{"id":1102189,"date":"2026-07-21T08:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T08:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1102189\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T08:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T08:00:15","slug":"the-odyssey-enjoys-massive-debut-at-u-k-and-ireland-box-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1102189\/","title":{"rendered":"‘The Odyssey’ Enjoys Massive Debut at U.K. and Ireland Box Office"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe U.K. and Ireland box office experienced a massive tentpole shift as Universal\u2019s \u201cThe Odyssey<\/a>\u201d captured the top spot, storming the market with a spectacular debut weekend of \u00a312.5 million ($16.8 million). <\/p>\n

\n\tThe performance registered as Nolan\u2019s second-biggest opening frame in the market, landing well ahead of \u201cOppenheimer.\u201d Driven by an unprecedented showing on premium large formats, \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d achieved the biggest opening Friday of the year and recorded Universal\u2019s fifth-biggest opening Friday ever. The BFI Imax \u2013 the U.K.\u2019s largest screen \u2013 reported its highest three-day opening weekend in history, bringing in a $294,249 from the single venue. This historic frame broke the previous all-time BFI Imax weekend record held by \u201cStar Wars: The Last Jedi\u201d ($289,682) in 2017, with \u201cOppenheimer\u201d now sitting in third place with $277,936. To date, the London site alone has logged over 82,000 admissions, generating $2.9 million in ticket sales and maintaining a 94% occupancy rate, making it the venue\u2019s third highest-grossing title of all time with 173 consecutive sold-out showtimes.<\/p>\n

\n\tDisney claimed second place as \u201cToy Story 5<\/a>\u201d brought in $2.2 million in its fifth weekend. The film\u2019s five-week running cume is now $60.6 million. Disney also took the No. 3 spot with its live-action \u201cMoana<\/a>.\u201d In its sophomore session, the film added $2 million, taking its running total to $7.4 million.<\/p>\n

\n\tUniversal secured fourth place with \u201cMinions & Monsters,\u201d which took $1.5 million in its third week, pushing its cume to $12.5 million. Studiocanal\u2019s horror feature \u201cEvil Dead Burn\u201d was in fifth place in its second weekend, banking $406,258 for a running total of $2.2 million.<\/p>\n

\n\tBlack Bear\u2019s ensemble comedy-drama \u201cThe Invite\u201d occupied sixth place during its third weekend, adding $318,749 to its cume, which now rests at $3.3 million. Universal\u2019s \u201cObsession\u201d followed at No. 7 in its 10th frame, pocketing $249,169 to push its total to $24.9 million.<\/p>\n

\n\tWarner Bros.\u2019 superhero holdover \u201cSupergirl\u201d hit eighth place in its fourth frame with $123,852, boosting its cumulative haul to $7.4 million. Universal\u2019s Steven Spielberg sci-fi thriller \u201cDisclosure Day\u201d sat at ninth place with $91,904 in its sixth week, taking its total to $16.9 million. Paramount\u2019s \u201cJackass: Best and Last\u201d finished 10th in its fourth week, adding $57,313 for a total of $2.9 million.<\/p>\n

\n\tLooking ahead to the upcoming theatrical frame, Miracle\/IHeart Cinema rolls out the animated family feature \u201cChickenhare And The Secret Of The Groundhog\u201d across a wide saturation footprint of more than 300 screens. Park Circus is re-releasing the classic Aardman animation \u201cChicken Run\u201d into over 100 locations, while Curzon has a 4K restoration rollout for Andrei Tarkovsky\u2019s\u00a0masterpiece \u201cNostalghia.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tTrafalgar is opening Sia\u2019s music event \u201cSia: Nostalgic For The Present (Concert)\u201d and Altitude \u201cPinocchio Unstrung.\u201d Verve Pictures launches Helen Walsh\u2019s contemporary drama \u201cOn The Sea,\u201d featuring a cast led by Barry Ward and Lorne Macfadyen. Picturehouse Entertainment is rolling out Giuseppe Tornatore\u2019s fashion designer documentary \u201cBrunello Cucinelli: The Gracious Visionary,\u201d Mubi Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke\u2019s Cannes-winning supernatural black comedy \u201cA Useful Ghost\u201d and Dogwoof Ivy Meeropol\u2019s documentary \u201cAsk E. Jean.\u201d Zee Studios International is opening \u201cThe India Story,\u201d while Vue Lumi\u00e8re brings \u201cAnimal Farm\u201d to select sites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The U.K. and Ireland box office experienced a massive tentpole shift as Universal\u2019s \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d captured the top…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1099465,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3935],"tags":[42315,77,115652,3943,56531,75124,16,15],"class_list":["post-1102189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-christopher-nolan","tag-entertainment","tag-moana","tag-movies","tag-the-odyssey","tag-toy-story-5","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116956916972792817","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1102189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1102189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1102189\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1099465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1102189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1102189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1102189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}