Christopher NolanThe Odyssey shows no signs of slowing down at the worldwide box office. The action-adventure epic has earned an estimated $346 million worldwide in its first week, making it Christopher Nolan’s biggest grosser and one of the highest-grossing films of 2026.According to The Week, the film has matched the worldwide first-week collections of some of Hollywood’s biggest grossers. Unlike franchise titles that rely heavily on initial weekend hype, The Odyssey has continued to gain momentum through word of mouth.Made on a budget of $250 million, the adaptation of Homer’s epic poem recouped its production cost in just three days after release.
The Odyssey surpasses Oppenheimer
The film grossed $124.5 million in its opening weekend in North America from 3,919 theaters, while international markets brought in $139.6 million in the first three days in 73 territories.According to Deadline , The Odyssey added another $18.05 million domestically on Wednesday, bringing its six-day US total to $181.6 million.At the same point in its theatrical run, the film is 54% ahead of Oppenheimer, whose six-day domestic total was $117.8 million before finishing with $330 million in North America.
Record run in India
Christopher Nolan’s latest film has also had a phenomenal run in India.By the end of its first week, The Odyssey had earned around Rs 90.30 crore nett (Rs 107.72 crore gross). It also became the highest-grossing IMAX opening in Indian box office history, surpassing Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.
A strong second weekend is expected
With a worldwide opening weekend of $264.1 million, The Odyssey has already surpassed the releases of The Dark Knight Rises ($249 million) and Oppenheimer ($180 million), giving Nolan the biggest debut of his career.The film also became the biggest live-action release of 2026 and only the second film to gross over $50 million from IMAX screens worldwide in a single weekend.With no major studio releases competing this weekend and the film retaining all of its premium large-format and IMAX screens, trade analysts expect The Odyssey to gross $61 million to $74 million in its second weekend, extending its remarkable box office run.