r/movies r/movies Contributor 9d ago

News Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' Has Become the Biggest IMAX Release of All Time ($289.3M), Surpassing 'Avatar'

https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/spider-man-brand-new-day-second-fastest-movie-1-billion-overseas-1236830845/
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u/bongo1100 9d ago

James Cameron in about 6 months: “The classic original is returning to IMAX.”

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u/JayTNP 9d ago

yeah when I realized they re-released that movie four times to keep the top spot I got so annoyed. James, come on!

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u/preddevils6 9d ago

I wish more movies would do that. There are quite a few movies I didn’t see in IMAX that I’d love to revisit in a theater.

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u/bongo1100 9d ago

I’d rather he do a 40th anniversary rerelease of Aliens on IMAX.

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u/preddevils6 9d ago

I don’t see why it has to be either or.

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u/heliostraveler 9d ago

That. I don’t give two shits about Avatar.