'The Odyssey' Advance Ticket Wait Times Drop From An Hour To 8 Minutes
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Key Points:
- Tickets for Christopher Nolan’s $250 million film "The Odyssey," based on Homer’s epic, went on sale today exclusively for Premium Large Format (PLF) showtimes, with AMC experiencing wait times initially up to an hour, now reduced to about eight minutes.
- Unlike the 2015 "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" ticket sales that caused site crashes, current high-demand sales use online queues to prevent crashes, ensuring smoother transactions.
- Last summer, tickets for the R-rated "The Odyssey" in 70mm sold out quickly for the opening weekend; the film, shot in IMAX, is set to release on July 17.
- The star-studded cast includes Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong’o, Zendaya, Tom Holland, Charlize Theron, and Robert Pattinson; the film is Nolan’s first project since "Oppenheimer" (2023) and is produced by Emma Thomas.
- Regal, the second-largest theater chain, reported no ticket sale delays, and tickets for the upcoming "Supergirl" film also went on sale today; AMC declined to comment on the wait times.