‘The Odyssey’ Passes ‘Avatar’ as Imax’s Highest Grossing Film of All Time
Christopher Nolan's $1.1 billion-plus hit has made $289 million and counting in the premium format with China and Japan still to come The post ‘The Odyssey’ Passes ‘Avatar’ as Imax’s Highest Grossing Film of All Time appeared first on TheWrap .
Universal's "The Odyssey" has shattered the record for the highest-grossing Imax film of all time, surpassing James Cameron's "Avatar" with a lifetime gross of $256 million. In its fourth weekend, the movie added an impressive $52 million from Imax screenings, accounting for nearly half of Christopher Nolan's film's global earnings for the period.
Despite sharing Imax screens with the Marvel hit "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," which has grossed $42.4 million in Imax theaters, "The Odyssey" has still managed to achieve a total of $289 million from Imax screens globally and $1.1 billion overall. A significant portion of this revenue, 13%, has come from 41 global locations showing the film in Imax 70mm, with many of these locations selling out screenings through September.
The TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood alone contributed $2.8 million to these earnings. IMAX CEO Rich Gelfond congratulated the film's team and Universal on this monumental achievement, expressing hope that "The Odyssey" will continue to exceed expectations and set a high bar for future films, including those from Nolan. The movie is set to debut in China with full Imax support next weekend, following Nolan's extensive promotional tour.
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