract]
Issued and outstanding, beginning of period	58,857,436		58,857,436		58,787,000	61,175,852	61,434,000	61,291,000
Weighted average number of shares repurchased, net of shares issued during the period	21,000	40,000	(1,563,000)	(80,000)
Weighted average number of shares used in computing basic income per share	58,808,000	61,331,000	59,613,000	61,354,000
Assumed exercise of stock options, RSUs and PSUs, net of shares assumed repurchased, if dilutive		176,000		171,000
Weighted average number of shares used in computing diluted income per share	58,808,000	61,507,000	59,613,000	61,525,000

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Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Disaggregation of Revenue by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2020		Jun. 30, 2019		Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues		$ 8,855		$ 104,797		$ 43,757	$ 184,995
Fixed Consideration [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues		4,462		31,687		17,427	57,063
Variable Consideration [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues		1,655		42,123		14,303	73,579
Lease Arrangements [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues		232		28,409		6,973	49,094
Finance Income [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues		2,506		2,578		5,054	5,259
Technology Sales [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues		2,687		19,694		8,349	34,894
Technology Sales [Member] | Fixed Consideration [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues		1,474		16,154		5,458	26,632
Technology Sales [Member] | Variable Consideration [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues		844		992		1,752	3,175
Technology Sales [Member] | IMAX Systems [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Technology Sales [Member] | IMAX Systems [Member] | Fixed Consideration [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues		1,278		13,074		3,521	21,238
Technology Sales [Member] | IMAX Systems [Member] | Variable Consideration [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Technology Sales [Member] | Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, Fixed Fees [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Technology Sales [Member] | Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, Fixed Fees [Member] | Fixed Consideration [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues		0		0		0	0
Technology Sales [Member] | Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, Fixed Fees [Member] | Variable Consideration [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues		0		0		0	0
Technology Sales [Member] | Other Theater Business [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues		(309)	[1]	2,580		954	4,206
Technology Sales [Member] | Other Theater Business [Member] | Fixed Consideration [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Technology Sales [Member] | Other Theater Business [Member] | Variable Consideration [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Technology Sales [Member] | Other [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Technology Sales [Member] | Other [Member] | Variable Consideration [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Technology Sales [Member] | Lease Arrangements [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Technology Sales [Member] | Lease Arrangements [Member] | IMAX Systems [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Technology Sales [Member] | Lease Arrangements [Member] | Other Theater Business [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Technology Sales [Member] | Lease Arrangements [Member] | Other [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Technology Sales [Member] | Finance Income [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues		0		0		0	0
Technology Sales [Member] | Finance Income [Member] | IMAX Systems [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues		0		0		0	0
Technology Sales [Member] | Finance Income [Member] | Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, Fixed Fees [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues		0		0		0	0
Technology Sales [Member] | Finance Income [Member] | Other Theater Business [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Technology Sales [Member] | Finance Income [Member] | Other [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues	[2]	0		0		0	0
Image Enhancement And Maintenance Services [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues		3,799		56,662		24,520	100,809
Image Enhancement And Maintenance Services [Member] | Fixed Consideration [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Image Enhancement And Maintenance Services [Member] | Other [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Image Enhancement And Maintenance Services [Member] | Other [Member] | Fixed Consideration [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Image Enhancement And Maintenance Services [Member] | Other [Member] | Variable Consideration [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Image Enhancement And Maintenance Services [Member] | IMAX DMR [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Image Enhancement And Maintenance Services [Member] | IMAX DMR [Member] | Fixed Consideration [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Image Enhancement And Maintenance Services [Member] | IMAX DMR [Member] | Variable Consideration [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Image Enhancement And Maintenance Services [Member] | IMAX Maintenance Segment [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Image Enhancement And Maintenance Services [Member] | IMAX Maintenance Segment [Member] | Fixed Consideration [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Image Enhancement And Maintenance Services [Member] | IMAX Maintenance Segment [Member] | Variable Consideration [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Image Enhancement And Maintenance Services [Member] | Film Post-Production [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Image Enhancement And Maintenance Services [Member] | Film Post-Production [Member] | Fixed Consideration [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Image Enhancement And Maintenance Services [Member] | Film Post-Production [Member] | Variable Consideration [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Image Enhancement And Maintenance Services [Member] | Film Distribution [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Image Enhancement And Maintenance Services [Member] | Film Distribution [Member] | Fixed Consideration [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Image Enhancement And Maintenance Services [Member] | Film Distribution [Member] | Variable Consideration [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues		0		0		0	0
Image Enhancement And Maintenance Services [Member] | Lease Arrangements [Member] | Other [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Image Enhancement And Maintenance Services [Member] | Lease Arrangements [Member] | IMAX DMR [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Image Enhancement And Maintenance Services [Member] | Lease Arrangements [Member] | IMAX Maintenance Segment [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Image Enhancement And Maintenance Services [Member] | Lease Arrangements [Member] | Film Post-Production [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Image Enhancement And Maintenance Services [Member] | Lease Arrangements [Member] | Film Distribution [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Image Enhancement And Maintenance Services [Member] | Finance Income [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues		0		0		0	0
Image Enhancement And Maintenance Services [Member] | Finance Income [Member] | Other [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Image Enhancement And Maintenance Services [Member] | Finance Income [Member] | IMAX DMR [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Image Enhancement And Maintenance Services [Member] | Finance Income [Member] | IMAX Maintenance Segment [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Image Enhancement And Maintenance Services [Member] | Finance Income [Member] | Film Post-Production [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Image Enhancement And Maintenance Services [Member] | Finance Income [Member] | Film Distribution [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
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Technology Rentals [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues		(137)	[3]	25,863		5,834	44,033
Technology Rentals [Member] | Fixed Consideration [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues		0	[3]	0		0	0
Technology Rentals [Member] | Variable Consideration [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues		0	[3]	2		0	26
Technology Rentals [Member] | Other [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues	[2]			323			449
Technology Rentals [Member] | Other [Member] | Fixed Consideration [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues	[2]			0			0
Technology Rentals [Member] | Other [Member] | Variable Consideration [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues	[2]			2			26
Technology Rentals [Member] | Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, Contingent Rent [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues		(137)		25,540		5,834	43,584
Technology Rentals [Member] | Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, Contingent Rent [Member] | Fixed Consideration [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues		0		0		0	0
Technology Rentals [Member] | Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, Contingent Rent [Member] | Variable Consideration [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues		0		0		0	0
Technology Rentals [Member] | Lease Arrangements [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues		(137)	[3]	25,861		5,834	44,007
Technology Rentals [Member] | Lease Arrangements [Member] | Other [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues	[2]			321			423
Technology Rentals [Member] | Lease Arrangements [Member] | Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, Contingent Rent [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues		(137)		25,540		5,834	43,584
Technology Rentals [Member] | Finance Income [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues		0	[3]	0		0	0
Technology Rentals [Member] | Finance Income [Member] | Other [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues	[2]			0			0
Technology Rentals [Member] | Finance Income [Member] | Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, Contingent Rent [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues		0		0		0	0
Finance Income [Member] | IMAX Systems [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues		2,506		2,578		5,054	5,259
Finance Income [Member] | IMAX Systems [Member] | Fixed Consideration [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues		0		0		0	0
Finance Income [Member] | IMAX Systems [Member] | Variable Consideration [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues		0		0		0	0
Finance Income [Member] | Lease Arrangements [Member] | IMAX Systems [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues		0		0		0	0
Finance Income [Member] | Finance Income [Member] | IMAX Systems [Member]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items]
Revenues		$ 2,506		$ 2,578		$ 5,054	$ 5,259

[1] The Company is reporting negative revenue due to an adjustment to prior period revenue.

[2] Other sales include New Business Initiatives.

[3] The Company is reporting negative revenue due to the continued amortization of lessee incentives that are typically netted against lease revenues, which are abnormally low during the period due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, as discussed in Note 2.

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Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Abstract]
Revenue Remaining Performance Obligation	$ 17.2	$ 17.7

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Segment Reporting - Additional Information (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020
Segment Reporting (Textual) [Abstract]
Description of products and services from which each reportable segment derives its revenues	The Company has the following reportable segments: (i) IMAX DMR; (ii) Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements; (iii) IMAX Systems, (iv) IMAX Maintenance; (v) Other Theater Business; (vi) New Business Initiatives; (vii) Film Distribution; and (viii) Film Post-production.
Disclosure on geographic areas, description of revenue from external customers	No single country in the Rest of the World, Western Europe, Latin America and Asia (excluding Greater China) comprises more than 10% of the Company’s total revenue, except for Japan in the three months ended June 30, 2020

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Segment Reporting - Breakdown of Revenue and (Margin Loss) Gross Margin by Category (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2020		Jun. 30, 2019		Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Revenues
Revenue		$ 8,855		$ 104,797		$ 43,757	$ 184,995
(Margin Loss) Gross Margin
(Margin Loss) Gross Margin	[1]	(7,688)		59,553		(2,602)	104,693
IMAX DMR [Member]
Revenues
Revenue		546		39,293		11,175	67,243
(Margin Loss) Gross Margin
(Margin Loss) Gross Margin	[1]	(30)		23,961		4,413	43,736
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, Contingent Rent [Member]
Revenues
Revenue		(137)	[2]	25,540	[2]	5,834	43,584
(Margin Loss) Gross Margin
(Margin Loss) Gross Margin	[1]	(6,501)	[2]	19,318	[2]	(8,119)	31,253
IMAX Technology Network [Member]
Revenues
Revenue		409		64,833		17,009	110,827
(Margin Loss) Gross Margin
(Margin Loss) Gross Margin	[1]	(6,531)		43,279		(3,706)	74,989
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, Fixed Fees [Member]
Revenues
Revenue		369		2,548		1,139	5,087
(Margin Loss) Gross Margin
(Margin Loss) Gross Margin	[1]	48		870		227	1,165
IMAX Systems [Member]
Revenues
Revenue	[3]	4,549		16,501		10,237	29,527
(Margin Loss) Gross Margin
(Margin Loss) Gross Margin	[1],[3]	2,650		8,019		5,826	15,071
IMAX Maintenance Segment [Member]
Revenues
Revenue				13,207		7,370	26,158
(Margin Loss) Gross Margin
(Margin Loss) Gross Margin	[1]	(1,908)		5,640		(1,149)	10,921
Other Theater Business [Member]
Revenues
Revenue	[4]	(309)	[5]	2,580	[5]	954	4,206
(Margin Loss) Gross Margin
(Margin Loss) Gross Margin	[1],[4]	(564)	[5]	841	[5]	46	1,316
IMAX Technology Sales and Maintenance [Member]
Revenues
Revenue		4,609		34,836		19,700	64,978
(Margin Loss) Gross Margin
(Margin Loss) Gross Margin	[1]	226		15,370		4,950	28,473
New Business Initiatives [Member]
Revenues
Revenue		632		478		1,110	1,312
(Margin Loss) Gross Margin
(Margin Loss) Gross Margin	[1]	512		281		873	900
Film Distribution [Member]
Revenues
Revenue		2,444		1,275		3,327	1,990
(Margin Loss) Gross Margin
(Margin Loss) Gross Margin	[1]	(1,541)		377		(3,699)	(333)
Post-production [Member]
Revenues
Revenue		738		2,326		2,349	4,273
(Margin Loss) Gross Margin
(Margin Loss) Gross Margin	[1]	145		81		368	766
Reportable Segments [Member]
Revenues
Revenue		3,182		3,601		5,676	6,263
(Margin Loss) Gross Margin
(Margin Loss) Gross Margin	[1]	(1,396)		458		(3,331)	433
Reportable Segments [Member]
Revenues
Revenue		8,832		103,748		43,495	183,380
(Margin Loss) Gross Margin
(Margin Loss) Gross Margin	[1]	(7,189)		59,388		(1,214)	104,795
Other [Member]
Revenues
Revenue		23		1,049		262	1,615
(Margin Loss) Gross Margin
(Margin Loss) Gross Margin	[1]	$ (499)		$ 165		$ (1,388)	$ (102)

[1] IMAX DMR gross margin includes marketing cost of $nil and $2.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively (2019 — $9.5 million and $13.4 million, respectively). JRSA gross margin includes advertising, marketing and commission expense of less than $0.1 million and $0.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively (2019 —$0.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively). IMAX Systems gross margin includes marketing and commission costs of $0.2 million and $0.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively, (2019 — $0.4 million and $0.9 million, respectively). Film Distribution segment gross margin includes marketing expense of less than $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively (2019 — less than $0.1 million and $0.6 million, respectively).

[2] The Company is reporting negative revenue due to the continued amortization of lessee incentives that are typically netted against lease revenues, which are abnormally low during the period due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, as discussed in Note 2.

[3] Includes initial upfront payments and the present value of fixed minimum payments from sales and sales-type lease arrangements of IMAX Theater Systems, and the present value of estimated variable consideration from sales of IMAX Theater Systems. To a lesser extent, also includes finance income associated with these revenue streams.

[4] Principally includes after-market sales of IMAX projection system parts and 3D glasses

[5] The Company is reporting negative revenue due to an adjustment to prior period revenue.

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Segment Reporting - Breakdown of Revenue and (Margin Loss) Gross Margin by Category (Parenthetical) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
IMAX DMR [Member]
Segment Reporting (Textual) [Abstract]
Marketing costs (recovery)	$ 0	$ 9,500,000	$ 2,400,000	$ 13,400,000
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, Contingent Rent [Member]
Segment Reporting (Textual) [Abstract]
Advertising, marketing and commission costs		200,000	600,000	300,000
IMAX systems [Member]
Segment Reporting (Textual) [Abstract]
Advertising, marketing and commission costs	200,000	400,000	400,000	900,000
Film Distribution [Member]
Segment Reporting (Textual) [Abstract]
Marketing costs (recovery)			$ 200,000	$ 600,000
Maximum [Member] | Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, Contingent Rent [Member]
Segment Reporting (Textual) [Abstract]
Advertising, marketing and commission costs	100,000
Maximum [Member] | Film Distribution [Member]
Segment Reporting (Textual) [Abstract]
Marketing costs (recovery)	$ 100,000	$ 100,000

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Segment Reporting - Geographic Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Geographical Information
Revenues, total	$ 8,855	$ 104,797	$ 43,757	$ 184,995
United States [Member]
Geographical Information
Revenues, total	3,812	35,944	16,777	60,237
Asia (excluding Greater China) [Member]
Geographical Information
Revenues, total	1,868	9,963	7,728	18,753
Greater China [Member]
Geographical Information
Revenues, total	1,393	32,575	6,662	59,256
Russia & the CIS [Member]
Geographical Information
Revenues, total	658	5,619	2,224	7,307
Western Europe [Member]
Geographical Information
Revenues, total	631	11,933	5,188	20,376
Latin America [Member]
Geographical Information
Revenues, total	108	2,160	1,635	4,813
Canada [Member]
Geographical Information
Revenues, total	12	2,620	943	4,492
Rest of the World [Member]
Geographical Information
Revenues, total	$ 373	$ 3,983	$ 2,600	$ 9,761

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Employees Pension and Postretirement Benefits - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Deferred Compensation Plan [Member]
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Expense (Textual) [Abstract]
Deferred compensation plan description			The Company maintained a nonqualified deferred compensation benefit plan (the “Retirement Plan”) covering the former CEO of IMAX Entertainment and Senior Executive Vice President of the Company. Under the terms of the Retirement Plan, the benefits were due to vest in full if he incurred a separation from service (as defined therein).
Benefit obligation recorded	$ 3,600,000		$ 3,600,000		$ 3,600,000
Compensation expense recognized	0	$ 0	0	$ 0
Richard L. Gelfond [Member]
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Expense (Textual) [Abstract]
Lump sump payment			$ 20,300,000
SERP Benefits [Member]
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Expense (Textual) [Abstract]
SERP assumptions			The accounting for the SERP assumes that Mr. Gelfond will receive a lump sum payment of $20.3 million six months after retirement at the end of the current term of his employment agreement (December 31, 2022), although Mr. Gelfond has not informed the Company that he intends to retire at that time.
Benefit Obligation	19,029,000		$ 19,029,000		18,840,000	$ 17,977,000
Interest costs	100,000	100,000	189,000	300,000	564,000
Expected interest costs in the remainder of the year	200,000		200,000
Companies contribution and expenses during the remainder of 2020	0		$ 0
Defined Contribution Plan [Member]
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Expense (Textual) [Abstract]
Defined contribution pension plans for employees			The Company also maintains defined contribution plans for its employees, including its executive officers. The Company makes contributions to these plans on behalf of employees in an amount up to 5% of their base salary subject to certain prescribed maximums.
Maximum percentage of base salary contributed to Defined Contribution Pension Plan by Company			5.00%
Canadian Plan [Member]
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Expense (Textual) [Abstract]
Contribution and recorded expense	200,000	300,000	$ 500,000	600,000
Us Internal Revenue Code [Member]
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Expense (Textual) [Abstract]
Contribution and recorded expense	100,000	100,000	400,000	300,000
Postretirement Benefits Executives [Member]
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Expense (Textual) [Abstract]
Benefit Obligation	600,000		600,000		700,000
Postretirement Benefits Executives [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Expense (Textual) [Abstract]
Maximum amount of Postretirement benefit recorded expense	100,000	100,000	100,000	100,000
Postretirement Benefits Canadian Employees [Member]
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Expense (Textual) [Abstract]
Benefit Obligation	1,500,000		1,500,000		$ 1,600,000
Postretirement Benefits Canadian Employees [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Expense (Textual) [Abstract]
Maximum amount of Postretirement benefit recorded expense	$ 100,000	$ 100,000	$ 100,000	$ 100,000

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Employee's Pension and Postretirement Benefits - Amounts Accrued and Unfunded Status (Details) - Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Amounts Accrued
Obligation, beginning of period			$ 18,840	$ 17,977	$ 17,977
Prior Service cost					456
Interest cost	$ 100	$ 100	189	$ 300	564
Actuarial gain			0		(157)
Obligation, end of period and unfunded status	$ 19,029		$ 19,029		$ 18,840

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Financial Instruments - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Other Financial Instrument
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 318,986	$ 109,484
Investment in equity securities		13,192	15,685
Net financed sales receivables		108,081	112,432
Net investment in sales-type leases		15,784	15,606
Foreign exchange contracts — designated forwards		291	(530)
Bank indebtedness - under the Credit Facility		(300,000)	(20,000)
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Other Financial Instrument
Cash and cash equivalents	[1]	318,986	109,484
Investment in equity securities	[2]	13,192	15,685
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Other Financial Instrument
Investment in equity securities	[1]	1,000	1,000
Net financed sales receivables	[3]	108,081	112,432
Net investment in sales-type leases	[3]	15,784	15,606
Bank indebtedness - under the Working Capital Facility	[1]	(244)	0
Bank indebtedness - under the Credit Facility	[1]	(300,000)	(20,000)
Convertible loan receivable	[3]	0	1,500
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Other Financial Instrument
Foreign exchange contracts — designated forwards	[2]	(318)	530
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Other Financial Instrument
Foreign exchange contracts — designated forwards	[2]	27	0
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Other Financial Instrument
Cash and cash equivalents	[1]	318,986	109,484
Investment in equity securities	[2]	13,192	15,685
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Other Financial Instrument
Investment in equity securities	[1]	1,000	1,000
Net financed sales receivables	[3]	108,430	111,441
Net investment in sales-type leases	[3]	15,516	15,309
Bank indebtedness - under the Working Capital Facility	[1]	(244)	0
Bank indebtedness - under the Credit Facility	[1]	(300,000)	(20,000)
Convertible loan receivable	[3]	0	1,500
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Other Financial Instrument
Foreign exchange contracts — designated forwards	[2]	(318)	530
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Other Financial Instrument
Foreign exchange contracts — designated forwards	[2]	$ 27	$ 0

[1] Recorded at cost, which approximates fair value.

[2] Value determined using quoted prices in active markets.

[3] Estimated based on discounting future cash flows at currently available interest rates with comparable terms.

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Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Details)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) Country	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) Country	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Financial Instruments (Textual) [Abstract]
Significant transfers into/out of Level 3	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Number of countries that generate box office | Country	81		81
Foreign Exchange contract settlement date range			settlement dates throughout 2020 and 2021
Estimated losses to be reclassified to earnings within the next twelve months			$ (400,000)
Investment in equity securities	$ 13,192,000		13,192,000		$ 15,685,000
Investment in equity securities - cost	15,200,000		$ 15,200,000
Equity securities restrictions			lock-up period of six months
Gain (loss) in fair value of equity securities	2,025,000	$ (4,544,000)	$ (2,514,000)	$ (2,053,000)
Maoyan [Member]
Financial Instruments (Textual) [Abstract]
Investment in equity securities	12,100,000		12,100,000		14,600,000
Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Financial Instruments (Textual) [Abstract]
Equity Investment, Debt Securities	1,100,000		1,100,000		1,000,000.0
Preferred Stock [Member] | Other Assets [Member]
Financial Instruments (Textual) [Abstract]
Investment in equity securities	$ 1,000,000.0		$ 1,000,000.0		$ 1,000,000.0
Maximum [Member]
Financial Instruments (Textual) [Abstract]
Equity securities percentage ownership			1.00%

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Financial Instruments - Notional Amount of Derivative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Derivatives Fair Value [Line Items]
Foreign exchange contracts — Forwards	$ 36,021	$ 36,052
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives Fair Value [Line Items]
Foreign exchange contracts — Forwards	32,437	$ 36,052
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives Fair Value [Line Items]
Foreign exchange contracts — Forwards	$ 3,584

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Financial Instruments - Fair Value of Foreign Exchange Contracts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Derivatives Fair Value [Line Items]
Foreign exchange contracts - designated forwards	$ (291)	$ 530
Other Assets [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value	245	602
Other Assets [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value	57
Accrued and other liabilities [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value	(563)	$ (72)
Accrued and other liabilities [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value	$ (30)

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Financial Instruments - Derivatives in Foreign Currency Hedging Relationships (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI (Effective Portion)	$ 1,334	$ 297	$ (1,526)	$ 365
Location of Derivative Loss Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion)	(337)	(374)	(695)	(693)
Derivative Gain (Loss) Recognized In and Out of OCI (Effective Portion)		2	(88)	2
Fair Value Hedging [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI (Effective Portion)	1,334	297	(1,526)	365
Selling, general and administrative expenses [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Location of Derivative Loss Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion)	(328)	(355)	(669)	(661)
Property, plant and equipment [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Location of Derivative Loss Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion)		$ (19)		$ (32)
Inventories [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Location of Derivative Loss Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion)	$ (9)		$ (26)

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Financial Instruments - Non Designated Derivatives in Foreign Currency Relationships (Details) - Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Location of Derivative Gain	$ 27	$ 27
Selling, general and administrative expenses [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contracts - Forwards [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Location of Derivative Gain	$ 27	$ 27

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Non-Controlling Interests - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) Film	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Non-controlling Interests
Non-controlling interest	$ 74,723		$ 74,723			$ 89,493
Net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests	$ (4,080)	$ 2,439	(14,137)	$ 6,661
Investment in film assets			$ 4,057	8,214
IMAX China Noncontrolling Interest
Non-controlling Interests
Minority Interest Ownership Percentage By Company	69.81%		69.81%
IMAX China
Non-controlling Interests
Non-controlling interest	$ 74,700		$ 74,700
Net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests	$ (2,800)	$ 2,700	(12,500)	$ 7,000
Other Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Non-controlling Interests
Net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests			$ (1,671)
Non-controlling interest description			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 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.
Number Of Expected Original Films | Film					10
Investment in film assets			$ 22,300
Other Noncontrolling Interest [Member] | Third Party [Member]
Non-controlling Interests
Film Fund Expected Capital Contribution					$ 25,000
Other Noncontrolling Interest [Member] | IMAX [Member]
Non-controlling Interests
Film fund contributions paid			$ 9,000

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Non-Controlling Interests - Summary of Movement of the Non-controlling Interest in Temporary Equity in Company's Subsidiary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Non-controlling Interests
Net loss	$ (4,080)	$ 2,439	$ (14,137)	$ 6,661
Other Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Non-controlling Interests
Balance as at December 31, 2019			5,908
Net loss			(1,671)
Balance as at June 30, 2020	$ 4,237		$ 4,237

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Exit Costs, Restructuring Charges and Associated Impairments - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract]
Restructuring charges and costs to exit leases	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 850