The journey of The Odyssey in rooms IMAX spreads.
Due to wide demand, the epic of Christopher Nolan y Universal Pictures will be screened in 70mm IMAX theaters until September 30thus extending its historic 70mm run to 11 weeks (via Variety).
This marks the second time that IMAX has extended the run of The Odyssey in that format.
THE ODYSSEY IT IS THE HIGHEST BOX OFFICE IN THE HISTORY OF IMAX AND OTHER RECORDS
In recent days, The Odyssey became the highest-grossing IMAX release of all timewith a daily gross of $457 million in IMAX theaters at the global box office. It surpassed the previous record holder, Avatar (2009) with $271 million in IMAX theaters (not adjusted for inflation).
The Odyssey It is alsothe first film to reach and exceed $400 million in the history of the IMAX format. The coveted 70mm IMAX screens – of which there are only 41 in the world – have brought in an impressive $66 million, which is equivalent to $1.6 million per theater.
The updated box office (September 2):
- Domestic box office: $569.9 million dollars
- International box office: $989.3 million dollars
- Global total: $1,559.2 million dollars
Other records include being the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time worldwide, and Nolan's biggest commercial success, i.e. the highest-grossing film of his filmography, surpassing The Dark Knight Rises ($1,080 million dollars).
It is the only Nolan film to surpass $1 billion at the global box office that is not part of his Batman franchise.
The production budget was $250 million, the most expensive project in Nolan's filmography, and also his greatest commercial success.
A The Odyssey It remains to be released in Japan on September 11.
ON THE ODYSSEY
The film adapts Homer's epic poem, about 3,000 years old, and revolves around Odysseus, king of Ithaca, on his perilous journey home after the Trojan Warexploring themes of heroism, loyalty, cunning, and fighting against divine will.
During his journey, Odysseus faces the cyclops Polyphemus, the mermaids, the nymph Calypso and the witch goddess Circe in the treacherous oceans that separate him from his native island and his wife Penelope, who breaks up a wedding procession that she weaves every night in case one of the suitors who have taken over her home ends up marrying her if her husband does not return. His memory is also guarded by his son Telemachus. The story also includes gods such as Athena, Poseidon, and Zeus.
The huge star cast includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, John Leguizamo, Samantha Morton, Charlize Theron, Zendaya, Elliot Page, Lupita Nyong'o, Jon Bernthal, Mia Goth, Himesh Patel, Benny Safdie, Bill Irwin, Jesse Garcia, Will Yun Lee, Logan Marshall-Green, y Corey Hawkins.
The production used new technology IMAX and equipment never used before, making history by becoming the first narrative feature film filmed entirely with IMAX cameras. What does it mean? While filming was previously limited to filming action scenes in IMAX mainly, due to how noisy the format's cameras are for filming dialogues close to the actor, Nolan and company created a new casing for the IMAX moviecall blimpto significantly reduce noise, and film in IMAX in its entirety.
Source: https://cine3.com/the-odyssey-extiende-proyeccion-imax-70mm-hasta-fin-de-mes/
