India, June 5 -- Christopher Nolan's upcoming epic The Odyssey caused widespread technical failures across major cinema ticketing platforms as fans scrambled for IMAX seats on Thursday.
Digital Infrastructure Struggles Under Demand
The AMC ticketing app experienced brief pauses and wait times extending up to an hour after ticket sales commenced on Thursday morning. Downdetector recorded 872 reports of outages for AMC by 12:13 PM EST, while Fandango faced similar surges with nearly 300 users reporting site failures within the same hour. This level of digital gridlock mirrors previous system collapses seen during the release of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour in 2023 and her subsequent film in 2025. Social media remains flooded with complaints fro...