The Odyssey shatters box office records, beating Superman and Spider-Man

The hold tells the story: after opening north of $100 million, The Odyssey slipped just 29.6% in its second weekend to an estimated $87 million, the kind of staying power usually reserved for unicorns like Top Gun: Maverick. Ten days in, the film has reached $286.3 million domestic, putting it in rare company for modern blockbusters.

Globally, the movie has stormed to $639 million in 10 days, already outrunning the full theatrical haul of Superman and now edging toward Spider-Man territory in terms of resilience. If this pace holds, Universal is staring at a potential $500 million domestic finish, with industry tracking pointing to a shot at crossing the billion-dollar mark worldwide.

• $87M second weekend (down 29.6%)
• $286.3M domestic in 10 days
• $639M worldwide in 10 days
• Already surpassed Superman’s full theatrical run
• On pace for roughly $500M domestic; tracking suggests $1B+ global potential

That sturdiness puts The Odyssey ahead of several Spider-Man titles on post-opening holds and broadly in line with the legs shown by Top Gun: Maverick and Wicked: Part One. It’s a rare case of original, large-scale filmmaking matching — and in some comparisons outpacing — familiar franchise benchmarks.

Only 41 theaters worldwide can screen the film in its full 70mm IMAX format.

IMAX squeeze

Christopher Nolan shot the entire film on 70mm IMAX, and that choice is shaping how audiences experience it. With just 41 locations worldwide able to present the movie exactly as intended, many viewers are settling for cropped or scaled-down versions — often at premium prices even outside the true big-format venues.

At the same time, demand is through the roof. IMAX reported record-breaking opening-weekend ticket sales tied to The Odyssey and has moved to expand its 70mm footprint to meet interest, underscoring how Nolan’s big-canvas approach is steering crowds toward premium screens.