‘The Odyssey’ Surpasses $700 Million Globally After 12 Days in Theaters
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- 'The Odyssey' generated $727.9 million globally in 12 days — $320.5 million domestically and $407.4 million overseas — ranking as the fourth highest-grossing film of 2026 behind 'Toy Story 5' ($1.02B), 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' ($1.001B), and 'Michael' ($1.001B).
- Nolan's $250 million Greek epic is on track to join the billion-dollar club next week, and is expected to overtake 'The Dark Knight' ($1.008B) and 'The Dark Knight Rises' ($1.08B) as his highest-grossing film — making it both his most expensive and most commercially successful.
- China, the world's second-largest moviegoing market, opens the film Aug. 14 on nearly 800 Imax screens and across thousands of standard auditoriums, with no ticket sales yet counted from that territory.
- Imax contributed $140 million of the global gross — the second-fastest title after 'Avengers: Endgame' to cross $100M, hitting the mark in just 10 days — bolstered by the fact that 'The Odyssey' is the first feature shot entirely with Imax cameras.
- Even as Sony/Marvel's 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' debuts Friday, 'The Odyssey' is projected to earn $50–60 million in its third weekend — a tally Variety notes most adult-skewing dramas would be lucky to reach in their opening frames.
Why it matters: Nolan's $250M budget — his most expensive ever — is on pace to become his highest-grossing film, proving that a non-franchise, R-rated-style adult drama can still dominate a year led by animated sequels. With the world's #2 movie market (China) not yet contributing a single ticket, the film has clear runway past $1B and beyond his previous personal bests.
