Where to Watch The Odyssey in IMAX 70mm: All 25 U.S. Theaters & How to Get Tickets
- Exactly 25 U.S. cinemas are showing The Odyssey in true IMAX 70mm film — out of 41 worldwide (25 US, 9 Canada, 3 UK, and one each in Australia, Belgium, Czechia and France). Oppenheimer managed 19 in the US.
- “IMAX” on a ticket page is a brand, not a format. The same three letters cover a 15-perf film print and a 2K digital retrofit — and only the 1.43:1 presentation shows you the whole frame.
- The film was shot open-matte for 1.43:1, so every other format is a crop: you lose picture from the top and bottom of the image, not just sharpness.
- The single easiest way to buy the wrong ticket is AMC, which runs two separate listings for this film. Look for the words “70mm” next to “IMAX” — “IMAX with Laser” on its own is digital.
Christopher Nolan shot The Odyssey entirely with IMAX film cameras — the first feature ever made that way. Exactly 25 cinemas in the United States can show you the result the way it was photographed. Here’s the full list, straight from IMAX’s own page, and — more usefully — how to avoid buying a ticket to something else.
Verified 17 July 2026. Sellouts, added screenings and how long the run lasts all change daily. Everything below is a starting point — confirm with the venue.
First: “IMAX” is a brand, not a format
This is the part that actually costs people money. The same three letters on a ticket page can mean a 15-perforation film print roughly equivalent to 18K, or a 2K digital retrofit in a converted multiplex auditorium. They are not the same show.
The Odyssey was shot open-matte for 1.43:1 — the tall, almost-square IMAX frame. That matters more than sharpness: every other format is a crop. You don’t just get a softer picture, you lose image from the top and bottom of the frame. Scenes composed for the full height get trimmed.
The ladder, roughly best to worst for this film:
- IMAX 70mm film — 15-perf, running horizontally, 1.43:1. The 25 venues below.
- IMAX with Laser (dual-projector “GT”) — digital, but also 1.43:1.
- IMAX with Laser (single-projector) — 1.90:1. Cropped.
- IMAX Digital (Xenon) — 1.90:1, around 2K. Still branded “IMAX”.
- Standard 70mm — 5-perf, vertical, 2.20:1. Genuinely film, genuinely lovely, not the IMAX frame.
- Dolby / PLF / standard digital / 35mm.
One honest caveat: Universal says only “select” laser locations run the 1.43:1 version, and no list of which ones exists. If you can’t get to a 70mm house and want the tall frame, ask the venue directly — we’re not going to guess for you.
How to not buy the wrong ticket
- Look for “70mm” next to “IMAX”. The exact strings in the wild: AMC’s “The Odyssey – IMAX 70mm Event”, Regal’s “IMAX: The Odyssey 70mm”, Fandango’s “The Odyssey – The IMAX 70MM Experience”. “IMAX” or “IMAX with Laser” on its own is digital.
- AMC is the single easiest way to get this wrong — it runs two separate listings for this film, one 70mm and one generic. Same cinema, same day, different show. Check the format line before you pay.
- Start at IMAX, not at the chain app. Open IMAX’s Odyssey page, filter to IMAX 70mm, and follow the link out. That’s the routing this article is really giving you.
- About a quarter of the list isn’t on Fandango at all. Indiana State Museum, the Tennessee Aquarium and Fort Lauderdale’s AutoNation IMAX are museum box offices with their own ticketing. “Just use Fandango” is wrong advice for those.
- Don’t trust a venue’s “amenities” tags. Regal LA Live lists only “IMAX with Laser” in its amenities and still sells IMAX 70mm showtimes for this film. The participating-theatre list and the format-filtered showtimes are reliable; the tags aren’t.
- “Shot with IMAX film cameras” describes the shoot, not your screening. That line appears on marketing for every format, including 2K digital. It is the single most common way people talk themselves into the wrong room.
All 25 U.S. IMAX 70mm theaters
Straight from IMAX’s own participating-theatre list, read on 17 July 2026. Each venue links to its live ticket page — because a link keeps working and a showtime doesn’t.
All 25 are from IMAX’s own list. IMAX notes the list can change — venues were added after it first went up in June — so if you’re reading this later, check imax.com/movie/the-odyssey for the live version.
Where the other 16 are
The worldwide total is 41: the 25 above, plus 9 in Canada (Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Toronto ×2, Vancouver, Halifax, Richmond, Montréal), 3 in the UK (BFI IMAX and the Science Museum in London, Vue Manchester Printworks), and one each in Australia (IMAX Melbourne), Belgium (Kinepolis Brussels), Czechia (Cinema City Prague) and France (Pathé Odysseum, Montpellier).
For scale: Oppenheimer ran on 19 IMAX 70mm screens in the US and 30 worldwide in 2023. So this is the widest 70mm film release of the format’s modern era — and it’s still 25 rooms in a country of 340 million.
“70mm” that isn’t IMAX 70mm
A handful of repertory houses are running The Odyssey on standard 70mm — 5-perf, vertical, 2.20:1. That’s real film and a genuinely good way to see it. It is not the 1.43:1 IMAX frame, and the two get confused constantly because both say “70mm”. If a listing says 70mm but the venue isn’t on the list above, that’s what you’re getting.
And some famous IMAX screens are not showing the film on film — the Smithsonian’s Udvar-Hazy and Air & Space IMAX theatres, Seattle’s Boeing IMAX at Pacific Science Center, and Chicago’s AMC River East and Regal City North are all digital for this release. In Chicago, Cinemark Seven Bridges in Woodridge is the only 70mm option.
Frequently asked questions
How many theaters are showing The Odyssey in IMAX 70mm?
25 in the United States, and 41 worldwide. That’s up from 19 US screens for Oppenheimer.
Where do I find showtimes?
At the venue — there’s no master schedule. Start at IMAX’s Odyssey page, filter to IMAX 70mm and follow the link to the cinema’s own ticket page. Times change daily and popular venues have been adding screenings, so a list printed anywhere would already be wrong.
Is IMAX with Laser the same as IMAX 70mm?
No. Some dual-projector laser sites do show the full 1.43:1 frame, but single-projector laser and IMAX Digital are cropped to 1.90:1. Universal only says “select” laser locations run 1.43:1 and doesn’t say which — ask your venue.
How long is the IMAX 70mm run?
Nobody has said. Universal and IMAX have announced no end date and it varies by venue. Treat any “only three weeks!” claim you see as unsourced.
The bottom line
If you’re within reach of one of the 25, that’s the version of this film that exists as photographed — everything else trims the frame. Book from IMAX’s page, check that “70mm” appears next to “IMAX” before you pay, and remember that a quarter of these venues are museums with their own box offices.
More on the film itself: our cast, plot, reviews and ending guide, and what Nolan changed from Homer.