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Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Breaks BFI Imax Records With 28,000 Tickets Sold In First 24 Hours
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Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Breaks BFI Imax Records With 28,000 Tickets Sold In First 24 Hours

ARY News · Jun 16, 2026, 7:49 PM

Key takeaways

  • Add ARY News on Google AAResize BFI Imax, the UK’s largest screen, has sold 28,000 tickets for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey in 24 hours, breaking first day on sale records for the venue with a total gross of £750,000.
  • This follows four opening weekend screenings that had previously sold out in under an hour a year in advance, including a special midnight showing to kickstart a weekend of round-the-clock screenings.
  • The film’s first day takings have leapfrogged Dune: Part Two, which took £366,000 gross in the first 24 hours of on sale at the venue, and Nolan’s Oppenheimer, which took £254,000 gross in the same timeframe.

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Add ARY News on Google AAResize BFI Imax, the UK’s largest screen, has sold 28,000 tickets for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey in 24 hours, breaking first day on sale records for the venue with a total gross of £750,000.

This follows four opening weekend screenings that had previously sold out in under an hour a year in advance, including a special midnight showing to kickstart a weekend of round-the-clock screenings.

The film’s first day takings have leapfrogged Dune: Part Two, which took £366,000 gross in the first 24 hours of on sale at the venue, and Nolan’s Oppenheimer, which took £254,000 gross in the same timeframe.

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