Only 26 U.S. theaters can show "The Odyssey" in IMAX 70mm
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Just 26 theaters in the U.S. can project "The Odyssey" in IMAX 70mm, the giant-format film technology, and they're not equally spread out across the country.
Why it matters: Movie fans hoping to experience the film exactly as director Christopher Nolan intended might have to embark on an odyssey of their own.
Zoom in: Hollywood cinephiles have several nearby options.
- Five IMAX 70mm screens are in the Los Angeles area, and three more are in northern California.
Yes, but: Fans in major cities like Kansas City and New Orleans face drives of about 500 miles to reach their nearest IMAX 70mm theater.
Zoom out: South of Providence, New York City and Philadelphia, the I-95 corridor offers none of these theaters until you hit Fort Lauderdale (unless you count a westward trek to Buford, Georgia, northeast of Atlanta).
- And if you traverse the entirety of east-west I-70 from Baltimore to Utah, you'll only find those big screens in the Indianapolis and Denver areas.
- Canada has nine IMAX 70mm theaters. Those in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest will discover their closest option is across the border, outside Vancouver.
Reality check: Even if you live nearby, IMAX 70mm tickets for "The Odyssey" can be challenging to come by. But thousands of theaters across the U.S. and Canada are showing the film in other formats, including IMAX digital and conventional 70mm.
