Cineplex Reports Impressive June Results with 11% Q2 Box Office Growth and Record Q2 Concession Revenue
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 field workplace a d theat e meals se vice eve ues (“co cessio eve ue”) exceedi g 2019 by 6%. The Compa y ge e ated Ju e field workplace eve ue of $55.8 millio , ep ese ti g 108% of Ju e 2025. Fo the seco d qua te , field workplace eve ue i c eased 11 pe ce t yea -ove -yea to $176.2 millio .
| Ap il | $51,375 | $60,012 | 117% | Could | $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 mud y a d sustai ed co sume dema d fo out-of-home e te tai me t expe ie ces. I mud y vast mome tum accele ated th oughout the seco d qua te , with the home field workplace t acki g at its highest yea -to-date degree 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 on the home field workplace tha i a y yea si ce 2018. Ju e fu the co t ibuted to this mome tum, delive i g the best Ju e field workplace pe fo ma ce si ce 2019.
Regardless of diffe e ces i Ca adia a d U.S. college cale da s which affected cou t y compa iso s, Ci eplex delive ed seco d qua te field workplace g owth b oadly co siste t with ove all i mud y pe fo ma ce.
Leadi g the mo th was Toy Sto y 5, which delive ed the la gest home ope i g weeke d of 2026 a d established a ew f a chise ope i g eco d. The movie additionally grew to become the seco d la gest ope i g weeke d eve fo a a imated movie domestically.
Amo g the qua te ’s largest b eakout successes we e Obsessio a d Again ooms, each of which co ti ued to pe fo m properly i Ju e. P oduced o elatively modest budgets, each movies sig ifica tly exceeded i mud y expectatio s a d demo st ated exceptio al field workplace stayi g powe . Obsessio is app oachi g $250 millio on the home field workplace, a milesto e eached by ve y few o igi al movies i ece t yea s, whereas Again ooms eme ged as o e of the yea ‘s most profitable ho o eleases. Thei sustai ed pe fo ma ce highlights the flexibility of compelli g co te t to construct audie ce mome tum properly beyo d ope i g weeke d a d ei fo ces the worth of the theat ical wi dow.
Sca y Film additionally 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 prime 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 friends 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 in addition e cou aged friends to emb ace the total moviegoi g expe ie ce. Ci eplex’s p emium meals a d beve age offe i gs helped d ive eco d theat e meals 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,” mentioned Ellis Jacob, P eside t a d Chief Govt Workplace . “The mome tum i the fi st half of 2026 eflects the powe of dive se a d compelli g co te t, but in addition the worth audie ces place o expe ie ci g it i a p emium theat ical e vi o me t. Looki g forward, we a e excited in regards to 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 nonetheless to return , i cludi g Moa a, The Hu ge Video games: Su ise o the Reapi g, Focke -i -Regulation, Ave ge s: Doomsday a d Du e: Pa t Th ee, we a e properly positio ed to construct 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 Movie 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 friends th ough its ci cuit of 169 film 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 movie exhibito , the compa y ope ates Ca ada’s favou ite desti atio fo ‘Eats & E te tai me t’ (The Rec Room), complexes specifically desig ed fo tee s a d households (Playdium), a d a e te tai me t co cept that b i gs films, amuseme t gami g, di i g, a d dwell pe fo ma ces togethe u de o e oof (Ci eplex Ju xio ). It additionally ope ates profitable 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 worth fo its friends, Ci eplex is a pa t e i Sce e+, Ca ada’s la gest e te tai me t a d life-style 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 folks i its workplaces a d ve ues ac oss Ca ada. To lea mo e, go to Ci eplex.com.
