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The Odyssey Becomes Biggest Film Ever at UK's BFI IMAX
Christopher Nolan made a new movie called The Odyssey, and it has become very popular in London.
There is a giant movie theater called the BFI IMAX, which is the biggest cinema in the United Kingdom.
It has a huge screen that is as tall as about five double-decker buses stacked up.
More than 101,000 people have bought tickets to see The Odyssey there.
That made the movie the most successful film ever shown at this cinema.
It beat a very famous old movie called Avatar, which had held the record since 2009.
The Odyssey is special because it is the first movie ever filmed completely with IMAX cameras.
People are so excited to see it that shows have been sold out for many weeks.
The cinema even sold 28,000 tickets in one single day, which was a new record.
It just shows how much people love going to the movies to see something amazing on a giant screen.
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey has sold more than 101,000 admissions at BFI IMAX, grossing £2,683,987 from a single screen.
The film overtook James Cameron's 2009 Avatar to become the highest-grossing film ever at the London venue.
BFI IMAX is the number one IMAX venue in the UK and internationally for the film, and the second-highest grossing IMAX screen globally after the TCL Chinese Theatre.
The Odyssey is the first feature film shot entirely with IMAX film cameras, screened at BFI IMAX from a rare IMAX 70mm print.
In June, the cinema sold 28,000 tickets in 24 hours for a presale record of £750,000, and the film's three-day opening weekend gross was £219,867.
- Who
- Director Christopher Nolan, whose film The Odyssey set the record at the BFI IMAX cinema in London.
- What
- The Odyssey became the highest-grossing film of all time at BFI IMAX, overtaking Avatar.
- Where
- BFI IMAX, Waterloo, London, the UK's largest cinema screen.
- When
- In 2026, following a June one-day presale record and an opening weekend that set the venue's all-time box office record.
- Why
- Due to overwhelming demand, with sold-out screenings for weeks and a 95% occupancy rate.
Key facts
- Film
- The Odyssey (Christopher Nolan, 2026)
- Total gross
- £2,683,987
- Admissions
- 101,000+ tickets sold
- Occupancy rate
- 95%
- Previous record holder
- Avatar (James Cameron, 2009)
- Opening weekend gross
- £219,867 (three days)
- One-day presale record
- 28,000 tickets, £750,000 (June)
- BFI IMAX screen size
- 26 m wide by ~20 m high (~280 sq m)
Sources
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