Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Weissman Kenneth Ian

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 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
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Sr VP & Corporate Secretary /

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10010-6002

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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)	3880 ⁽¹⁾	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		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)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
stock options (to buy) opening balance	⁽²⁾	3/8/2019	common shares	3300	$25.82	D
stock options (to buy) opening balance	⁽³⁾	3/7/2020	common shares	2387	$25.44	D
stock options (to buy) opening balance	⁽⁴⁾	3/7/2021	common shares	2595	$27.82	D
stock options (to buy) opening balance	⁽⁵⁾	3/7/2022	common shares	3259	$33.80	D
stock options (to buy) opening balance	⁽⁶⁾	3/7/2023	common shares	3501	$31.85	D
stock options (to buy) opening balance	⁽⁷⁾	3/7/2024	common shares	3503	$32.45	D
restricted share units opening balance ⁽⁸⁾	⁽¹⁰⁾	12/31/2018	common shares	1435	$0.00 ⁽⁹⁾	D
restricted share units opening balance ⁽⁸⁾	⁽¹¹⁾	12/31/2019	common shares	2260	$0.00 ⁽⁹⁾	D
restricted share units opening balance ⁽⁸⁾	⁽¹²⁾	12/21/2022	common shares	2889	$0.00 ⁽⁹⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:
(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.

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

Signatures
Kenneth Weissman		1/10/2018
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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