Odyssey rakes in $120M domestic & $275M global on opening weekend

The Odyssey’ Opening To $257M+ Around The World, Best Ever For Christopher Nolan Ahead Of ‘Dark Knight Rises’ – Global Box Office Update

Not sunny weather, nor World Cup is hindering Universal‘s The Odyssey which as of this morning is on its way to becoming Christopher Nolan‘s best global opening ever with $257.8M, which puts away his previous highs of The Dark Knight Rises ($249M WW debut), The Dark Knight ($198M WW) and Oppenheimer ($180M WW).

With domestic at $120.5M, the best live-action debut in North America YTD, The Odyssey is shaping up for a $137.3M opening in 73 offshore markets including UK & Ireland, France, Australia, Germany, Mexico, and Brazil, That’s also the biggest ever opening for 2x Oscar winner Nolan at the international B.O., above Oppenheimer and The Dark Knight Rises. Even more so, he’s seeing several record openings of his career with Odyssey in 45 territories including France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Netherlands and Brazil. The feature take of Homer’s classic poem is also Universal’s biggest opening ever in 11 markets.

The Odyssey is also ranking as the second biggest R-rated opening of all time internationally, behind Deadpool & Wolverine ($233.3M).

While Odysseus encountered many obstacles on his way home to Ithaca after the Trojan War, from Cyclops to Calypso, he doesn’t have to really worry about any, specifically the World Cup, in his march to the top of this weekend’s global box office.