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The Odyssey is set to become Universal's highest-grossing film ever at the global box office, surpassing Jurassic World's $1.677 billion with a projected $1.684 billion by Sunday's close.

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**The Odyssey** is projected to reach $1.684 billion globally by Sunday, surpassing Jurassic World ($1.677B) to become Universal's highest-grossing film ever, with $601.2M domestic and $1.083B international.

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**The Odyssey** climbed to No. 1 globally in its eighth weekend with a 6.39x multiple and only a 9% domestic drop, becoming the 12th highest-grossing film ever and the third-biggest non-franchise title of all time.

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The Odyssey is projected to reach $1.684 billion globally by Sunday, surpassing Jurassic World ($1.677B) to become Universal's highest-grossing film ever, with $601.2M domestic and $1.083B international.
The Odyssey climbed to No. 1 globally in its eighth weekend with a 6.39x multiple and only a 9% domestic drop, becoming the 12th highest-grossing film ever and the third-biggest non-franchise title of all time.
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey became his career-high grossing film domestically (eclipsing The Dark Knight's $534.9M) and worldwide ($1.085B), with Donna Langley calling it 'a generational event that galvanizes moviegoing itself.'
The Odyssey set multiple records including biggest Nolan opening internationally and globally ($139.6M international, $264.1M worldwide), highest-grossing R-rated film ever (beating Deadpool & Wolverine's $1.33B), and highest-grossing IMAX film ever ($486M+ WW).
The Odyssey is the highest-grossing Universal film ever in 45 international markets including Australia, France, Italy, India, and Korea, though it remains second to Jurassic World ($653.4M) domestically.
Universal leads all major studios with $4.92 billion to-date, the first studio to cross $4 billion globally and $3 billion internationally this year.

Why it matters: The Odyssey crossing $1.684 billion makes Universal the first studio this year to surpass $4 billion globally and $3 billion internationally, with the film now ranked as the third-biggest non-franchise title ever and Nolan's career-best on every metric.