The Odyssey has now made over US$600 million globally since its release
Christopher Nolan's film 'The Odyssey' has surpassed $600 million in global box office earnings. The movie achieved a strong second weekend, marking a career-best performance for the director.
Why it matters
The film's success highlights the continued commercial viability of large-scale, premium-format cinematic experiences in the post-pandemic era.
The film has also given director Christopher Nolan his best second weekend ever, not accounting for inflation.
This image released by Universal Pictures shows Matt Damon as Odysseus, left, and Zendaya as Athen, in a scene from The Odyssey. (Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures via AP)
The Odyssey continued to exert a mighty hold on moviegoers in its second weekend in North American theatres, with US$87 million (S$112.2 million) in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday (Jul 26). That’s only a 30 per cent 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 US$75.2 million in weekend two.
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