The Odyssey Box Office Drops Just 19% as Its Second Weekend in Theaters Brings Another $215 Million Globally

Director Christoper Nolan's The Odyssey has managed to way down different $215.3 cardinal astatine the planetary container office, dropping lone 19% successful its 2nd play successful theaters.

It's yet different amazingly beardown play for the Matt Damon-led epic that saw it wrangle $128.3 cardinal internationally and $87 cardinal domestically. Its full container bureau haul present stands astatine $639.6 million, representing lone the slightest deed to the already staggering momentum it acceptable sail with upon its July 17, 2026, premiere.

IGN reported that its opening play managed to surpass expectations with an awesome $264.1 cardinal debut. Audiences person continued to capable theaters – including the fewer locations supporting 70mm Imax – done the pursuing week. The divided of the full puts The Odyssey astatine $353.26 internationally and $286.37 domestically, and arsenic the numbers proceed to pile, it shouldn't beryllium agelong earlier Universal and Nolan scope that illustrious $1 cardinal milestone.

Speaking of movies hitting $1 billion, though Toy Story 5 was knocked to 3rd successful the planetary container bureau down Chinese representation All Wishes Come True, the Pixar movie yet managed to scope that cardinal marker itself. Its worldwide full present positions it with $1.022 cardinal aft spending six weekends successful theaters since its June 19 debut.

Stephen Chow's Kung Fu Soccer came successful 4th astatine the container bureau with a worldwide propulsion for the play of $32.1 million, portion Minions & Monsters stuck astir successful the apical 5 with $28.2 million. Disney's live-action Moana, meanwhile, has failed to drawback immoderate wind, coming successful sixth astatine the planetary container bureau arsenic its full coasts astatine an underwhelming $228.16 million. The adaptation is present drifting done its 3rd play successful theaters aft its July 10 premiere saw it hardly surpass Disney's caller Snow White movie.

The Odyssey has proven to beryllium the latest captious and commercialized occurrence communicative of 2026. Low-budget fearfulness movies Backrooms and Obsession attracted audiences successful the spring, with Toy Story 5 helping to transportation the torch arsenic summertime began. As the Nolan movie is acceptable to proceed its tally successful theaters for a portion yet, it seems prepped to decorativeness strong.

While The Odyssey has proven to beryllium rather the contender against the vocal naysayers starring up to its release, it volition person immoderate fierce contention adjacent play erstwhile Marvel unleashes its Spider-Man: Brand New Day. As fans enactment up to spot the adjacent section of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and yet uncover the individuality of Sadie Sink's enigma character, it's definite to bash large numbers erstwhile it premieres, too.

Variety reported that The Odyssey had a accumulation fund of astir $250 million, with selling costs estimated to beryllium astir $125 million. For more, you tin work astir the film's caller leak and what Universal did to halt it. You tin besides spot wherefore IGN called it a "pretty large moviegoing experience" successful our 8/10 review.

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