3. THE CHARGE
IMAX EXPANSION IN
. BRIC ECONOMIES
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4. RECOMMENDATION
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400 CINEMAS
BRAZIL RUSSIA INDIA CHINA
40% (160)25% (100) 15% (60) 20% (80)
10. WHY BRAZIL?
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Large Young Population
18-59 Age: 56.1% of
Total Population
High GDP Per CapitaLack of IMAX Presence83% Hollywood Box
Office Share
20. APPENDIX
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RECOMMENDATION
STRATEGIC ANALYSIS:
INDIA SCREEN ALLOCATION
BRAZIL SCREEN ALLOCATION
WHY NOT CHINA
WHY NOT RUSSIA
DECISION MATRIX
DECISION MATRIX CRITERIA
FINANCIALS:
REVENUES & COST
REVENUE
COST BRAZIL+ INDIA
COST GLOBAL
NORTH AMERICA
RECOMMENDATIONS
IMAX INDIA
21. COST (GLOBAL)
BRAZIL RUSSIA INDIA CHINA
NEW SCREENS 100 60 160 80
COST OF NEW
SCREEN
350K 350K 350K 350K
TOTAL COST FOR
SET-UP
35MM 21MM 56MM 28MM
TOTAL SCREEN COST
GLOBALLY
140MM OVER 10 YEARS
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22. NORTH AMERICA SCREEN GROWTH
100 screen growth 10 years
RECOMMENDATION
Frees up 122.5 Million
=
Cinema Renovations
& Research and
Development
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23. Premium Large Format (PLF) CompetitorsWHY NOT RUSSIA ?
PROS
1. STRONG MOVIEGOING
CULTURE
2. HIGH PROFITABILITY
PER SCREEN
3. STRONGEST GDP PER
CAPITA
CONS
1. SHRINGKING TOTAL
POPULATION
2. GOVERNMENT
BACKED BARRIERS
TO ENTRY
3. CRUMBLING GDP &
INFRASTRUCTURE
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24. INDIA
IMAX theater bought for $214,431,360
“72 per cent [of Indians] say that a celebrity can
heighten a brand's image”
-Mediaedge:ciaCadbury & Amitabh Bachchan
25. WHY NOT CHINA?
PROS:
1. STRONG GDP
2. INCREASING
URBAN POP.
3. LARGEST MARKET
OUTSIDE U.S
CONS:
1. SHRINKING MARKET
DEMOGRAPHIC
2. SATURATED
MARKETS
3. HIGH COMPETITION
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26. REVENUE
BRAZIL INDIA
BOX OFFICE REVENUES (2026) 3.5 BILLION 4.3 BILLION
IMAX MARKET SHARE (2026) 0.13 0.13
IMAX BOX OFFICE RECEIPTS .33 .33
IMAX REVENUES 117 MILLION 200 MILLION
TOTAL REVENUES 317 MILLION PER YEAR
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27. COST (BRAZIL + INDIA)
Brazil India
New Screens 100 160
Cost of new screen 350k 350k
Total cost for set-up 35MM 56MM
Total screen cost
globally
91MM over 10 years
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28. DECISION MATRIX (CRITERIA)
MARKET OPPORTUNITY Middle/ Upper Class, 18-59 age range, Urban areas
MOVIE INDUSTRY Number of movies released, Hollywood Box Office Share
PROFITABILITY Financial upside, Value drivers, High/Low costs
EASE OF BUSINESS Public Policy, Democracy, Financial Industry
COMPETITION PLF Screens, Single- Screen Cinemas, Protectionism (Local vs. Hollywood)
X-FACTOR 2016 Brazil Olympics, etc.
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