Odyssey fanatics pay epicprices for rare IMAX 70 mm seats in NYC; resellers asking prices reach over $1K per seat
Fans of Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” are paying resellers epic prices for showings at New York City’s only true IMAX 70 mm screen — with asking prices reaching over $1,000 per seat.One eBay merchant with the cunning of Odysseus and foresight of Athena offered pairs of tickets to AMC Lincoln Square 13 on the Upper West Side for a jaw-dropping $999 each — successfully selling three pairs.Other eBay listings included $998 for six “prime seats” and $899 for three back-row seats.One brazen reseller has been asking for $7,000 for five tix for an August showtime — enough to try Penelope’s patience — but was yet to get any suitors as of Tuesday afternoon.A Reddit page dedicated to New York City moviegoers was flooded with desperate pleas for tickets to see the movie as superstar director Nolan intended — on the rare IMAX screens that can play 70 mm film, the highest resolution out there.“I just want one ticket to 70 mm… it’s hurting my heart that I can’t just get one ticket for one day, and I’m hearing some people didn’t even show up to the movie,” one user wrote.“So please if you’re not sure or planning to not go, drop your ticket to me, please.
I’m calling on Zeus himself.”There’s only about 40 theaters worldwide with true IMAX 70 mm big screens, contributing to the crazed level of demand.AMC Lincoln Square 13 is New York City’s only such venue, with a massive 75.6-foot tall, 101-foot wide screen that is the largest in the country.It technically ties with a 76-foot tall screen in Pooler, Ga., since they have the same amount of usable area when it comes to movie formatting.Unprecedented demand meant the Lincoln Square theater’s 6 a.m., 10 a.m., 2 p.m., 6 p.m., 10 p.m. and even 2 a.m.IMAX 70 mm showings of “The Odyssey” were sold out through Aug.
19, which was as far out as listings went as of Tuesday.The only remaining IMAX 70 mm tickets there were for wheelchair seats – but customers as unscrupulous as Ant...