IMAX experienced a remarkable Labor Day weekend, achieving a spectacular global revenue of $8.1 million. Leading this success was South Korea, propelled by the extraordinary performance of “Im Hero: The Stadium.” This concert/event film stars the legendary Korean “Trot” music icon Lim Young Woong and has made history by securing the largest IMAX opening Wednesday ever recorded in South Korea. Despite accounting for only 7% of the total screens in the market, IMAX’s 21 screens generated an astounding 44% of the film’s opening day gross.

The momentum continued through the weekend, with IMAX contributing $1.55 million by Sunday, representing a staggering 46% of the film’s total opening weekend revenue. Boasting an impressive $79,000 per screen average, “Im Hero: The Stadium” has set a new benchmark as the highest-grossing IMAX local language opening weekend ever in South Korea. It now ranks as the 8th highest-grossing IMAX opening of all time in the country across all film titles.

**’Alien: Romulus’ Shatters Horror Records**

Meanwhile, Disney/20th Century’s “Alien: Romulus” continued to dominate the horror genre, adding $3.26 million to its global IMAX total over the four-day weekend. This brings its cumulative IMAX earnings to $37.2 million, officially making it the biggest IMAX horror release ever. In North America alone, the film amassed $755,000 over the weekend, boosting its domestic IMAX total to $13.1 million. International markets contributed another $2.5 million, bringing the overseas IMAX cumulative total to $24.1 million.

Additionally, Disney/20th Century’s “Deadpool & Wolverine” made a notable return to IMAX screens during the holiday weekend, raking in an additional $2.2 million from 609 runs worldwide. Domestically, the film added $1.6 million to its IMAX total, which now stands at $44.2 million as of Monday. Globally, the film has grossed an impressive $84 million in IMAX, solidifying its status as the 5th highest-grossing Marvel title ever in IMAX history.

**Exciting Upcoming Releases for IMAX**

Looking ahead, IMAX is set for another thrilling week with the Monday release of National Geographic’s “Fly,” debuting on 337 IMAX screens globally, including 283 in North America. Warner Bros. is also gearing up to release Tim Burton’s highly anticipated sequel “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” which will be shown on 764 IMAX screens across 73 markets this coming weekend. Adding to this exciting lineup, AGS Entertainment’s Tamil-language sci-fi action film “The Greatest of All Time” will be released on approximately 140 IMAX screens across 16 markets, including India, North America, the Middle East, and the United Kingdom, starting Thursday.

Stay tuned for more updates from Collider as we head into the Fall release season.

**Alien: Romulus**

In “Alien: Romulus,” a crew of space explorers lands on a distant, uncharted planet, only to uncover a horrifying secret lurking beneath the surface. As they delve deeper into this alien environment, they encounter deadly creatures and ancient ruins that suggest a terrifying history. The team’s survival becomes a desperate battle against relentless xenomorphs, forcing them to rely on their wits and advanced technology to escape this nightmarish world.

– Release Date: August 16, 2024
– Director: Fede Alvarez
– Cast: Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn, Aileen Wu, Rosie Ede, Soma Simon, Bence Okeke, Viktor Orizu, Robert Bobroczkyi, Trevor Newlin, Annemarie Griggs, Daniel Betts
– Runtime: 119 Minutes
– Main Genre: Horror
– Writers: Fede Alvarez, Rodo Sayagues, Dan O’Bannon, Ronald Shusett
– Studio(s): Scott Free Productions, 20th Century
– Distributor(s): 20th Century
– Franchise(s): Alien

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