IMAX

Imax Corporation

A Canadian entertainment-technology company behind the giant-screen cinema experience, IMAX designs its own cameras and laser projection systems and remasters Hollywood blockbusters so they fill towering, wrap-around screens in theaters around the world. It was founded in Montreal in 1967 by filmmakers inspired by the multi-screen shows at Expo 67. Fun fact: the name "IMAX" wasn't an acronym at first—it was created by flipping the idea of a "maximum image" into a punchier, trademarkable word, even though people often say it stands for "Image Maximum."