Launch › Release window · 19 Jul 2026 · T+2
IMAX takes $51.8M of the opening, $6.3M from 41 70mm screens
IMAX screens took close to 24% of the North American weekend. Twenty-six markets had their biggest IMAX opening ever.
ReportedGLOBALIMAX
The numbers
- $51.8MIMAX opening weekendGross · USD · Worldwide IMAX screens · as of 19 Jul 2026ReportedSource: Deadline
Details
- Date
- 19 Jul 2026 · T+2
- Phase
- Launch › Release window
- Category
- Cinema & exhibition
- Markets
- Global
- Led by
- Partner-led
- Partners
- IMAX
- Channels
- Cinema
Sources 1
- Box Office Global: 'The Odyssey' $257M Bow A Record for Christopher NolanDeadline · 19 Jul 2026 · deadline.com · SecondaryVerifies: $139.6M international from 73 markets; IMAX $51.8M including $6.3M from 41 70mm screens; Korea opens 5 August
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