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'The Odyssey' box office run

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FIRST ENTRY JUL 17
AUG 20 · Day 35

'The Odyssey' Surpasses 'Deadpool & Wolverine' as Highest-Grossing R-Rated Film

“Congratulations to the entire cast and crew of The Odyssey for becoming the highest grossing R-rated movie of all time,”
RYAN REYNOLDS verbatim
JUL 28 · Day 12

Odyssey translator criticizes Nolan film adaptation

Emily Wilson wrote a scathing review of the movie The Odyssey.

Christopher Nolan told Empire magazine that he used the opening line of Wilson's translation as a guide for his Odysseus.

Emily Wilson said there are no sex scenes in The Odyssey.

JUL 27 · Day 11

'The Odyssey' earns $87M in second weekend

IMAX screens accounted for $48 million of The Odyssey's global earnings this weekend.

The $87 million second weekend earnings for The Odyssey represent a 30% drop from its first weekend.

The Odyssey achieved Christopher Nolan's best second weekend ever, not accounting for inflation.

JUL 27 · Day 11

Emily Wilson criticizes Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' screenplay

Christopher Nolan told Empire magazine that he used the opening line of Emily Wilson's translation as a guide for bringing his Odysseus to life.

Emily Wilson wrote a negative review of Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' for the London Review of Books.

Emily Wilson stated that Nolan's 'The Odyssey' lacks psychological, emotional, political and ethical depth.

JUL 26 · Day 10

'The Odyssey' second weekend box office performance

Most 70mm IMAX showtimes for The Odyssey are sold out through September.

The summer box office surpassed $3 billion as of this weekend.

The Odyssey's second weekend was the highest grossing sophomore weekend in IMAX history.

“That’s a pretty heavy lift for August, but this could be a mega August given the staying power of ‘The Odyssey’ coupled with ’Spider-Man: Brand New Day,”
JUL 24 · Day 8

'The Odyssey' posts record $84M+ second weekend for Christopher Nolan

The Odyssey became the highest grossing R-Rated movie of the year domestically.

The Odyssey is Universal's second highest grossing R-rated movie after Oppenheimer.

Enhanced formats drove 57% of The Odyssey's second weekend gross.

JUL 22 · Day 6

The Odyssey film inspires fans to return to source material

Emily Wilson said that Christopher Nolan left out themes essential to the poem in his film adaptation.

An audiobook version of The Odyssey read by Sir Stephen Fry entered the Spotify UK audiobook top 10.

Almost 8,000 print copies of The Odyssey were sold in the UK in the week following the film's release.

“But at the same time, I had the sense that Christopher Nolan was trying to pack everything in while missing themes that were essential to the poem.”
EMILY WILSON verbatim
JUL 19 · Day 3

Scholars question Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey accuracy

Emily Wilson said Christopher Nolan missed themes that were essential to the poem.

Daniel Mendelsohn defended Nolan's decision to cast Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy.

Christopher Nolan directed a film adaptation of "The Odyssey".

“But at the same time, I had the sense that Christopher Nolan was trying to pack everything in while missing themes that were essential to the poem.”
EMILY WILSON verbatim
JUL 19 · Day 3

The Odyssey opens with $264.1 million globally

The Odyssey grossed $29.6 million domestically on IMAX and $51.8 million globally on IMAX.

The Odyssey has a 95% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

The Odyssey stars Matt Damon as Odysseus, Tom Holland as Telemachus, Anne Hathaway as Penelope, Zendaya as Athena, Robert Pattinson as Antinous, and Charlize Theron as Calypso.

JUL 18 · Day 2

The Odyssey cast guide published

Matt Damon plays Odysseus in The Odyssey.

Zendaya plays Athena in The Odyssey.

Elliot Page plays Sinon in The Odyssey.

JUL 18 · Day 2

The Odyssey opens to $120M at box office

The Odyssey earned an A CinemaScore from audiences.

The Odyssey is projected to gross $257.8 million globally in its opening weekend.

The Odyssey has a production budget of $250 million.

JUL 17 · Day 1

The Odyssey opens with $17.6M in preview box office

“a meditative action movie both immense and intimate, albeit one whose flow is impeded by the inherently episodic nature of the nonlinear source material and some questionable casting choices.”
DAVID ROONEY verbatim
JUL 15 · Day -1

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey starring Matt Damon and Zendaya receives rave reviews

Metro said The Odyssey would "change cinema forever".

The Telegraph declared The Odyssey the "film of the year".

Robert Pattinson plays the antagonist Antinous in The Odyssey.

JUL 14 · Day -2

Frenzy for Imax 70mm tickets for 'The Odyssey'

Christopher Nolan filmed "The Odyssey" entirely with IMAX cameras.

"The Odyssey" is nearly three hours long.

Tim McHugh is flying from Pittsburgh to Los Angeles to see "The Odyssey" in IMAX 70mm at Universal City Walk.

“I was on a text chain with friends, and we were all trying to get tickets at the same time. We’re just refreshing and refreshing and the site keeps crashing. Finally, two of my friends texted me that they were done. And when I saw those texts, I thought, ‘Now is the time to log back in because all the reasonable people have given up,’ and I got my ticket.”
CONRAD ROTHBAUM verbatim
JUL 07 · Day -9

Menswear highlights from 'Odyssey' premiere

Tom Holland wore a dark brown, double-breasted custom Gieves & Hawkes tuxedo with subtle tonal pinstripes to the premiere.

Ludwig Göransson wore a black suit with flared trousers and a brooch on his left lapel to the premiere.

Matt Damon wore a three-piece Dunhill suit to the premiere.

JUL 06 · Day -10

First reactions to Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey

Tom Holland plays the role of Telemachus in "The Odyssey."

Collider's Peri Nemiroff called "The Odyssey" a "filmmaking feast" and a "grand and gripping rendition of Homer's epic."

IndieWire's David Ehrlich noted that "the last act rewards the journey" despite some clunkiness along the way.

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