People looking for The Odyssey in IMAX 70mm are running into a wall at AMC Lincoln Square 13, where the most sought-after showings have sold out and only wheelchair spots remain. The 2 a.m. screenings are gone through Aug. 2, and every other listed showtime is sold out through August 12.
That is why searches for 70mm Imax Near Me have turned so frantic this week. AMC Lincoln Square 13 is the only IMAX 70mm screen in New York City, and one of just 41 IMAX 70mm screens worldwide, so a single theater is carrying demand that would normally be spread across a city. A spokesperson for AMC declined to say whether more showtimes would be added soon.
The shortage has pushed frustrated moviegoers into r/NYCmovies, where Elijahturner011 wrote on July 20, “Can someone release a ticket to me, please?” They added that they had been trying to get a ticket forever and had been “scammed left and right,” then pleaded for “one ticket to 70mm,” saying it was “hurting my heart” that they could not get one ticket for one day and joking that they were “calling on Zeus himself.”
That desperation has given scalpers and scammers room to move, even in a subreddit that says “No Scalping of Tickets.” Tessa said the community bans accounts when users report scalping, but warned that bad actors can delete their accounts, create new ones and pose as ticket holders. She said people should check post history, get proof of tickets, use in-person exchanges when possible and turn on PayPal’s Goods & Services protection feature for online transactions.
The pressure is not just the lack of seats; it is the way the shortage compresses trust. When the only remaining spots are wheelchair places and the rest of the calendar is already gone, every claimed spare ticket becomes a target, and every buyer has to decide whether a stranger on Reddit is real before money changes hands. Most legitimate users with extras, Tessa said, simply refund them and post when they are dropping the ticket.
For now, the answer to the question behind all those 70mm Imax Near Me searches is blunt: the screenings are sold out, the scams are real, and AMC has not said whether more seats are coming. Until that changes, the best ticket may be the one that is never offered for sale twice.
