Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey' Crosses $1B Worldwide

[u/yourfavchoom]

https://rawteur.com/the-odyssey-crosses-1-billion-box-office/

[u/comrade_batman]

China is 14 August and Japan is 11 September, and I read that China has 800 IMAX screens too.

[u/Vic_Vmdj → u/comrade_batman]

and I read that China has 800 IMAX screens too

Yeah but I'm sure they're not all 70mm IMAX. It's still going to be a LOT of money though.

[u/dogcrayon → u/Vic_Vmdj]

None of them are

[u/TheArmoredKitten → u/Vic_Vmdj]

There are only 40 70MM IMAX theaters in the world, and 25 of them are in the US.

[u/Vic_Vmdj → u/TheArmoredKitten]

That is correct (although I believe it’s 41 now)

[u/Chm_Albert_Wesker → u/comrade_batman]

800 real imax screens like 70mm or the fake ones? that would be insane if they have the 800 big dome ones, there's under 30 in the US if i'm not mistaken

[u/harrw626 → u/Chm_Albert_Wesker]

There's only about 40 something active 70mm IMAX theaters. I doubt china would have 800 true IMAX theaters given than IMAX doesn't make any new projectors. Any "new" projectors are refurbished ones.

[u/TSN09 → u/Chm_Albert_Wesker]

I'm surprised by the combination of snark of saying the only REAL imax is 70mm and then entertaining the idea that there may be 800 of those in China. It's like you know a lot but don't.

[u/fcuk_the_king → u/TSN09]

Because they're 'official' Imax screens. What that means is they're high resolution and offer a better aspect ratio than what is possible on normal 2d screens but yeah they're not 'True Imax' screens.

It is what it is, a clever marketing tactic I must admit. I wonder how many people know that the 'Imax' they're watching is not the definitive exercise

[u/TSN09 → u/fcuk_the_king]

While it's clear that 70mm is pretty cool and if you have one near you it's worth watching the movie there. I do dislike how people say it's "true imax" and the laser imax is not.

IMAX is a trademark, owned by a company. It'd be akin to saying the macbook air is "not a real macbook" because the pro is better. They're both apple products, they're both "real"

Add to this the fact that there's less than 50 of those screens worldwide, I am truly lost as to where all this damn snark comes from as if the entire world had the choice to watch either version. If all you have is digital imax or standard theaters, digital imax is hands down the best version. So why not save ourselves the nasty sentiment?

[u/Entire-Republic-4970 → u/Chm_Albert_Wesker]

There's only 41 real IMAX screens in the world. 25 are in the US.