Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' 70MM Imax Tickets Sells Out a Year Ahead of Film's Release | THR News Video - video Dailymotion

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Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' doesn't come out until next July...but the movie has already sold out almost all its showings in Imax 70mm film. The film starring Matt Damon, along with a slew of other big-name actors, comes out July 17th, 2026.

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00:00Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey doesn't come out until next July,

00:03but the movie has already sold out almost all of its showings in IMAX 70mm film.

00:10The film starring Matt Damon, along with a slew of other big-name actors, comes out July 17th,

00:152026. A year ahead of its release, tickets went on sale to see The Odyssey in IMAX 70mm film,

00:22Nolan's preferred format, at around 25 locations around the world over the July 17th through July

00:2719th weekend, in addition to Thursday afternoon screenings on July 16th. IMAX officially announced

00:33the special offer on its social feed at midnight on Thursday. According to exhibition sources,

00:3895% of seats were snapped up within an hour, representing about a total of $1.5 million

00:44in ticket sales. As the day and night unfolded, one source said that there were reports of tickets

00:49being resold on eBay and other sites for anywhere between $300 and $400, compared to an average

00:55retail price of $25 to $28. As of now, showings at theaters in New York City, Universal City,

01:02California, and Irvine, California are among those completely sold out, while seats are almost gone

01:07at a few IMAX locations in places like San Francisco, California. By all accounts, it's the first time in

01:12history that tickets have gone on sale a year before a film's opening. The title is a follow-up to

01:17Nolan's Oscar-winning Oppenheimer, which did huge business in IMAX theaters.

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