'The Odyssey' Storms the Box Office with a $264.1 Million Global Debut
Universal’s expensive IMAX-driven gamble gave Nolan his best opening since 2012, with reviews at 95% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
- Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' launched with $124.5 million in domestic ticket sales and $139.6 million from overseas markets, totaling $264.1 million worldwide, marking the filmmaker's strongest opening since 2012's 'The Dark Knight Rises.'
- IMAX screenings drove $51.8 million globally, with only 41 screens capable of showing the 70 mm format, yet those limited showtimes sold out for the next month due to extraordinary audience demand.
- Audiences gave the film an 'A' CinemaScore while reviews maintained a 95% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes; the audience was notably male, accounting for 59% of tickets sold across otherwise broad demographics.
- Ticket sales are running 10.4% ahead of last year, positioning the industry toward its first $10 billion domestic year since the pandemic, while the Universal Pictures production cost $250 million to produce.
- Head of domestic distribution Jim Orr anticipates a successful run throughout summer and fall; Sony's 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' arrives July 31, posing the next competitive threat to the film's theatrical dominance.
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‘The Odyssey’ opens big at box office
LOS ANGELES — Hollywood spent two decades de-risking itself by betting on intellectual property rather than people. The franchise became the attraction, eclipsing the directors and movie stars who once drew audiences to theaters. The stars became Harry Potter, Optimus…
Nolan’s 'The Odyssey' storms box office with $264.1 million global debut
NEW YORK — Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” launched with an estimated $124.5 million in domestic ticket sales and another $139.6 million from overseas, notching an even better debut than “Oppenheimer” and marking the filmmaker’s best opening since 2012’s “The Dark Knight Rises.” Nolan flexed his singular box-office might with a global debut unlike any other. Few filmmakers alive could pull off a starry, big-budget adaptation of Homer’s epic po…
Hollywood dedicated two decades to reducing risks by betting on intellectual property rather than on people. The franchise became the main attraction, overshadowing the filmmakers and movie stars who once attracted the public to the theaters. The stars became Harry Potter, Optimus Prime, Iron Man and Elsa. Christopher Nolan has been a rare exception, and the box office success of "La Odyssey" this weekend, which turned Homer's 3,000-year-old poe…
NEW YORK (AP) — Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” premiered with an estimated $124.5 million in ticket sales on the North American market and another $139.6 million abroad, making an even better debut than “Oppenheimer” and marking the filmmaker’s best start since “The Dark Knight Rises” of 2012.
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