{"id":1130932,"date":"2026-08-05T01:45:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T01:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1130932\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T01:45:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T01:45:19","slug":"the-odyssey-is-still-holding-strong-despite-historic-competition-from-spider-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1130932\/","title":{"rendered":"‘The Odyssey’ Is Still Holding Strong Despite Historic Competition from ‘Spider-Man’"},"content":{"rendered":"

The box office is burning brighter than ever thanks in large part to the $932 million global opening weekend<\/a> of Sony\/Marvel Studios\u2019 \u201cSpider-Man: Brand New Day.\u201d But it is worth noting that even against this historic competition, Christopher Nolan\u2019s \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d is still holding very well as it looks to become the highest grossing R-rated film of all time.<\/p>\n

In its third weekend in theaters, the Universal blockbuster earned $51 million in the U.S. and Canada and $136 million worldwide, bringing the film\u2019s total to $395 million domestic and $911 million global through Sunday. The film then added $10 million from domestic theaters on its third Monday, even as \u201cSpider-Man: Brand New Day\u201d cleaned up with $47 million. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t get to the biggest overall weekend of all time without \u2018Odyssey\u2019 overperforming,\u201d said Daniel Loria, SVP and Editorial Director at The Boxoffice Company. \u201cIt\u2019s not surprising that this film is vastly outperforming \u2018Oppenheimer,\u2019 a film that on paper was a much harder sell with quantum physics and a dark ending but still made a billion anyway. So a Nolan film with a much more traditional narrative with dramatic fight scenes is going to leg out much farther.\u201d<\/p>\n

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At this pace, the film will reach $1 billion worldwide on Friday, passing the global gross of Nolan\u2019s 2023 film \u201cOppenheimer\u201d and joining the comic book films \u201cJoker\u201d and \u201cDeadpool & Wolverine\u201d as the third billion-dollar release with an R rating. <\/p>\n

Hitting that milestone was already guaranteed after the film\u2019s second weekend, which saw an overseas weekend drop of just 3% and a domestic weekend drop of 27%. In the case of the latter, \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d set a record for the lowest second weekend percentage drop for a film that opened to more than $100 million in North America, just edging the 27.9% second weekend drop of \u201cWicked\u201d in Thanksgiving 2024 as it stands on course to pass that film\u2019s $474 million domestic run. <\/p>\n

So once it passes $1 billion in its fourth weekend, how much farther can \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d go? Domestically, \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d has run at a similar pace to the 2022 summer hit \u201cTop Gun: Maverick,\u201d which also passed the $400 million mark on its 18th day of play in North America. But in the weeks ahead, \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d may find it difficult to match that film\u2019s unadjusted $718 million domestic cume, which stands as fifth highest of all time.<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s because \u201cTop Gun: Maverick\u201d was able to take advantage of its Memorial Day weekend launch and leg out through the length of the summer, including through Fathers\u2019 Day and Fourth of July weekend. \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d won\u2019t have much competition aside from \u201cSpider-Man\u201d as no film coming out in August is projected for an opening higher than $40 million, but the natural slowdown in overall moviegoing that comes with the end of the summer will take its toll. <\/p>\n

Still, \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d will remain a popular offering with older moviegoers who tend to come out for films in later weeks, meaning that a $600 million-plus domestic run is still attainable. If the film can leg out past $636 million, it will set the unadjusted domestic record for the highest grossing R-rated film ever, passing \u201cDeadpool & Wolverine.\u201d Already, it is on pace to pass the Marvel film for the global R-rated record of $1.33 billion. <\/p>\n

Push a little farther than that, and \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d will pass the $1.36 billion total of \u201cThe Super Mario Bros. Movie\u201d to become the third highest grossing film ever for Universal Pictures, sitting only behind the unadjusted global totals of $1.67 billion for \u201cJurassic World\u201d and $1.51 billion for \u201cFurious 7,\u201d both released in 2015. <\/p>\n

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