Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey Imax 70mm tickets sell out a full year in advance, sparking resale prices as high as $400 amid massive demand.
Christopher Nolan is once again proving he’s box office royalty. Tickets for The Odyssey, his upcoming mythological epic, have sold out in Imax 70mm—a full year ahead of the film’s release.
Just after midnight on Thursday, July 17, Imax officially announced that early tickets were on sale for The Odyssey, which is being filmed entirely with Imax cameras, a first for any commercial feature. Within just one hour, 95% of the limited seating—available across 25 to 26 top Imax locations worldwide—was gone. That rush brought in approximately $1.5 million in early ticket sales, with prices originally ranging from $25 to $28 per ticket.
But that wasn’t the end of the frenzy. As fans scrambled to get a glimpse of The Odyssey on the massive screen, resale listings quickly popped up on platforms like eBay for as much as $300 to $400 per ticket.
This unprecedented early sale marks the first time in cinematic history that tickets have been offered a full year in advance. Nolan’s last film, Oppenheimer, made history of its own, grossing nearly $1 billion worldwide—$190 million of which came from Imax screenings alone.
The Odyssey stars Matt Damon as the legendary Greek hero Odysseus and boasts an A-list cast that includes Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, Jon Bernthal, and Mia Goth. The film is set to be Nolan’s most expensive yet, with a production budget of $250 million.
Screenings sold out rapidly at iconic venues like AMC Lincoln Square in New York, Universal Cinema AMC at CityWalk Hollywood, and the Regal Irvine Spectrum in California. Theatres in Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Canada also saw immediate sellouts. Internationally, London’s BFI Imax, the Science Museum Imax, Melbourne’s Imax, and a theater in the Czech Republic joined the sold-out ranks.
Inspired by Homer’s epic, The Odyssey follows Odysseus as he journeys home from the Trojan War, facing gods, monsters, and other mythical challenges along the way—including the Cyclops Polyphemus, Circe the enchantress, the Sirens, and a descent into the Underworld.
Though still filming, the first teaser trailer premiered exclusively in theaters ahead of Universal’s Jurassic World Rebirth, which opened to strong numbers over the July 4 weekend. That teaser—despite leaks online—added to the buzz and gave audiences their first glimpse of Nolan’s sweeping vision.
With a year still to go before its official release, The Odyssey is already shaping up to be one of 2026’s biggest cinematic events. Between the overwhelming fan demand and Nolan’s unmatched reputation for epic storytelling, it seems the journey home for Odysseus will be one audiences won’t want to miss.
