Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is the first feature film shot entirely on IMAX 15/70 film — and the demand to see it that way has stunned even IMAX. But only 41 screens on the planet can actually project it in its full 1.43:1 glory. Here is every one of them.
The runaway story of the summer isn’t a plot twist — it’s a format. Audiences are chasing the 70mm IMAX presentation of The Odyssey so hard that IMAX and analysts have called the demand unprecedented, with shows selling out weeks in advance (CNBC; Fortune). The reason it feels scarce is simple: it is.
What “1.43:1” actually means
Nolan shot The Odyssey on 15-perforation 65mm film — the tallest, highest-resolution motion-picture format in existence, projected from 70mm prints. On a true IMAX film screen it fills a nearly square 1.43:1 frame that towers over a normal “IMAX” digital auditorium and dwarfs a standard multiplex screen. It is the format IMAX was built for, and the one almost no theater still runs. Most auditoriums branded “IMAX” are digital and project a shorter 1.90:1 image; only the 15/70 film houses below can show the picture edge to edge, the way it was photographed.
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Per IMAX’s own participating-theater list — cross-checked against confirmed showtimes — The Odyssey is booked for IMAX 15/70 film at 41 venues worldwide: 25 in the United States and 16 abroad. Equipped and scheduled is not the same as available; many shows are already sold out.
United States (25)
| Venue | City |
|---|---|
| AMC Lincoln Square 13 | New York, NY |
| AMC Metreon 16 | San Francisco, CA |
| Universal Cinema AMC at CityWalk | Universal City, CA |
| AMC Rivercenter 11 | San Antonio, TX |
| Regal Hacienda Crossings | Dublin, CA |
| Regal Irvine Spectrum 21 | Irvine, CA |
| Regal LA Live | Los Angeles, CA |
| Regal Edwards Ontario Palace | Ontario, CA |
| Regal Colorado Center 9 | Denver, CO |
| Regal Mall of Georgia | Buford, GA |
| Regal UA King of Prussia | King of Prussia, PA |
| Regal Opry Mills | Nashville, TN |
| Cinemark 17 | Dallas, TX |
| Cinemark Carefree Circle | Colorado Springs, CO |
| Cinemark Seven Bridges | Woodridge, IL |
| Cinemark Tinseltown | Rochester, NY |
| Harkins Arizona Mills 25 | Tempe, AZ |
| TCL Chinese Theatre | Hollywood, CA |
| Esquire IMAX | Sacramento, CA |
| Celebration! Cinema Grand Rapids North | Grand Rapids, MI |
| Brenden Palms 14 | Las Vegas, NV |
| Providence Place Cinemas 16 | Providence, RI |
| AutoNation IMAX (Museum of Discovery & Science) | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| IMAX Theatre, Indiana State Museum | Indianapolis, IN |
| Tennessee Aquarium IMAX | Chattanooga, TN |
Canada (9)
| Venue | City |
|---|---|
| Cinéma Banque Scotia Montréal | Montréal, QC |
| Cineplex Cinemas Vaughan | Vaughan, ON |
| Cineplex Cinemas Mississauga | Mississauga, ON |
| Cineplex Cinemas Langley | Langley, BC |
| SilverCity Riverport | Richmond, BC |
| Cineplex Cinemas Bayers Lake | Halifax, NS |
| Scotiabank Theatre Chinook | Calgary, AB |
| Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton | Edmonton, AB |
| Kramer IMAX, Saskatchewan Science Centre | Regina, SK |
Europe (6)
| Venue | City |
|---|---|
| BFI IMAX | London, UK |
| The Ronson Theatre, Science Museum | London, UK |
| Vue Manchester IMAX | Manchester, UK |
| Kinepolis | Brussels, Belgium |
| Pathé Odysseum | Montpellier, France |
| IMAX, Palác Flora | Prague, Czechia |
Australia (1)
| Venue | City |
|---|---|
| IMAX Melbourne | Melbourne, Australia |
Why so few — and why it sells out
A 15/70 film projector is a refrigerator-sized machine that runs prints weighing hundreds of pounds; the expertise to thread and maintain them has nearly vanished. That scarcity is exactly what makes an Odyssey ticket feel like an event: with only 41 rooms on Earth able to show the film as shot, a single screen’s nightly capacity becomes the ceiling on how many people can ever see it that way. It is the rarest way to watch the year’s biggest film — and, increasingly, the hardest ticket to get.
A note on the list. Venues reflect IMAX’s participating-theater list and confirmed 15/70 showtimes as of late July 2026; museum and science-center screens (Fort Lauderdale, Indianapolis, Chattanooga, Regina) are institutional venues and may sell general admission rather than reserved seats. Availability changes daily — check the individual theater before you travel.
Sources: IMAX participating-theater list; venue list cross-checked via The Movie Blog / ComingSoon.net; demand reporting from CNBC and Fortune. Venue verification by the USA Times Data Desk.
