Christopher Nolan's epic film "The Odyssey," featuring an ensemble cast including Matt Damon and Zendaya, has achieved a significant box office milestone, grossing over $1.352 billion worldwide. This figure makes it the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time when adjusted for inflation, surpassing the $1.338 billion earned by "Deadpool & Wolverine" in 2024.
Upon its release on July 17, "The Odyssey" earned over $123 million in its opening domestic weekend. In just over a month, the film, which runs for two hours and 52 minutes, has accumulated $516 million domestically and $835 million internationally.
This success also marks the highest-earning film for director Christopher Nolan. His previous box office record was "The Dark Knight Rises," which grossed $1.08 billion worldwide in 2012, unadjusted for inflation. Other notable Nolan films include "The Dark Knight" (2008) with $1 billion worldwide and "Oppenheimer" (2023) with $975 million.
"The Odyssey" has also set records for IMAX screenings, generating $354 million. This figure surpasses the $271 million revenue of the 2009 film "Avatar." Notably, the film was the first to be exclusively shot with IMAX cameras. A portion of the IMAX revenue, exceeding $40 million, comes from 41 theaters showing the film in IMAX 70mm, with screenings reportedly sold out for the next month.
The film is projected to surpass $1.6 billion following its recent release in China and South Korea, with a Japanese release scheduled for next month. Should "The Odyssey" exceed $1.67 billion, it would also become Universal Pictures' highest-grossing worldwide film, surpassing "Jurassic World's" 2015 total of $1,671,537,444.
Currently, "The Odyssey" stands as the year's second highest-grossing motion picture. "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," released on July 29, has grossed $2.04 billion globally. "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" also achieved the distinction of being the fastest film to surpass $800 million in domestic box office revenue, earning $810,432,089 domestically and $1.236 billion internationally.