Scalpers target Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey as IMAX screenings sell out in minutes

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Tickets for the 70mm IMAX showings of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey are now available and have been quickly snapped up… with some resellers already marketing their obtained seats.

Is it accurate to say that Nolan is one of the most successful film directors currently active? Despite being released during the pandemic, Tenet grossed more than $365 million globally. Oppenheimer, a nearly three-hour long, partially black-and-white production about the creator of the atomic bomb, came very close to earning a billion dollars. Nolan’s Batman films rank among the highest-earning movies in history.

This individual is not just a filmmaker; merely uttering his name creates an occasion, and the anticipation for The Odyssey is exceptionally high.

Exactly one year from now, on July 17, 2026, The Odyssey movie will hit theaters. If you haven’t secured your tickets for the initial IMAX screenings yet, you might miss out.

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey sells out as tickets go on sale a year in advance

Nearly all showings of The Odyssey currently on sale have been snapped up; some viewers mentioned that the venues were selling out within just a few minutes.

The Odyssey tickets have already hit eBay. Good grief!

— Samuel Parker Smith (@SamuelPSmith_) July 17, 2025

Rest assured, additional IMAX 70mm screenings will be announced as the film’s premiere approaches, so don’t stress if you couldn’t get tickets this morning – maybe you didn’t realize that buying movie tickets a year ahead is common practice.

There’s another route, but it comes with a higher price tag compared to the usual fee. Some resellers on eBay are seen selling tickets for as high as $250.

This instance stands out as quite extravagant, but others might seem unusual too. For illustration, there’s an advertisement for two IMAX screenings in London from BFI priced at £50 – that’s a mere £2 more expensive than purchasing the tickets through legitimate sources directly.

Tickets for THE ODYSSEY in IMAX 70mm are already being resold at outrageous prices.

— Nolan Archive (@NolanAnalyst) July 17, 2025

As a gamer, I’ve got to say something about this: “Some folks without jobs are selling Odyssey tickets,” one user tweeted. “Turning The Odyssey tickets into a concert-like event, even attracting scalpers, is the most underhand thing that could be done to the cinema experience,” another wrote.

A user recently shared that The Odyssey 70mm IMAX tickets are being sold on eBay for $500, implying pride in the IMAX release team’s work.

A fourth person found the cost of The Odyssey 70mm tickets to be excessive and argued that this early ticket sales strategy might lead to price inflation by resellers. They couldn’t understand why someone would need to book movie tickets a year ahead.

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2025-07-17 12:49