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EXCLUSIVE: Sources show america that nan first time beforehand PLF summons income for Universal’s upcoming Christopher Nolan epic, The Odyssey, were nan highest ever for AMC yesterday successful nan past 4 years erstwhile it came to a awesome workplace movie.
The Odyssey‘s modular showtimes will spell connected waste later this summer. Just to re-emphasize, nan PLF first time presales for The Odyssey outweighed each first time presales (not conscionable PLF) for a awesome mobility image theatrical merchandise since 2022. The Odyssey‘s first time PLF income are besides nan champion AMC has seen YTD for immoderate workplace title.
Only nan music-oriented projects–read, nan Taylor Swift and Beyonce movies– initially released wrong AMC’s ain theatre web by AMC Theatres Distribution generated higher first-day beforehand summons income astatine nan circuit’s stateside multiplexes.
We confirmed yesterday that location were hold times arsenic agelong arsenic an hr connected AMC summons websites for The Odyssey, that clip dwindling down to 8 minutes. No. 2 Regal and No. 3 circuit Cinemark, we were told, weren’t experiencing immoderate agelong hold times connected their websites erstwhile it came to presales for nan Nolan epic.
Thursday’s ticket-on-sale readiness was constricted only to Imax astatine AMC, Dolby Cinema astatine AMC, and Prime astatine AMC auditoriums.
As we reported past summer, Universal successful an unprecedented move put 70MM and 70MM Imax tickets connected waste for The Odyssey a full-year successful advance. They sold out.
We understand that much than 6M seats stay disposable for The Odyssey showtimes successful IMAX astatine AMC, Dolby Cinema astatine AMC, and PRIME astatine AMC. The pic opens connected July 20. Nolan changeable nan movie successful Imax and it will person a clasp connected those ample format auditoriums for 3 weeks. Additionally, tickets for accepted showtimes are expected to spell connected waste later this month, which will supply millions much seats astatine AMC locations crossed nan state during opening play of The Odyssey.
The Odyssey stars Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong’o, Zendaya, Tom Holland, Charlize Theron, Robert Pattinson and galore more. The movie marks nan first task since Nolan’s multi-Oscar winner Oppenheimer (2023) starring Best Actor victor Cillian Murphy. The Odyssey is besides produced by Emma Thomas.
