TORONTO, July 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (TSX: CGX) – Ci eplex, Ca ada’s leadi g e te tai me t a d media compa y, epo ted st o g Ju e 2026 esults, with combi ed box office a d theat e food se vice eve ues (“co cessio eve ue”) exceedi g 2019 by 6%. The Compa y ge e ated Ju e box office eve ue of $55.8 millio , ep ese ti g 108% of Ju e 2025. Fo the seco d qua te , box office eve ue i c eased 11 pe ce t yea -ove -yea to $176.2 millio .
| Ap il | $51,375 | $60,012 | 117% | May | $55,331 | $60,450 | 109% | Ju e | $51,770 | $55,753 | 108% | (i) Amou ts a e i thousa ds of dolla s. |
The imp essive pe fo ma ce eflects the co ti ued st e gth of the theat ical exhibitio i dust y a d sustai ed co sume dema d fo out-of-home e te tai me t expe ie ces. I dust y wide mome tum accele ated th oughout the seco d qua te , with the domestic box office t acki g at its highest yea -to-date level si ce 2019. Th ough the fi st half of 2026, the st e gth of the slate was evide t, with mo e 2026 eleases su passi g $200 millio at the domestic box office tha i a y yea si ce 2018. Ju e fu the co t ibuted to this mome tum, delive i g the highest Ju e box office pe fo ma ce si ce 2019.
Despite diffe e ces i Ca adia a d U.S. school cale da s which affected cou t y compa iso s, Ci eplex delive ed seco d qua te box office g owth b oadly co siste t with ove all i dust y pe fo ma ce.
Leadi g the mo th was Toy Sto y 5, which delive ed the la gest domestic ope i g weeke d of 2026 a d established a ew f a chise ope i g eco d. The film also became the seco d la gest ope i g weeke d eve fo a a imated film domestically.
Amo g the qua te ’s biggest b eakout successes we e Obsessio a d Back ooms, both of which co ti ued to pe fo m well i Ju e. P oduced o elatively modest budgets, both films sig ifica tly exceeded i dust y expectatio s a d demo st ated exceptio al box office stayi g powe . Obsessio is app oachi g $250 millio at the domestic box office, a milesto e eached by ve y few o igi al films i ece t yea s, while Back ooms eme ged as o e of the yea ‘s most successful ho o eleases. Thei sustai ed pe fo ma ce highlights the ability of compelli g co te t to build audie ce mome tum well beyo d ope i g weeke d a d ei fo ces the value of the theat ical wi dow.
Sca y Movie also delive ed a sta dout pe fo ma ce, ge e ati g the la gest ope i g weeke d i the f a chise’s histo y. Rou di g out the mo th’s top pe fo me s was Disclosu e Day, which delive ed a imp essive theat ical pe fo ma ce a d excelled i p emium fo mats, with guests i c easi gly choosi g Ci eplex’s VIP a d p emium la ge fo mat expe ie ces to e ha ce thei moviegoi g expe ie ce.
The b eadth a d st e gth of co te t ot o ly d ove atte da ce th oughout the qua te but also e cou aged guests to emb ace the full moviegoi g expe ie ce. Ci eplex’s p emium food a d beve age offe i gs helped d ive eco d theat e food se vice eve ue i the seco d qua te .
“We a e e cou aged by the sustai ed dema d we co ti ue to see f om moviegoe s fo p emium, out-of-home e te tai me t expe ie ces,” said Ellis Jacob, P eside t a d Chief Executive Office . “The mome tum i the fi st half of 2026 eflects the powe of dive se a d compelli g co te t, but also the value audie ces place o expe ie ci g it i a p emium theat ical e vi o me t. Looki g ahead, we a e excited about the seco d half of the yea . With st o g ea ly dema d fo The Odyssey a d Spide -Ma : B a d New Day, a d a exciti g li eup of majo eleases still to come , i cludi g Moa a, The Hu ge Games: Su ise o the Reapi g, Focke -i -Law, Ave ge s: Doomsday a d Du e: Pa t Th ee, we a e well positio ed to build o the st o g mome tum established i the fi st half of the yea .”
Ci eplex (TSX:CGX) is a top-tie Ca adia b a d that ope ates i the Film E te tai me t a d Co te t, Amuseme t a d Leisu e, a d Media secto s. Ci eplex offe s a u ique escape f om the eve yday to millio s of guests th ough its ci cuit of 169 movie theat es a d locatio -based e te tai me t ve ues. I additio to bei g Ca ada’s la gest a d most i ovative film exhibito , the compa y ope ates Ca ada’s favou ite desti atio fo ‘Eats & E te tai me t’ (The Rec Room), complexes specially desig ed fo tee s a d families (Playdium), a d a e te tai me t co cept that b i gs movies, amuseme t gami g, di i g, a d live pe fo ma ces togethe u de o e oof (Ci eplex Ju xio ). It also ope ates successful busi esses i ci ema media (Ci eplex Media), alte ative p og ammi g (Ci eplex Eve ts) a d motio pictu e dist ibutio (Ci eplex Pictu es). P ovidi g eve mo e value fo its guests, Ci eplex is a pa t e i Sce e+, Ca ada’s la gest e te tai me t a d lifestyle loyalty p og am.
P oudly ecog ized as havi g o e of the cou t y’s Most Admi ed Co po ate Cultu es, Ci eplex employs ove 10,000 people i its offices a d ve ues ac oss Ca ada. To lea mo e, visit Ci eplex.com.
