It will be the first time Darren Aronofsky's acclaimed movie — starring Natalie Portman in her Oscar-winning role as a tortured Ballerina — will be shown on Imax screens.

IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer weighed in on. Cramer said that the company stock “might be the smartest way” to invest in the movies. He commented: “Sometimes a stock will come across my screen,

Some of the largest US theater chains, including Cinemark, Regal and Marcus, have held preliminary talks about jointly marketing their big-screen theaters to blunt the growing influence of Imax Corp.

Imax has renewed CEO Richard Gelfond’s contract through 2028. In a regulatory filing on Thursday, Imax said the latest amendment to his existing employment agreement extends his

"At a time when the movie studios and the movie theaters are struggling, IMAX has tremendous momentum because it's proven to be the best way to sell tickets," he said. "If you're at all inclined to invest in the movie industry, IMAX seems like your best bet."

Social media users have reacted incredulously online to listings for resale tickets to The Odyssey's opening night IMAX screenings.