B.C. IMAX theatres see ‘The Odyssey’ boom
Only 41 theaters worldwide can show the film in IMAX 70mm, and the first two weeks of screenings have been completely sold out.
- The BFI IMAX will release a new batch of tickets for Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey on Friday, July 31, at 2pm, following unprecedented demand that sold out all 173 scheduled screenings through September 10.
- Only 41 theaters worldwide can showcase the film in 70mm IMAX format, which requires threading an over-800-pound film reel through specialized projectors to achieve Nolan's intended 1.43:1 aspect ratio.
- The Odyssey has grossed over $700 million globally after twelve days in theaters, while the BFI IMAX sold 28,000 tickets and generated £750,000 in revenue within 24 hours of the initial release.
- Audience members are traveling internationally from Singapore, Los Angeles, and Toronto to experience the film, prompting the BFI IMAX to add early morning and late-night screenings from Tuesday, September 1.
- The Odyssey currently holds a 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and rapper Travis Scott recently debuted a music video for the end-credits track composed by Ludwig Goransson at a private screening.
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Couldn't get a 70mm IMAX ticket to 'The Odyssey'? More screenings are coming.
Those impossible-to-get-into "Odyssey" IMAX screenings just got extended. If you have spent the past two weeks refreshing theater listings for an IMAX 70mm ticket to The Odyssey, your persistence may finally pay off.IMAX has extended Christopher Nolan's blockbuster in the coveted format through Sept. 16, nearly a month beyond its previous Aug. 19 end date. …
Christopher Nolan's "Odyssey" became one of the rare cinematic spectacles that caused a global frenzy long before the audience had a chance to see a single frame. Tickets for some IMAX screenings were sold out months and even a year in advance, and in some countries fans traveled hundreds of kilometers to see the film in the format that the director envisioned.
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