The Odyssey Tops R-Rated Box Office at $1.35 Billion
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- "The Odyssey" earned $1.352 billion worldwide, overtaking "Deadpool & Wolverine" ($1.338 billion) as the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time.
- The film's tally splits into $516 million domestically and $835 million internationally, fueled by a $123 million domestic opening on July 17.
- IMAX captured $354 million of "The Odyssey" revenue, making it IMAX's highest-grossing release ever, surpassing 2009's "Avatar" ($271 million).
- Christopher Nolan's Homeric epic is now his biggest film, topping "The Dark Knight Rises" ($1.08 billion), and only the third R-rated movie ever to cross $1 billion, joining "Joker."
- Ryan Reynolds publicly congratulated the cast and crew on X, celebrating the passing of the R-rated box office crown.
Why it matters: Crossing $1.35 billion makes "The Odyssey" just the third R-rated film ever to join the billion-dollar club — a notable feat for a nearly three-hour sword-and-sandal epic. With $354 million from IMAX alone, Nolan now holds both his personal box office record and IMAX's all-time top release simultaneously.
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