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The Odyssey is so epic that the presale for Christopher Nolan's new movie crashes websites
More than a month from its debut and Christopher Nolan's retelling of The Odyssey seems to be the hit of the summer.
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Clearly, the prospect of seeing a Christopher Nolan movie is an irresistible siren song for moviegoers. With The Odyssey about to hit cinemas in just a few weeks, fans have already begun to buy tickets for early showings. In fact, they’re doing so in such huge numbers that they’re experiencing comic-con-esque wait times and crashing AMC’s booking system.
The issue seems to be concentrated on Imax and other premium screenings of The Odyssey, with fans booking tickets in such high numbers that the AMC ticketing app went down briefly. It came back up shortly, but moviegoers found themselves faced with wait times of up to an hour to reserve their tickets. Fandango also experienced a slowdown on Thursday, June 5, 2026, when tickets went on sale.
To be clear, we’re more than a month away from The Odyssey’s opening weekend. The film will be released on July 17, so fans are so eager to see the movie that they’re overwhelming online booking systems for Imax screenings. Which makes sense, in a way; Christopher Nolan is one of Hollywood’s biggest proponents of Imax and other large format screenings and makes no secret that he feels it is the best way to view his movies.
However, the hype around The Odyssey feels especially intense. While the box office has been wonderfully unpredictable this year, it certainly seems like you don’t have to have Cassandra’s gift (curse?) of prophecy to see that The Odyssey is going to be one of the biggest hits of 2026. Provided you can get a ticket, of course.
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