EXCLUSIVE: Sources say advance ticket sales for the first day of screenings of Christopher Nolan's upcoming epic film «"Odyssey"» Universal Channel yesterday reached a four-year high for major studio films.
Tickets for standard film screenings «"Odyssey »" will go on sale later this summer. I would like to emphasize again that advance ticket sales for the first day of the screening are« Odyssey »" under the PLF (Public Free Movies) program, exceeded all pre-sales (not only under PLF) of major films released since 2022. Pre-sales «Odyssey »" PLF's first-day opening is also the best of the year for any studio film ever shown on AMC.
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Yesterday we confirmed that the AMC websites where tickets were sold for «Odyssey» , wait times were up to an hour, then dropped to eight minutes. We were also informed that Regal (No. 2) and Cinemark (No. 3) theater chains did not experience long lines for advance ticket sales for Nolan's epic film.
On Thursday, tickets were only available at IMAX at AMC, Dolby Cinema at AMC, and Prime at AMC.
As we reported last summer, Universal launched an unprecedented ticket sales campaign for the film "Odyssey" in in 70mm and 70mm IMAX formats a full year before the premiere. Tickets were sold out.
We know that over 6 million seats are still available for screenings. film "Odyssey"« in IMAX at AMC Theatres, Dolby Cinema at AMC Theatres, and PRIME at AMC Theatres. The film will premiere on July 20. Nolan shot the film in IMAX, and seats in these large theaters will be reserved for three weeks. Additionally, tickets for traditional screenings are expected to go on sale later this month, providing millions more seats at AMC Theatres nationwide for the opening weekend. «Odyssey» .
In the film "The Odyssey"« The film stars Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong'o, Zendaya, Tom Holland, Charlize Theron, Robert Pattinson, and many others. This is the first project directed by multiple Oscar winner Nolan. «Oppenheimer » (2023) starring Cillian Murphy, who won an Oscar for Best Actor. Producer «Odyssey» Emma Thomas also performed.
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