Christopher Nolan‘The Odyssey’ continued its dream run at the Indian box office. Helmed by Matt Damon, the epic fantasy adventure has crossed the Rs 70 crore mark in its opening weekend.
Box office collection ‘The Odyssey’ Day 3
According to a report on sacnilk, the film has already become Nolan’s biggest release in India. ‘The Odyssey’ earned around Rs 21.90 crore nett on Sunday (Day 3) and a total gross of Rs 26.16 crore from 9,195 shows.Day 3 earnings saw a minor drop of 0.5 percent on Saturday’s collections of Rs 22 crore nett.With this, the film’s total Indian net collection stands at around Rs 61.30 crore, while its total gross collections now stand at around Rs 73.19 crore after just three days in theatres.
Christopher Nolan marks the biggest weekend in India
‘The Odyssey’, which started its journey at the box office on Friday with an impressive nett of Rs 17.40 crore. It saw good growth at the box office on Saturday, earning around Rs 22 crore nett (Rs 26.27 crore gross) before maintaining almost identical numbers on Sunday.The film had already scripted history on its opening day by becoming Christopher Nolan’s highest opening film in India. It earned Rs 20.75 crore gross across all languages on Day 1, comfortably beating the Rs 17.50 crore gross opening of ‘Oppenheimer’.
The English version of ‘The Odyssey’ reaches Rs 50 crore
The original English version has been driving the business, earning nearly Rs 50 crore from the film’s total. According to the report, the film has earned around Rs 48.5 crore so far. while the Hindi dubbed versions rank second, followed by the Tamil and Telugu versions.With its opening day performance, ‘The Odyssey’ surpassed the opening day collections of Nolan’s previous blockbusters like ‘Oppenheimer’, ‘Tenet’, ‘Interstellar’ and ‘Dunkirk’, setting a new benchmark for the acclaimed filmmaker in the Indian market.
Nolan’s first world debut
The film has also opened to exceptional numbers worldwide. According to trade reports, the film debuted with an estimated $124.5 million at the US box office and an additional $139.6 million from international markets for a global opening weekend of over $264 million.The debut was Nolan’s biggest opening since 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises.
About the Odyssey’
Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, ‘The Odyssey’ is based on the ancient Greek epic poem by Homer. The film stars Matt Damon as King Odysseus, with Tom Holland Portraying his son, Telemachus.The ensemble cast also features Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, Lupita Nyong’o, Zendaya, Jon Bernthal, Himesh Patel, John Leguizamo and Mia Goth.