Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' Dominates Box Office With $87 Million USD Second Weekend
The R-rated epic achieves historic holding power driven by unprecedented IMAX demand.
Summary
Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' generated $87 million USD in its second domestic weekend for a 30 percent hold
The film has grossed $639.6 million USD globally and become Imax's second-fastest movie to reach $100 million USD
Universal spent $250 million USD on production for the first feature film shot entirely on Imax cameras
Universal Pictures and visionary director Christopher Nolan have achieved another massive box office milestone with The Odyssey, which grossed $87 million USD across 3,943 North American theaters in its second weekend. The R-rated epic starring Matt Damon dropped just 30% from its $123.5 million USD debut, bringing its global total to $639.6 million USD.
The performance marks the second-biggest sophomore weekend for an R-rated feature in cinema history, trailing only Deadpool & Wolverine. As the first feature film shot entirely with IMAX cameras, The Odyssey has driven extraordinary demand for premium large formats, generating $140 million USD globally on IMAX screens alone—clearing $100 million USD in just 10 days. Universal invested $250 million USD in production and $125 million USD in promotion for the ambitious adaptation of Homer’s epic poem.
Elsewhere at the domestic box office, theatrical live-capture Hadestown: The Musical debuted with $9.6 million USD, while Pixar’s Toy Story 5 officially crossed $1.022 billion USD globally to become the highest-grossing film of the year.
