Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Weissman Kenneth Ian
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2017		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
IMAX CORP [IMAX]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
902 BROADWAY, 20TH FLOOR		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Sr VP & Corporate Secretary
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10010-6002		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
common shares (opening balance) 3,880 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
stock options (to buy) opening balance   (2) 03/08/2019 common shares 3,300 $ 25.82 D  
stock options (to buy) opening balance   (3) 03/07/2020 common shares 2,387 $ 25.44 D  
stock options (to buy) opening balance   (4) 03/07/2021 common shares 2,595 $ 27.82 D  
stock options (to buy) opening balance   (5) 03/07/2022 common shares 3,259 $ 33.8 D  
stock options (to buy) opening balance   (6) 03/07/2023 common shares 3,501 $ 31.85 D  
stock options (to buy) opening balance   (7) 03/07/2024 common shares 3,503 $ 32.45 D  
restricted share units opening balance (8)   (10) 12/31/2018 common shares 1,435 $ 0 (9) D  
restricted share units opening balance (8)   (11) 12/31/2019 common shares 2,260 $ 0 (9) D  
restricted share units opening balance (8)   (12) 12/21/2022 common shares 2,889 $ 0 (9) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Weissman Kenneth Ian
902 BROADWAY
20TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10010-6002		       Sr VP & Corporate Secretary  

Signatures

Kenneth Weissman 01/10/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Mr. Weissman became an executive officer of IMAX Corporation on Dec 31, 2017
(2) The stock options became exercisable in 2 installments: 1,500 on March 8, 2016 and 1,800 on March 8, 2017.
(3) The stock options became exercisable in 2 installments: 1,085 on March 7, 2016 and 1,302 on March 7, 2017.
(4) The stock options became exercisable in 3 installments: 448 on March 7, 2015; 810 on each of March 7, 2016 and March 7, 2017 and 975 become available on March 7, 2018.
(5) The stock options became execisable in 2 installment: 651 on March 7, 2016 and 814 on March 7, 2017 and become exercisable in 2 installments: 814 on March 7, 2018 and 980 on March 7, 2019.
(6) The stock options became exercisable in 1 installment: 702 on March 7, 2017 and become exercisable in 3 installments: 875 on each of March 7, 2018 and March 7, 2019 and 1,049 on March 7, 2020.
(7) The stock options become exercisable in 4 installments: 701 on March 7, 2018, 876 on each of March 7, 2019 and March 7, 2020 and 1,050 on March 7, 2021.
(8) Each restricted share unit represents a contingent right to receive one common share of IMAX Corporation.
(9) Each restricted share unit is the economic equivalent of one common share of IMAX Corporation
(10) The restricted share units vest and will be converted in 2 installments: 652 on March 7, 2018 and 783 on Dec 1, 2018.
(11) The restricted share units vest and will be converted in 3 installments: 706 on each of March 7, 2018 and March 7, 2019 and 848 on Dec 1, 2019.
(12) The restricted share units vest and will be converted in 4 installments: 578 on March 7, 2018; 722 on each of March 7, 2019 and March 7, 2020 and 867 on Dec 1, 2020.

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