Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' Becomes Universal Pictures' Highest-Grossing Film of All Time
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SummaryUniversal Pictures has announced that Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' is officially the highest-grossing film in the studio's historyThe feature film has generated $601.2 million USD domestically alongside $1.083 billion USD in international ticket salesThe Matt Damon-led epic reached the historic $1.68 billio
SummaryUniversal Pictures has announced that Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' is officially the highest-grossing film in the studio's historyThe feature film has generated $601.2 million USD domestically alongside $1.08
SummaryUniversal Pictures has announced that Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' is officially the highest-grossing film in the studio's historyThe feature film has generated $601.2 million USD domestically alongside $1.083 billion USD in international ticket salesThe Matt Damon-led epic reached the historic $1.68 billion USD worldwide milestone in less than two monthsUniversal Pictures and director Christopher Nolan have reached a historic milestone with The Odyssey, officially making it the highest-grossing film in the studio’s 114-year history. Starring Matt Damon, the epic has grossed $601.2 million USD domestically and $1.083 billion USD internationally, bringing its worldwide box office total to $1.68 billion USD.Produced by Emma Thomas and Nolan via their Syncopy banner alongside executive producer Thomas Hayslip, the film reclaimed the top box office spot in its eighth weekend in theaters. The project marks the largest opening of Nolan’s career, surpassing The Dark Knight Rises to become his highest-grossing movie to date. NBCUniversal Entertainment chairman Donna Langley lauded the release as an ambitious generational event for cinema.In addition to becoming Universal's top earner, the film has set several global superlatives, standing as the highest-grossing R-rated film in history and the top-earning release for IMAX. Based on 3,000-year-old source material, the project is also the first non-sequel film to cross $1 billion USD overseas since 2009, capping a milestone partnership following Nolan's 2021 move to Universal.Click here to view full gallery at Hypebeast
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