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What: Shares of movie theater giant IMAX (Nasdaq: IMAX) jumped as much as 20% this morning on rumors of a possible buyout.

So what: A day after making IMAX my pick of 2011, there are rumors that Sony (NYSE: SNE) or Disney (NYSE: DIS) could buy the company for more than $40 per share. There is no confirmation that either company is interested or that IMAX would be interested in selling, but rumors like this have a tendency to have some facts behind them.

Now what: A buyout from either company would give IMAX the capital to expand more quickly and a captive studio to work with, but it would come with some interesting conflicts. Both companies have large movie studios, and rival studios probably wouldn't be as excited about working with the competition as they are about working with an independent company. As much as I like IMAX, I would be a little leery about buying on this rumor today. If the rumor doesn't end with a buyout, the stock could give up the massive gains we've seen today. Even though I'm not buying today, I'm definitely not selling!

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