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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 Form 10 - K ( Mark One ) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 □ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission file Number 001-35066 Canada ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) IMAX Corporation ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 2525 Speakman Drive , Mississauga , Ontario , Canada L5K 1B1 ( 905 ) 403-6500 Title of each class Common Shares , no par value 98-0140269 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification Number ) 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 : Trading Symbol ( s ) Name of each exchange on which registered The New York Stock Exchange IMAX Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None ( Title of class ) No No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes > Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes 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 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 Non - accelerated filer 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 has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . < Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell Company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No | The aggregate market value of the common shares of the registrant held by non - affiliates of the registrant , computed by reference to the last sale price of such shares as of the close of trading on June 30 , 2020 was $ 549.8 million . As of January 31 , 2021 , there were 58,948,829 common shares of the registrant outstanding . Document Incorporated by Reference Portions of the registrant's definitive Proxy Statement to be filed within 120 days of the close of IMAX Corporation's fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 , with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A involving the election of directors and the annual meeting of the stockholders of the registrant ( the " Proxy Statement " ) are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10 - K to the extent described therein .