'The Odyssey' dominates box office with $87M in second weekend
Christopher Nolan's film 'The Odyssey' maintained strong box office performance in its second weekend, earning $87 million domestically. The film has reached a global total of $639.6 million, driven by high demand for premium large-format screens like IMAX.
Why it matters
The film's success demonstrates the continued commercial viability of large-scale, director-driven cinema in the post-pandemic theatrical market.
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“The Odyssey” continued to exert a mighty hold on moviegoers in its second weekend in North American theaters, with $87 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. That’s only a 30% drop from its first weekend, an incredibly modest slide for a blockbuster. It’s also filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s best second weekend ever, not accounting for inflation. In 2008, “The Dark Knight” earned $75.2 million in weekend two.
“That would be an impressive opening weekend for any film,” said Paul Dergarabedian, Rentrak’s head of marketplace trends. “This is a testament to the outpouring of excitement and enthusiasm that moviegoers are having for Christopher Nolan’s latest epic.”
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