The Odyssey Box Office Hits Rare Box Office Milestone That Only 1 Other Nolan Movie Has Reached

The Odyssey has sailed past yet another huge milestone.

2026's The Odyssey is an adaptation of Homer's epic poem of the same name that was written and directed by Christopher Nolan. The movie, which features a massive, star-studded cast that includes Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Lupita Nyong'o, Zendaya, and Robert Pattinson, has proven to be a massive box office sensation. In addition to earning the fourth-biggest opening weekend of 2026 so far, it rocketed past the $1 billion milestone worldwide, giving 2026 the most billion-dollar hits of the decade so far (alongside Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Toy Story 5, Michael, and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie).

Per Deadline, as of Saturday morning, The Odyssey is projected to earn a 3-day total of $23 million by the end of its fifth weekend in theaters, bringing its cumulative domestic gross to $504.4 million. This sees it closing out the first full month of its run by becoming the 24th movie in history to ever hit the half-billion domestic milestone. Only one previous Christopher Nolan movie has done so, namely 2008's The Dark Knight ($535 million domestic).

Worldwide, The Odyssey has already become the highest-grossing Christopher Nolan movie ever, not adjusted for inflation. While it remains to be seen if it can climb any higher up the all-time domestic chart, it has an astoundingly slim projected week-on-week drop of just 27% this weekend. If it is able to accomplish similar audience retention through the end of August, it should be able to add at least $28 million more within just two additional weekends.

This would bring its cumulative domestic gross to $532.4 million, allowing it to surge past 2017's Beauty and the Beast and 2019's Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker and become the 22nd highest-grossing domestic movie of all time. Below, see a breakdown of every movie that stands between The Odyssey and a place in the all-time domestic Top 20:

Therefore, if The Odyssey lands in the Top 20, it will simultaneously become the highest-grossing Christopher Nolan movie at the domestic box office (not adjusted for inflation), cementing its status as his biggest hit. It will need to earn just $30.6 million in order to do so, which is not outside the realm of possibility.

While it may not reach the Top 10, which would require outgrossing the 1997 megahit Titanic ($674.3 million domestic), its trajectory should allow it to easily clear another $30 million and change. There are many factors working in its favor, including the fact that glowing The Odyssey reviews have earned it a Certified Fresh 94% score from critics on Rotten Tomatoes and a near-perfect, Verified Hot, score of 97% from audiences.

The Odyssey is also benefitting greatly from its reputation as the first movie to ever be shot entirely on IMAX film cameras. This has encouraged many audience members to purchase IMAX tickets, which are more expensive than average cinema tickets. In fact, the movie recently became the highest-grossing IMAX release in history, as well as the only IMAX release in history to ever gross more than $50 million on four consecutive weekends (no other title has ever even reached two consecutive weekends).

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Release Date July 15, 2026

Runtime 173 minutes