New Delhi, June 7 -- The movie doesn't open until July 17. The tickets went on sale June 4. In the six weeks between those two dates, Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey has already generated a secondary market that says more about the state of cinema than almost anything playing in a theater right now.

which is set to become the first major Hollywood feature shot entirely on IMAX cameras. Users were placed in virtual queues immediately. Wait times to access the purchase portal stretched past an hour. Reports circulated of buyers spending multiple hours in line only to find the showtimes they wanted already gone. Fandango experienced similar strain, with users reporting slow load times and stalled transactions throughout the afternoon.

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