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Odyssey Dominates Box Office, Nears Billion Dollar Mark
25 Jul
Summary
- The Odyssey movie has topped the box office for a second weekend.
- It is expected to earn $84.5 million in its second weekend.
- The film is on track to challenge Christopher Nolan's highest-grossing film.
Christopher Nolan's epic drama "The Odyssey" has maintained its lead at the domestic box office in its second weekend. The film is expected to gross $84.5 million, showing a slight 32% decrease from its impressive $124 million opening. Its North American total is projected to reach approximately $283 million by Sunday.
Globally, "The Odyssey" had a massive debut of $264.1 million, marking Nolan's best worldwide opening and surpassing "The Dark Knight Rises." The film is now on a path to potentially exceed Nolan's highest-grossing film, which has earned over $1 billion.
In other box office news, "Hadestown: The Musical" secured second place with an estimated $4 million on Friday, aiming for $9 million over the weekend. Disney's live-action "Moana" is in third place, eyeing $10.8 million, while "Toy Story 5" is fourth with $10.1 million, nearing the $1 billion mark. "Minions & Monsters" rounded out the top five.
"Toy Story 5" is nearing $1 billion in ticket sales and is set to become the highest-grossing film in its franchise, surpassing "Toy Story 4." "Moana" has underperformed relative to its $250 million budget, potentially costing Disney $100 million. "Minions & Monsters" is a modest hit for Universal, having already surpassed its production budget.
