Christopher Nolan‘The Odyssey’ continued its impressive run at the Indian box office as it completed its first week in theatres.The mythological epic has maintained a steady grip on audiences in its first week, becoming one of the biggest Hollywood blockbusters of the year in India. After crossing the Rs 100 crore mark, the Matt Damon-directed film now climbs the list of highest-grossing Hollywood releases ever in the country.Review of the film The Odyssey
Box office collection ‘The Odyssey’ Day 7
On the 7th, box office reports on Sacnilk indicate that the film earned around Rs 6.15 crore nett from 11,111 shows. The latest numbers indicate a marginal drop of 5.4 percent in collections from Day 6, when the film earned Rs 6.50 crore nett.The English version of the film continued to dominate the box office, bringing in approximately Rs 5 crore on the 7th. The Hindi, Tamil and Telugu dubbed versions collectively added around Rs 1.15 crore. With its first week performance, the epic has now collected around Rs 90.30 crore nett and Rs 107.72 crore gross at the Indian box office.
‘The Odyssey’ among the 15 highest grossing Hollywood films in India
With its current collections, the film has already entered the top 15 highest grossing Hollywood films of all time in India. Now look at Christopher Nolan’s own ‘Oppenheimer’, which earned a lifetime collection of Rs 128.46 crore during its theatrical run in 2023 and is currently ranked 10th on the all-time list.‘The Odyssey’ vs ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’Despite a slight midweek slowdown, ‘The Odyssey’ still has another weekend to take advantage of before facing some major competition. The coming weekend is expected to give a fresh boost to the film, further strengthening its box office total. The film also enjoys a relatively clear run for another week before the arrival of Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Brand New Day. The Tom Holland-directed superhero flick is already generating significant buzz ahead of release, with exhibitors and trade analysts reporting exceptional advance demand across the country.According to early trade projections, ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ is expected to open to a staggering Rs 50-60 crore gross on its first day in India, making it one of the biggest opening days ever for a Hollywood title. If the film lives up to these expectations, it will come within striking distance of ‘Avengers: Endgame’, which still holds the record for the biggest opening day for a non-Indian film in the country with a gross of Rs 65 crore and earned a total of Rs 373.22 crore in India. The film is second only to Avatar: The Path of Water, which earned Rs 378.22 crore during its lifetime in the country.