India, July 10 -- Filmmaker Christopher Nolan and actor Tom Holland have arrived in Mumbai for the highly anticipated India premiere of The Odyssey amidst a global ticket frenzy.
Global Resale Market Hysteria
The upcoming ancient Greek fantasy adaptation is sparking unprecedented box office demand with ticket scalpers on eBay reportedly listing opening day seats for as high as Rs47,500 or $500. While initial screenings for the filmmaker's preferred 70 mm IMAX format sold out in under an hour a year ago, recent general sales caused multiple ticketing sites to crash. High profile venues in the United States like New York's AMC Lincoln Square and Los Angeles' AMC CityWalk are already booked for several weeks in advance.
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