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Sydney Morning Herald
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Superman's real-life kryptonite: The incredible shrinking cinema business
There's a new Superman movie in theatres this week and business is, as they say, boffo! ' Superman soars to $[US]122 million, third-biggest box office opening weekend of 2025,' raved Variety, referring to ticket sales in the United States and Canada. (In Australia, the film brought in $8.13 million for the weekend.) If you follow box-office news, it's all very normal: big bucks, records broken, blah blah blah. But there is one thing in Hollywood that's rarer than a substantive movie role for a female actor over 40, and that's the disclosure of the actual number of tickets a particular film sells on a particular weekend in a box-office report. That number can lead you into an alternative reality worthy of a David Lynch film. It also explains why going to the movies is so freaking irritating these days. Now, $US122 million ($187 million) might seem like a respectable haul for an opening weekend. However, if you look up the average cost of a movie ticket in the US, which is $US11 and change, and then do a little maths, you get the number of actual tickets that Superman sold: About 11 million. (The number is actually a lot lower; those big-franchise films get a disproportionate share of their incomes from high-priced Imax showings and the like, but that's another story.) Let's flash back to the last big Superman movie, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, in 2016. That opened to $US166 million. Here's where we step through the looking glass. Movie ticket prices back then were $US8.50. More maths, and we get … 20 million tickets sold on the opening weekend. In other words, the Superman franchise has lost about half its fan base. Holy Kryptonite, Batman! Loading Hollywood's biggest secret: despite all the incessant talk about box-office records, ticket sales have been heading south – for decades. Per capita movie-ticket sales were down by a third in the first 20 years of this century. (Australia's admissions have declined similarly, from 92.5 million in 2001 to 55.4 million last year.) The pandemic made things much worse, of course, but the rebound hasn't brought us back. Fewer ticket sales mean someone has to pay, and it's coming out of the pockets of those among us who still go to see movies on the big screen. It feels a lot like being mugged. My wife and I went to the swanky Hoyts in Sydney's Entertainment Quarter to see F1: The Movie the other night. Tickets for the 'Xtreme Screen' showing were about $30 – and as I checked out online I saw that Hoyts had added a $5.10 'booking fee' to the order. (That extra 10 cents was a nice touch.)
The Age
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Age
Superman's real-life kryptonite: The incredible shrinking cinema business
There's a new Superman movie in theatres this week and business is, as they say, boffo! ' Superman soars to $[US]122 million, third-biggest box office opening weekend of 2025,' raved Variety, referring to ticket sales in the United States and Canada. (In Australia, the film brought in $8.13 million for the weekend.) If you follow box-office news, it's all very normal: big bucks, records broken, blah blah blah. But there is one thing in Hollywood that's rarer than a substantive movie role for a female actor over 40, and that's the disclosure of the actual number of tickets a particular film sells on a particular weekend in a box-office report. That number can lead you into an alternative reality worthy of a David Lynch film. It also explains why going to the movies is so freaking irritating these days. Now, $US122 million ($187 million) might seem like a respectable haul for an opening weekend. However, if you look up the average cost of a movie ticket in the US, which is $US11 and change, and then do a little maths, you get the number of actual tickets that Superman sold: About 11 million. (The number is actually a lot lower; those big-franchise films get a disproportionate share of their incomes from high-priced Imax showings and the like, but that's another story.) Let's flash back to the last big Superman movie, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, in 2016. That opened to $US166 million. Here's where we step through the looking glass. Movie ticket prices back then were $US8.50. More maths, and we get … 20 million tickets sold on the opening weekend. In other words, the Superman franchise has lost about half its fan base. Holy Kryptonite, Batman! Loading Hollywood's biggest secret: despite all the incessant talk about box-office records, ticket sales have been heading south – for decades. Per capita movie-ticket sales were down by a third in the first 20 years of this century. (Australia's admissions have declined similarly, from 92.5 million in 2001 to 55.4 million last year.) The pandemic made things much worse, of course, but the rebound hasn't brought us back. Fewer ticket sales mean someone has to pay, and it's coming out of the pockets of those among us who still go to see movies on the big screen. It feels a lot like being mugged. My wife and I went to the swanky Hoyts in Sydney's Entertainment Quarter to see F1: The Movie the other night. Tickets for the 'Xtreme Screen' showing were about $30 – and as I checked out online I saw that Hoyts had added a $5.10 'booking fee' to the order. (That extra 10 cents was a nice touch.)
Mint
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Mint
Christopher Nolan's ‘The Odyssey' sells out Imax 70MM screenings a year in advance, resale prices hit $400
In an unprecedented display of anticipation, Christopher Nolan's upcoming epic 'The Odyssey' has sold out nearly all of its Imax 70mm preview screenings a full year before its scheduled release. The film, a reimagining of Homer's legendary tale, will feature Matt Damon as Odysseus and is being shot entirely on Imax film cameras — a historic first for a commercial feature. At midnight Eastern Time on Thursday, Imax officially announced the early ticket release via its social media channels, offering seats for a limited number of 70mm screenings at 25 to 26 select locations across North America. These screenings are scheduled for the weekend of July 17–19, 2026, with an additional preview on Thursday afternoon, July 16. Within an hour of the announcement, approximately 95 percent of the tickets — priced at an average of $25 to $28 — had been purchased, generating around $1.5 million in advance sales. Industry sources report that demand quickly outstripped supply, leading to a secondary market surge with some tickets being resold for as much as $300 to $400 on platforms like eBay. This marks the first known instance in cinema history where tickets have been made available an entire year ahead of a film's release. The fervour reflects Nolan's dedicated fanbase and the lingering impact of his 2023 Oscar-winning success 'Oppenheimer', which performed exceptionally well in Imax cinemas. With 'The Odyssey', Nolan continues his tradition of blending technical innovation with narrative ambition, and early sales suggest audiences are eager to witness his latest vision on the grandest screen possible. Apart from Matt Damon, the film will also feature a huge ensemble cast including Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong'o, and Jon Bernthal. This film will see the return of Nolan's core crew such as Hoyte van Hoytema as the cinematographer, Ludwig Goransson as the composer, and Emma Thomas as the producer.
India Today
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- India Today
The Odyssey sets new record, Christopher Nolan's epic sells out a year in advance
In an unprecedented move for a film, tickets for director Christopher Nolan's upcoming epic, 'The Odyssey', have gone on sale a year ahead of its July 17-19 weekend release in 2026. Fans eager to experience the director's latest work in his preferred Imax 70mm format can secure their seats at approximately 25 to 26 Thursday afternoon screenings are also slated for July 16, preceding the main weekend debut, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter. Nolan's take on the ancient Greek epic - is being shot entirely on Imax film cameras, a first for a commercial to the report, tickets for Nolan's highly anticipated 'The Odyssey' saw an unexpected demand. 95 percent of Imax 70mm seats were snapped up within an hour of the special offer's announcement on Imax's social feed at midnight Thursday, Eastern Standard Time (ET). By all accounts, this marks a historic first. The tickets have now gone on sale a full year before a film's opening. The under-production film is a highly anticipated follow-up to Nolan's Oscar-winning 'Oppenheimer', which achieved huge business in Imax extraordinary demand for 'The Odyssey' has led to immediate sell-outs. This includes roughly 16 Imax 70mm sites across the US currently offering the film. For the July 17-19 weekend and all associated preview showings, premier venues are already entirely sold out. These include AMC Lincoln Square 13 in New York City, the Universal Cinema AMC at CityWalk Hollywood, and the Regal Irvine Spectrum in Orange the country, other Imax cinemas reporting sold-out showings include locations in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Buford, Georgia; Indianapolis, Indiana; Grand Rapids, Michigan; King of Prussia, Pennsylvania; and Dallas, Texas. The ticket frenzy for 'The Odyssey' extended swiftly to Canada, where Imax is headquartered. High-profile locations there quickly sold out, including the Cineplex Cinemas Mississauga Square and Cineplex Cinemas Vaughan, both situated in the Atlantic, both London's famous BFI Imax and its Science Museum Imax auditorium are sold out. Seats are also almost gone in Imax's theatre in Melbourne, Australia, and a location in the Czech Republic. The ticket bookings for Christopher Nolan's 2026 release 'The Odyssey' have already started. Imax screens contributed more than $190 million to the total global gross of 'Oppenheimer', which stood at $975.8 million, or 20 percent. 'The Odyssey' has a net budget of $250 million, which will make it the most expensive film of Nolan's career. In addition to Damon, the epic-drama also features Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Jon Bernthal, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong'o, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron and Mia Odyssey' narrates the tale of the king of Ithaca as he undertakes a long and perilous journey home to his wife Penelope following the Trojan War. His challenges are many as he spends years encountering a succession of mythical beings, including the Cyclops Polyphemus, the Sirens, the enchantress Circe, and travels to the first teaser trailer for Nolan's event pic debuted exclusively in theatres alongside Universal's 'Jurassic World: Rebirth'. Releasing the trailer so early is a bit unusual, considering that 'The Odyssey' is still being shot. However, a release like 'Jurassic World: Rebirth' paved an opportunity Universal and Nolan's team couldn't let of the advance ticket sales was also leaked when certain theatre chains jumped the gun and posted notices that tickets would go on sale for the select 70mm screenings - July 17.'The Odyssey' is co-produced by Nolan and Emma Thomas.- EndsTrending Reel
Metro
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Cinema tickets for Christopher Nolan's next epic selling for $400 one year befor
Tickets to see Sir Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey are already being re-sold for huge costs a whole year before the release date. The much-hyped film, starring Matt Damon as Odysseus, is set to be released in over 20 locations on July 17 to 19 and Thursday July 16 next year in Imax 70mm film; the best feature film format in the world. Couple this high-resolution format with Nolan's name and it being the first commercial feature film to be shot entirely on Imax film cameras – of which there are only eight in the world – and fans are going mad for The Odyssey. Imax announced the ticket drop on Thursday, and The Hollywood Reporter report that within an hour 95% of seats were snapped up, with some appearing on resale websites for up to $400 (£297), way over their average retail price of $25 to $28 (£18.60 to £20.84). The title, which will be shown in 16 Imax cinemas in the US, is Nolan's follow up to the Oscar-winning Oppenheimer, starring Cillian Murphy. With a $250million budget, The Odyssey is the most expensive film of his career. London's BFI Imax is also sold out alongside many US dates, so unlucky if you had blocked out this July weekend in 2026 in the hopes of a cinema trip… This comes weeks after the first trailer for The Odyssey leaked online from cinemas – where it is exclusively being shown – with fans branding it 'life-changing' already. Filming is still in progress with the 'mythic action epic' scenes being shot at Findlater Castle in Moray, Scotland, having also been spotted in Greece and Morocco. The star-studded cast also includes Tom Holland as Telemachus, and Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Jon Bernthal, Robert Pattinson, Charlie Therzon and Mia Goth in roles yet to be confirmed. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video In a July 11 interview with GQ, Holland described his experience on The Odyssey's set. 'The job of a lifetime, without a doubt,' Holland said. 'The best experience I've had on the film set. Incredible. It was exciting. It was different. And I think the movie is going to be unlike anything we've ever seen.' After Oppenheimer, Nolan is teaming up again with partner Emma Thomas for the film. The pair have been married for just shy of 30 years, and have four children together. The Odyssey is one of two major epic poems attributed to Homer from around the 8th century BC, and follows on from the first – the Iliad, which focused on the Trojan War. More Trending It follows the king of Ithaca, Odysseus, on his 10-year quest to return to his home island after a decade at Troy. Along the way he must contend with the wrath of the gods and perils including being enslaved by a nymph, cannibals, an angry Cyclops, a sea-witch, a treacherous whirlpool and a six-headed monster. Meanwhile at home on Ithaca, his wife Penelope and now-adult son Telemachus (Holland) must contend with a horde of suitors descending on the palace and pressuring her to choose one of them in the place of her presumed-dead husband so they can take the throne. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: 2023's biggest and most explosive blockbuster is streaming this weekend MORE: James Cameron labels Christopher Nolan's Oscar-winning triumph 'a moral cop out' MORE: Amazon's James Bond casting wishlist revealed including major breakout star
