Tickets to see Christopher Nolan’s upcoming movie, “The Odyssey,” are actually on sale for Imax 70mm screenings — a yr forward of the movie’s launch.

Sixteen theaters throughout the U.S. are collaborating in these first screenings, together with seven in California. As of Thursday morning, a number of of those theaters have been already bought out for the movie’s July 16, 2026 early displaying, together with TCL Chinese language Theatre in Hollywood, Regal Edwards Ontario Palace Stadium, Regal Irvine Spectrum and Common Cinema AMC at CityWalk Hollywood.

Outdoors of the U.S., theaters in Canada, Britain, Australia and the Czech Republic are additionally promoting Imax tickets a yr prematurely.

Common Footage’ adaptation of Homer’s Greek epic has generated a large amount of hype already, significantly as a result of so many stars are connected to the challenge, together with Charlize Theron, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o and Matt Damon as Odysseus.

Imax didn’t reply instantly to a request for remark. Common referred inquiries to Imax and exhibitors.

Imax, a Canadian firm that operates out of Playa Vista, has emerged as a serious field workplace income generator. Movies proven on Imax are reaping larger field workplace totals, helped partly by greater ticket costs — which is a robust attract for studios and filmmakers. Audiences additionally understand motion pictures proven on Imax to be extra of an occasion, which may draw them from their properties and into theaters.

Nolan’s earlier movie, the most effective image Oscar-winning “Oppenheimer,” was filmed with Imax particularly in thoughts and used the corporate’s cameras. The 2023 movie ended up grossing over $975 million globally, a staggering sum for an R-rated historic drama.

Administrators Denis Villeneuve (“Dune”) and Ryan Coogler (“Sinners”) are additionally followers of the Imax format.

As Imax’s clout with studios has elevated, a number of massive U.S. theater chains resembling Cinemark, Regal and Marcus have had early talks about collectively advertising and marketing their very own big-screen theaters to counter Imax’s affect all through the business, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.