{"id":372901,"date":"2026-07-21T13:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T20:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=372901"},"modified":"2026-07-21T13:32:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T20:32:22","slug":"the-odyssey-smashes-the-box-office-as-nolans-biggest-opening-since-the-dark-knight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-odyssey-smashes-the-box-office-as-nolans-biggest-opening-since-the-dark-knight\/","title":{"rendered":"The Odyssey smashes the box office as Nolan\u2019s biggest opening since The Dark Knight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Christopher Nolan&#8217;s The Odyssey has swept the box office exactly as was to be expected. <strong>By grossing $124.5 million in its first weekend, it has broken records for a film rated for ages 18 and up<\/strong>. Showing the pull Nolan&#8217;s name has when it comes to bringing audiences into theaters.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A huge box-office hit<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What&#8217;s more, it&#8217;s a personal record for Nolan himself, since it&#8217;s his best opening since 2012, when The Dark Knight Rises made $160 million in its first weekend. <strong>That said, it remains far behind the year&#8217;s two blockbusters. Toy Story 5, the current leader, made $159 million and Super Mario Galaxy: The Movie was close behind, with a hefty $131 million<\/strong>. Though with a more family-friendly profile, both films had a clear advantage over Nolan&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"IMDb\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/41a6e8ea-9b61-11e6-98e4-00163ec9f5fa\/1359988889\/imdb-ripper-logo.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">IMDb<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/imdb-ripper.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/imdb-ripper.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Internationally, The Odyssey has grossed $139.6 million across 73 markets. With a global total of $264.1 million, this makes The Odyssey the biggest opening weekend of Nolan&#8217;s career. <strong>It even surpassed The Dark Knight Rises, which grossed $249 million worldwide, unadjusted for inflation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With stellar reviews, but also harsh accusations from the FiSahara Film Festival, which is calling for a boycott of the film for having shot part of the movie in the territory of Western Sahara occupied by Morocco, the film is sparking strong reactions. <strong>So it&#8217;s reasonable to expect it to keep performing well at the box office, even if the controversy around it keeps growing<\/strong>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christopher Nolan&#8217;s The Odyssey has swept the box office exactly as was to be expected. By grossing $124.5 million in its first weekend, it has broken records for a film rated for ages 18 and up. Showing the pull Nolan&#8217;s name has when it comes to bringing audiences into theaters. 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