'The Odyssey' Soars Past $1 Billion at Global Box Office
The epic reached the milestone after three weeks, with $429.65 million domestically and $578.8 million internationally, studio figures show.
- Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey crossed $1 billion at the global box office in three weeks, starring Matt Damon as the Greek king Odysseus and becoming the 65th movie in history to reach this milestone.
- It marks the director's first film since 2012's The Dark Knight Rises to achieve this milestone, solidifying Nolan as a bankable filmmaker for an adult-skewing drama adapted from a nearly 3,000-year-old poem.
- The Odyssey is the fifth movie of 2026 to earn $1 billion, joining Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Toy Story, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, and Michael; combined, both films generated $2.1 billion globally.
- Before opening in China, the world's second-biggest moviegoing market, the film already crossed $1 billion; it will land on nearly 800 Imax screens there on Aug. 14, following its recent opening in Korea.
- Hollywood is banking on The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day to boost domestic ticket sales above $4 billion, which would mark only the second time since COVID the industry has reached this level.
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