IMAX YouTube Stats

@imaxmovies · Film, TV & Anime · Updated Nov 6, 2026

Subscribers

653K

Total views

238M

Videos

2.8K

30.4 / month

Est. monthly earnings

$67K – $312K

RPM $1.41–$6.56

Avg. views (last 30)

190K

Typical views

183K

median per video

Avg. video length

3 min

Channel age

19 years

since Mar 23, 2007

IMAX channel overview

IMAX (@imaxmovies) is a YouTube channel in the Film, TV & Anime niche created in 2007. It has 653K subscribers and 238M total views across 2.8K videos, an average of 86K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 190K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 183K views. Over the last 12 months, IMAX published 53 videos (87% Shorts), and 7 of them (13%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

How much does IMAX make?

Returbe estimates IMAX's YouTube ad revenue at $67K – $312K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $1.41 to $6.56, typically $3.28, based on the channel's niche, audience language and the share of its views coming from Shorts. At that rate, 1 million long-form views earn about $3.3K.

Ad revenue is only part of the picture: sponsorships, affiliate links, memberships and merch often pay more than ads. Learn how RPM varies by niche in how much YouTubers make per 1,000 views, or check any channel with the free monetization checker.

Upload schedule

IMAX publishes about 30.4 videos a month. Based on its last 53 uploads, its most common upload day is Thursday (21% of uploads), usually around 16:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 5, 2026.

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IMAX's best outlier videos

An outlier is a video that beats the channel's own typical views. These are IMAX's biggest hits relative to its normal, the ideas its audience responded to most. What is an outlier video?

Latest videos

8 of IMAX's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

The Film, TV & Anime niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 21K videos from 1.6K channels in this niche. 15.8% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 14K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $1.5 to $7.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: Memelogyz (133K subs, best video 191.2×), 泡芙剧场PuffDrama (108K subs, best video 67.2×), Le Mec (205K subs, best video 132.1×), HSN Explains (24K subs, best video 71.3×), CrispyTheory (86K subs, best video 689.5×), Swagger Exposed Shorts (133K subs, best video 93.4×).

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Frequently asked questions

How many subscribers does IMAX have?

IMAX has 653K subscribers on YouTube and 238M total views across 2.8K videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 6, 2026).

How much does IMAX make on YouTube?

Returbe estimates IMAX's YouTube ad revenue at $67K – $312K per month, based on recent views and an RPM of about $1.41–$6.56 per 1,000 views for this niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.

How often does IMAX upload?

IMAX uploads about 30.4 videos a month, most often on Thursday. The last upload was on Nov 5, 2026.

What is IMAX's best performing video?

"Ramayana: Rise of a Legend | Official Trailer | Filmed For IMAX®" is IMAX's biggest outlier: 4.4M views, 24.3× the channel's typical views.

What channels are similar to IMAX?

Channels similar to IMAX include Robert Hofmann, CBC, Warner Bros. France, It’s Just Cinema, Universal Pictures France.

Data from Returbe's index of YouTube channels, collected from public YouTube data. Earnings are estimates from views and RPM benchmarks, not figures from the channel. Returbe is not affiliated with IMAX or YouTube.

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