Neither a Jordan Peele-produced horror nor a Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell romantic drama were enough to continue the September hot streak at the movies. After back-to-back weekends that had films majorly overperforming, first “The Conjuring: Last Rights” followed by the anime “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle,” the North American box office slowed significantly.Overall ticket sales were down nearly 50% from last weekend, with the holdover champion “Demon Slayer” edging out the newcomer “H ...

Investors held out high hopes for Imax China when it listed in Hong Kong in 2015, betting the Chinese offshoot of Canada's Imax(IMAX.N) was well placed to profit from a box office that was booming at the time. Investors believed that growing demand from increasingly discerning Chinese would further fuel demand for Imax's premium big-screen viewing experience. Such hopes sent the stock from its listing price of HK$31 to as much as HK$60. But reality quickly caught up with the company as China's box office ra ...