The Odyssey is an epic film. It now has the box office to match
Christopher Nolan's film 'The Odyssey' has achieved record-breaking global box office success, marking the director's biggest opening ever. Despite the success, Nolan indicated he will take a break from filmmaking for at least three years.
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The film's performance signals a strong recovery for epic-scale cinema and highlights the commercial power of auteur directors.
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Share A A A Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has been lauded as an epic, and it now has the box office to match. The film has breezed past early projections to become the renowned director’s biggest global opening ever, as well as deliver the third-largest opening of the year.
Locally, the action-packed adaptation of Homer’s epic topped the Australian box office, grossing more than $13.5 million from Thursday to Sunday, per box office tracking platform Numero. This marks the biggest opening weekend at the Australian box office so far this year.
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