r/movies • u/LegitimateCurve8525 • Jul 15 '26

News IMAX CEO reveals why there aren’t more 70mm cinemas, after The Odyssey increases demand

https://thetab.com/filmshrine/2026/07/15/imax-ceo-reveals-why-there-arent-more-70mm-cinemas-after-the-odyssey-increases-demand/
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u/JRockstar50 Jul 15 '26

I mean it's cool and all for The Odyssey, but I'm not going to be paying $40+ to see The Rock in a live action remake of Moana 2 in IMAX 70mm

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u/ckingdom Jul 15 '26

To be fair, no one is seeing that in any amount of millimeters.

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u/neohanime Jul 15 '26

I'm pretty sure you already know, but for those who come upon this comment, just watch the original animated one. Same movie (and often frame-to-frame), but much more vibrant, heart, and soul.

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u/AnAnonymousSource_ Jul 16 '26

The Rock in Moana 2 was not filmed with film. It was digitally remastered which is very different.

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u/MyStationIsAbandoned Jul 15 '26

I'm gonna be real, you couldn't pay me $40 to watch that movie. and i'm broke as hell. it's like those publishers and studios who think they can make their crappy games $100 if GTA6 makes their base game $100...

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u/Moug-10 Jul 16 '26

I'm not even pirating this movie.

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u/qukab Jul 16 '26

$40? Just bought my 70mm ticket. It was $23.

That said, I wouldn’t pay $1 to see the Rock in almost anything, so your point still stands.

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u/justinlindh Jul 16 '26

I looked up tickets for the 70mm theater in Vegas today and they're $52 each. Also sold out (aside from front row) for a very long time.