"Sold Out Our Entire Weekend": Moviegoers Pack Boston Area Theaters For "The Odyssey"

CBS Boston

Updated on: July 21, 2026

A moviegoing renaissance is happening, as theaters are swamped with fans rushing to see Christopher Nolan's latest big box office hit "The Odyssey." At some cinemas in the Boston area, it is offered in 70 mm film, and it's given moviegoers of all ages a nostalgia that they haven't felt in a while.

"We sold out our entire weekend of shows, and it's the busiest we have seen it since the last Christopher Nolan film ran here in 70mm," said Mark Anastasio, Artistic Director at Coolidge Corner Theater. "We are seeing younger audiences coming out and being interested in seeing films on film the way that they were meant to be shown and seen."

Coolidge Corner Theater sold roughly 100 tickets to "The Odyssey" 70 mm matinee on Monday. That isn't typically a bustling time for moviegoers, but the draw of the film style has become a premium experience as opposed to seeing a movie that is played off of a digital file.

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