AMC announced that more than 4.3 million moviegoers attended AMC Theatres in the United States and Odeon Cinemas internationally from Thursday through Sunday, led by the opening of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. Moviegoers turned out across AMC’s circuit throughout opening weekend, with particularly strong attendance in IMAX at AMC, Dolby Cinema at AMC, PRIME at AMC, and XL at AMC, along with iSense, IMAX, Dolby Cinema and XL screens in Europe.
Demand remained so high that select premium format auditoriums operated continuously throughout the weekend, with showtimes extending in some AMC theaters in the U.S. for more than 85 consecutive hours. Flagship locations AMC Lincoln Square 13 in New York, AMC Metreon 16 in San Francisco, and Los Angeles market theatres AMC Burbank 16, AMC Century City 15, AMC The Grove 14, and Universal Cinema – an AMC Theatre all operated around the clock Thursday morning through Sunday night.
With a domestic opening weekend of approximately $124M, The Odyssey becomes the second film title in the past five weeks to have a domestic opening weekend gross considerably above $100M, and the eighth film since late March to open above $75M domestically, continuing an impressive stretch for the theatrical exhibition industry.
The Odyssey also enjoyed the best opening weekend box office performance across the AMC U.S. circuit for any R-Rated title since 2024. Adam Aron, the chairman and chief executive officer of AMC Entertainment, commented, “For the past several days, The Odyssey has been at the center of the pop culture conversation across both the United States and Europe, once again demonstrating how deeply movie theaters are woven into the fabric of society. The Odyssey is an absolute triumph of a film that demands to be experienced on the biggest screens with the best sound and most comfortable seats. We congratulate Universal Pictures, Christopher Nolan and everyone involved in bringing this remarkable epic to audiences. We also thank the millions of moviegoers choosing AMC Theatres and ODEON Cinemas this weekend, who helped make The Odyssey’s opening such a tremendous and resounding success.”
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