The Odyssey has finally been released within the theaters, but ahead of that, its preview collection on the North American box office is taking on all of the limelight. The movie goes to have certainly one of the most important opening weekends for Cristopher Nolan outside the Batman movies. It could even be much better than Nolan’s Oscar-winning epic, Oppenheimer. Keep scrolling for the deets.
The Odyssey’s Thursday previews collection on the North American box office
Nolan’s historical epic collected an enormous $17.6 million on the North American box office from the Thursday previews. It is nearly double of Oppenheimer’s $10.5 million previews back in 2013. The film has set a couple of records with its Thursday preview numbers. It would enjoy some of the amazing opening weekends not only in North America but worldwide.
Records achieved by The Odyssey’s Thursday previews
In keeping with reports, The Odyssey has recorded the most important Thursday preview of the yr, even beating Toy Story 5’s $17.5 million. It was a narrow margin. The Christopher Nolan-helmed movie has recorded the Third-biggest previews of all time for R-rated movies, behind only Deadpool 2’s $18.6 million and Deadpool & Wolverine’s $38.5 million.
It’s the most important preview ever for any R-rated film outside the Deadpool franchise, crushing the horror record. It’s $13.5 million, back in 2017, and even Joker’s $13.3 million. For Christopher Nolan’s personal filmography, it’s the most important non-Batman film preview, beating Oppenheimer.
Opening weekend update
The movie is poised to turn into Christopher Nolan’s first non-Batman film to open to $100 million+ in its opening weekend. It has already raked in $21.3 million on the overseas box office. Allied to the domestic previews, the worldwide total of the movie is $38.9 million even before the weekend began.
The mythological epic is tracking to earn between $110 million and $125 million in its opening weekend on the domestic box office. Internationally, the movie is on course to earn $120 million to $140 million over the five-day debut weekend. Thus, it could possibly be the most important overseas debut ever for any Nolan movie. Subsequently, the Matt Damon starrer movie is poised to earn between $230 million and $265 million in its opening weekend worldwide. It has a shot at becoming Nolan’s 2nd-biggest global debut, beating The Dark Knight’s $252.6 million, but it’s going to still fall wanting The Dark Knight Rises‘ $291.9 million.
The Odyssey, starring Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, and Tom Holland, was released on July 17.
Note: Box office numbers are based on estimates and various sources. Numbers haven’t been independently verified by Koimoi.
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