UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                 AUGUST 4, 2005
                Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

                                IMAX CORPORATION
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

     CANADA                         0-24216                     98-0140269
 (State or Other            (Commission File Number)        (I.R.S. Employer
  Jurisdiction                                            Identification Number)
of Incorporation)

           2525 SPEAKMAN DRIVE, MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, CANADA, L5K 1B1
             (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Postal Code)

                                 (905) 403-6500
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                       N/A
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

      On August 4, 2005, IMAX Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release
announcing the Company's financial and operating results for the quarter ended
June 30, 2005, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

      The information in this current report on Form 8-K, including the Exhibit
attached hereto, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under
the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such filing.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(C) EXHIBITS



EXHIBIT NO.     DESCRIPTION
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99.1            Press Release dated August 4, 2005



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                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                     IMAX CORPORATION
                                     (Registrant)

Date:   August 4, 2005               By:      "Richard L. Gelfond"
      ---------------------              ---------------------------------------
                                     Name:    Richard L. Gelfond
                                     Title:   Co-Chairman and
                                              Co-Chief Executive Officer


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