Summer blockbuster season was very good to IMAX.
The big screen company saw profits rise 25 percent to $8.4 million or 12 cents a share during its third quarter thanks to tentpole films such as "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" and "Transformers: Dark of the Moon."
That was up from $6.7 million or 10 cents a share in the same period a year ago.
“The combination of strong film performance, a growing theatre network and prudent expense management resulted in strong third quarter results,” IMAX Chief Executive Officer Richard L. Gelfond said in a statement.
It was IMAX's highest grossing box office quarter since the first earnings period of 2010 — a span which also included the release of "Avatar" — the company said.
Revenue jumped 32 percent to $67.5 million, up from $51.1 million in the year ago period.
IMAX said that it had high hopes for the winter release of blockbuster hopefuls "Tintin" and "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol," as well as next summer's "The Dark Knight Rises."
