‘The Odyssey’ Extends IMAX 70mm Run Into an 11th Week; Sept. 30 Final Day Set

September 30, extending its large-format run into an 11th straight week. That extension keeps the movie available on the largest screens Nolan intended, and it runs up against an upcoming slate shift: Alejandro G. Iñárritu's Digger is scheduled for preview screenings beginning October 1, which helps explain the September 30 end date.

The film's IMAX performance is unusually strong by modern standards. With $457 million earned on IMAX screens globally, The Odyssey is now the top-grossing IMAX release ever, surpassing Avatar's previous IMAX benchmark of $271 million. That $457 million represents nearly a third of the movie's entire worldwide gross, showing how central IMAX has been to the film's commercial performance.

IMAX 70mm specifically has its own standout numbers. Across just 41 locations offering IMAX 70mm, the film has earned $66 million worldwide, an average of about $1.6 million per screen. The average ticket price for the film's IMAX showings was $20.58, and July and August together became the two biggest months in IMAX history—driven in large part by this title. How the film was made and presented Unlike most tentpole films that use IMAX cameras only for select sequences, The Odyssey was shot entirely with IMAX cameras. The standard IMAX release format for the film uses the 1.90:1 Expanded Aspect Ratio. Select IMAX 70mm and IMAX with Laser locations present the movie in the taller 1.43:1 aspect ratio. IMAX shared a production-scale detail: Nolan reportedly used 2.1 million feet of film during production.

The extension gives audiences more time to see the film in the full large-format presentation Nolan favored, including the limited number of 70mm-capable auditoriums. With the run scheduled to end Sept. 30, that creates a short window for anyone aiming specifically for 70mm showings.

The decision to extend the run reflects sustained demand rather than a single-week spike: the film remained a major draw deep into the summer and across August. The September 30 end date also aligns with the industry calendar and the arrival of other tentpole preview screenings, which typically occupy premium-format slots.

If you want to experience The Odyssey in the widest, tallest IMAX presentation available, you have through Sept. 30 to find IMAX 70mm or IMAX with Laser showings. The film's large-format box office performance has been a primary driver of its broader theatrical success.