IMAX reports higher earnings as The Odyssey draws $550m at its cinemas
IMAX reported $175 million in third-quarter revenue, with Christopher Nolan’s *The Odyssey* contributing to the result. The film earned $550 million from IMAX screenings out of $1.8 billion worldwide.
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IMAX reported $175 million in revenue for the third quarter of 2026, with the company’s results boosted in part by Christopher Nolan’s film *The Odyssey*, according to entertainment publication Variety, as reported by Nieuws.nl. IMAX’s net income was four times higher than in the same quarter a year earlier.
The film took $1.8 billion worldwide at the box office, including $550 million from IMAX screenings, Nieuws.nl reported. It was shown both in IMAX and on standard screens. Other films screened in IMAX during the period included *Spider-Man: Brand New Day*, *Resident Evil* and *Avengers: Endgame Encore*.
*The Odyssey*, about the Greek hero Odysseus’s journey after the fall of Troy, was the first film shot entirely with IMAX film cameras, according to the report. Other films shown in IMAX have used the cameras for selected scenes.
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