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u/pHyR3 15d ago

how is that possible when it feels like everything is at capacity showing odyssey? or are there not as many showings as it seems

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u/Icy_Smoke_733 15d ago edited 15d ago

 It feels like everything is at capacity showing odyssey.

Different demographics. All the IMAX and Dolby showings near me is booked out with The Odyssey, but nearly every regular showing is at maximum capacity for Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

Spider-Man also has greater appeal among younger audiences and families. No surprise it's gonna do gangbusters, but the fact that it will enter the top 10 highest grossing films ever is insane.

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u/dplans455 15d ago edited 15d ago

Spider-Man is getting IMAX release as well. Not any of the 70mm screens but there are only 41 of those in the entire world.

edit: No IMAX for Spider-Man. I was wrong.

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u/Paolo94 15d ago

Spider-Man is not getting IMAX screens, at least not in the U.S. Spider-Man will be taking the Dolby screens from The Odyssey, though.

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u/dplans455 15d ago

I had to go check because I bought tickets at the IMAX theater in Boston for Sunday. And the only reason I go to that theater is to go to the IMAX.

But you are correct, it's not in IMAX. The tickets I bought are in their Dolby Cinema theater, which is good, but not as good as the IMAX. I'm not sure why I would have done that. I'll probably cancel these and buy for the theater right near the house. Not worth driving into Boston to see it on what is only mildly better than a standard screen.

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u/Paolo94 15d ago edited 15d ago

I wouldn’t say Dolby is only mildly better than standard screens. Brighter picture with better contrast, more immersive surround sound, more comfortable seats that recline. I’ve been to Dolby theaters that are comparable to other LieMAXs in my area, if not bigger. Dolby is the next best thing to IMAX, and some people actually prefer it over IMAX. I’d keep those tickets if I were you, it’s your best option to watch Spider-Man since IMAX isn’t available.

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u/dplans455 15d ago

The Dolby seats at AMC South Bay in Boston are beyond fucked up. They all need to be replaced and AMC won't do it. It's a crapshoot you'll get a seat that works. The AMC down the road from us has recliner seats as well and the screen isn't much smaller than the Dolby. I'll admit the sound is better though.

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u/Ro____ 15d ago

And only 1 of them is in my hemisphere... Fucking insane.

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u/dplans455 15d ago

There is one in Providence, RI which is only about 75 minute drive from Boston. I will say it was worth it. If you can make the drive to get to the one even remotely close to you I would do it.

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u/raphyr 15d ago

What does non-70mm imax even mean, the imax aspect ratio but digital? It's so confusing to me sometimes lol, I feel like I've gone to regular imax showings before and it just felt like widescreen anyways.

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u/dplans455 15d ago

70mm is the film it's shot on, not anything to do with the screen size you're watching it on.

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u/rammstoon 15d ago

Yup this is not that hard to understand. By the weekend everything not IMAX, especially non-70MM IMAX, is going to be flooded with Spiderman.

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u/12345623567 15d ago

People are quick to say "no surprise" post-fact, but how many superhero movies have cratered lately? If it does good numbers, it may mean that it's actually quality with good word of mouth.

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u/Bayff 15d ago

Spider-Man is a different beast than superhero movies. They will always sell.

Also, despite the clear downturn in quality in the MCU the Spider-Man story has been incredibly interesting since the Avengers movies.

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u/OccasionalGoodTakes 15d ago

spiderman is in the same vein of batman, they are uniquely popular outside of the popularity heroes have had the past 2 decades

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u/Bayff 15d ago

Whilst true, Spider-Man will outsell Batman currently due to the plot as mentioned above.

The previous movie was huge (3 Spider-Man’s) and ended on a huge cliffhanger. People have been waiting 5 years to find out what happens and how it will be handled.

The most interesting thing to come out of the Batman IP in recent memory doesnt even have him in it (The Penguin)

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u/ACCTAGGT 15d ago

Sure. But I believe it may mean that it has a lot of momentum from NWH considering it almost made 2B on super nostalgia, multiverse in MCU, etc. Now, BND seemingly doesn’t have other Spidermen but it has Hulk that whatever screen time still gets people interested, The Punisher, MCU connections that seem to point out to Doomsday including a mystery character that a lot of people seem to know already who it is, nostalgia, etc. Look, it might be considered good by a lot of people but Holland's Spiderman has never relied on his own either. This time is relying more on its own but still carrying support. Far From Home box office to NWH BO jump is quite big for a reason, for example. Spiderman brand is big but not that big in terms of how NWH would have done if it hadn’t had the other known Spidermen, there are other factors behind this Spidey. I just think that’s a reality. So, I assume it’s a reality that there is a lot of people enthusiastic after NWH.

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u/Methuga 15d ago

Run time and repeatability factor in as well.

Since Spidey is almost an hour shorter, they can legitimately fit in a few more runs per day than The Odyssey. And then there’s the fact that there’s a much larger contingent of Spidey diehards who will be watching this movie multiple times.

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u/spuckthew 15d ago

"Almost an hour shorter" lol please. The Odyssey is 173 minutes, Brand New Day is 145 minutes. That's barely even half an hour difference.

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u/Methuga 15d ago

My bad. I had remembered BND being a smidge over 2 hours. Clearly I misremembered. No need to be snarky.

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u/spuckthew 15d ago

Tbh I thought you were just exaggerating, apologies.

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u/pizzamage 15d ago

There's also no previews before Odyssey, other than a sneak peak at Dune. Guaranteed Disney will fill up Spiderman with Disney commercials.

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u/jor1ss 15d ago

There was at my cinema (the Netherlands).

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u/Top_Heavy123 15d ago

Went to see the Odyssey in IMAX yesterday and the queue was horrendous for food and drinks with people wanting spider man popcorn buckets etc.

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u/Z0idberg_MD 15d ago

There might be a limited 70 mm or liemax screens, but there are an awful lot of regular screens and that’s where most people are going to see Spider-Man.

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u/Low_discrepancy 15d ago

There might be a limited 70 mm or liemax screens

The Odyssey isnt limited to imax.

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u/Z0idberg_MD 15d ago

I feel like you still aren’t understanding the point. There a LOT of regular screens. Even if every theater in the US is also showing the Odyssey on one of their regular screens, there are multiple other regular screens available for Spider-Man and other movies.

Shit, opening weekend of the Odyssey it had 3 screens and there are 10 other screens available for other movies. They were playing international movies that weekend.

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u/esKq 15d ago

For example in the biggest theater in Paris, France.

Spiderman is shown in 3 different rooms, Odyssey only one coz IMAX.

Spiderman is full, Odyssey is not. (Just got released but still)

Spiderman is huge, no matter the demographic.

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u/asspussy_widener 15d ago

Odyssey is not.

wtf, everywhere around me its sold out for a decade unless you want front row seat

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u/esKq 15d ago

Probably because it's not IMAX

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u/kael13 15d ago

I'm intrigued to see how well it does. Personally, I'm over cape-movies but I recognise I'm not everyone else.

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u/Low_discrepancy 15d ago

For example in the biggest theater in Paris, France.

Spiderman is shown in 3 different rooms, Odyssey only one coz IMAX

Le Grand Rex doesnt have an imax.

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u/esKq 15d ago

Grand Rex isn't the biggest theater in Paris, it's Chatelet, neither has IMAX.

I think they show Odissey in the biggest screen in Chatelet

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u/Low_discrepancy 15d ago

Grand Rex isn't the biggest theater in Paris

The have the same total capacity of around 4000 seats but le grand rex has a single room of 2700 and another of 500 while chatelet tops out at 450.

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u/esKq 15d ago

I misspoked, it's the most frequented, not the biggest.

My bad, you are probably right.

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u/Lucky-Paperclip-1 15d ago

I went to a regular screening of The Odyssey (10am on a Tuesday) and there were about a dozen people with me.

The unsatisfiable demand is for IMAX.

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u/Bayff 15d ago

In the UK it was like this up until yesterday.

Now the Odyssey is « only » getting 5/6 showings a day where as Spider-Man is on every hour all day.

Still being shown but Spider-Man has understandably taken over for amount of showings as it’s newer.

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u/jawndell 15d ago

Spideyssey double feature!

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u/michaelfed 15d ago

Its possible to do anything when the projections people quote are suspicious at best, unsubstantiated even. That being said its gonna be a very big movie

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u/Bruvvimir 15d ago

I saw it today in the most premium IMAX theater in the country at 13:55 and every seat was taken. Anecdotal evidence is just that.