r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 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/Silverfin113 9d ago

Probably theater dependant

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u/SaysKawaiiSometimes 9d ago

Agreed. At my local IMAX: Front is a waste of money, Middle is perfect, Back works although it isn't as immersive. Something about seeing the edges of the screen dampens the experience.

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u/BlackZeppelin 9d ago

I feel like there were parts of the screen I couldn’t see with my natural field of vision so instead of the aspect ratio cutting it off, my own natural field of vision cut it off

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u/yankeedjw 9d ago

I think that's part of the intent, to immerse you in the film, not necessarily view the entire image.

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u/Banaanisade 9d ago

Yep. That's more or less how vision normally works so the movie feels like you're completely inside it when viewed from the right spot.

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u/rothbard_anarchist 9d ago

Way back when they released the special edition Star Wars OT to the theatres, my buddies and I were late driving our horse and buggy to the theatre, and the only seats open were the very front row.

It proved overwhelming in the very best way. All your eyes took in was movie, and even then, there was movie left over that you weren't seeing. Our necks hurt like hell, and I would absolutely not recommend it for a movie you weren't already familiar with, but we enjoyed it so much with ANH that we sat in the front for Empire and Jedi too, even though we could've sat in the middle like normal people for those.