Historic L.A. Theater Breaks 35-Year Drought With Nolan's 'The Odyssey'
The Alex Theatre is keeping Nolan's epic going—and it's the highest-grossing 70mm venue for the film.
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey just did something wild: it brought a classic L.A. theater back to life. The Alex Theatre, which hadn't shown a new theatrical release since Terminator 2 dropped in 1991, is now the top-grossing 70mm exhibitor for the Nolan film. That's a 35-year gap. Think about that.
Demand has been so strong that they're extending the run through August 20, 2026. People want to see this thing on the big screen, in the format Nolan made it for. That's not just a flex for the film—it's a statement about what happens when you give audiences something worth leaving the house for.
The Alex's resurrection matters. Historic theaters are vanishing. When a film can pull enough bodies through the doors to justify keeping the lights on and the projectors rolling, it reminds us why these spaces still matter. The Odyssey isn't just breaking box office records; it's breathing life back into the kind of movie palaces that used to be the heartbeat of cinema culture.
Read the full story at Deadline → https://deadline.com/2026/08/christopher-nolan-the-odyssey-extends-run-alex-theatre-70mm-1237018126/
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