India, July 16 -- Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, the first film to be shot entirely in IMAX, has received rave reviews from critics who saw it at its world premieres. The adaptation of Homer's Greek epic is now projected to have a bigger opening than his previous film, Oppenheimer, in India. The director, Matt Damon and Tom Holland's India visit might just have paid off. (Also Read: The Odyssey review: This breathtaking horror is Christopher Nolan's magnum opus; Robert Pattinson redefines villainy)

Tickets for The Odyssey went on sale in India on June 8, way before its July 17 release date. The ticket prices and number of shows it boasts of are no different from those of any big-ticket Indian film featuring major stars. Tickets for the...