EXCLUSIVE: Common‘s Christopher Nolan epic The Odyssey is crusing to previews tonight round $15M give or take.
If that determine posts, it’ll rank as the most effective previews we’ve seen up to now this 12 months for a live-action title, forward of Lionsgate’s Michael ($12.6M previews, $97.2M U.S. opening).
On Rotten Tomatoes, the viewers rating for The Odyssey stands at 96%, which is the most effective ever for a Nolan movie, forward of the 94% viewers grades for Batman Begins, Darkish Knight, and Memento, in addition to the filmmaker’s multi-Oscar winner Oppenheimer (91%).
Already, The Odyssey‘s previews are forward of Oppenheimer‘s ($10.5M) which was additionally beefed up by large-format premium display screen ticket gross sales. That biopic, with Barbie main the weekend on the time, noticed a $33M Friday/previews and a 3-day of $82.4M. Presently, The Odyssey ranks because the British filmmaker’s third finest preview night time stateside behind Darkish Knight Rises ($30.6M) and Darkish Knight ($18.5M).
The query stays this weekend whether or not The Odyssey will crossover into non-premium format auditoriums. Most audiences are prepared to attend and see Odyssey in the most effective seats and finest showtimes potential. Sources advised us that advance tickets gross sales for The Odyssey heading into the weekend had been round $30M-$40M (By comparability, Depraved: For Good clocked $60M upfront tickets earlier than its $147M U.S./Canada opening, whereas Deadpool & Wolverine counted $50M in presale, that sequel opening to a R-rated home file with $211.4M). Imax 70MM showtimes for The Odyssey offered out a 12 months upfront, and should you’re on the lookout for Imax or large-format seats within the subsequent three days, likelihood is you’ll be sitting within the entrance row, cranking your neck up on the display screen.
So then how does Odyssey‘s previews stack as much as different appointment-viewing motion pictures, that are promoted and pushed by Imax gross sales? It’s not removed from James Cameron’s 2022 Avatar: The Method of Water ($17M previews, 3-day of $134M and a 3 hours and 12 minutes operating time to Odyssey‘s 2 hours and 52 minutes), and it’s effectively above Legendary/Warner Bros’ 2024 Dune: Half II which had $12M in previews and opened to $82.5M in North America.
We’re going to have loads extra updates tomorrow. Tonight’s estimates are from sources. Common didn’t return request for remark.
