‘The Odyssey’ Returns to Imax 70mm Theaters Again After Record-Breaking Run — SkimNews
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- Universal is re-releasing 'The Odyssey' in theaters starting Dec. 11, following the film's record-breaking Imax 70mm run last summer.
- The Odyssey will play on more than 1,000 screens in the U.S. and Canada, putting the film in front of audiences who missed last summer's specialty showings.
- Imax 70mm returns to the schedule as one of the offered formats — the 'coveted' presentation some fans had to make a 'cross-country journey' to catch.
- Imax is included in the 'all formats' rollout, meaning the Dec. 11 re-release is not confined to the coveted 70mm presentations.
- The Odyssey reaches theaters after a mid-November in-home release, per Deadline's coverage, making the cinema run a follow-up to home viewing.
Why it matters: Universal's Dec. 11 re-release puts 'The Odyssey' on more than 1,000 screens in the U.S. and Canada, restoring Imax 70mm for viewers who had to travel cross-country for the summer run. Deadline's sequencing is the wrinkle: theaters get the film after a mid-November in-home release, making cinema attendance a second outing rather than a first.
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