Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey is still a year away from its theatrical debut, but tickets for its first IMAX screenings sold out almost instantly when they went on sale last Thursday.
Set to premiere on July 17, 2026, the film features an ensemble cast led by Matt Damon as Odysseus and Tom Holland as his son Telemachus. To mark the one-year countdown, IMAX released early bird tickets for select theaters in major cities including New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, Melbourne, and Prague.
Fans took to social media to share their excitement, with reports showing that many theaters sold out in under three minutes, some even in less than a minute. One user tweeted, “It’s been three minutes since The Odyssey IMAX 70MM tickets went on sale and the Universal City Walk July 16th show is nearly sold out.” Others noted similarly rapid sellouts in Los Angeles and New York.
The film promises an epic retelling of the mythical king Odysseus’s treacherous journey home after the Trojan War. Alongside Damon and Holland, the star-studded cast includes Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, Jon Bernthal, Benny Safdie, John Leguizamo, and Elliot Page.
With such overwhelming early enthusiasm, Nolan’s The Odyssey is shaping up to be one of the most eagerly awaited cinematic events of 2026.
