IMAX's next earnings report could blow expectations out of the water. Seeing The Odyssey in IMAX rated the format experience 9/10, above the film itself at 8/10, with the only flaw being that it was slightly too loud. x.comÂ
Heisenberg
Stock Chartist, Long/Short Ideas
IMAX is a social-arbitrage play on a string of blockbusters, with a $60 target. The Odyssey and Spider-Man have performed strongly, and the stock is nearly back at all-time highs. Avengers: Doomsday arrives December 18 and should do even better, though it will not play on IMAX at first since Dune 3 gets those screens; IMAX may show it a few weeks after release. x.com x.comÂ
Jan Zuazo Pfingsten
Thematic Investor, Physical Scarcity & AI Infrastructure, Primary-Source Research
IMAX earnings could crush expectations as audiences seek IMAX showings of The Odyssey and, later this year, Dune. Only about 35 IMAX 70mm cinemas exist worldwide, but laser IMAX screens are abundant, leaving plenty of capacity for that demand. It looks like a possible social-arbitrage trade at $39 a share. x.comÂ
D-Box's new CEO has a media-industry background, making him likely to keep pushing its theater-seat rollout. There is a long runway for that expansion, though relying on simply adding more seats in more theaters still makes that growth path uncomfortable. x.comÂ
D-BOX Technologies should benefit from recovering cinema attendance: per Unusual Whales, AMC Entertainment saw its highest May attendance since 2019. x.comÂ