Nolan’s Odyssey Debuts With $51M Opening Day, Eyes Weekend Breakout
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Christopher Nolan’s epic The Odyssey opened to $51 million on Friday from 3,919 North American theaters, with weekend projections climbing as high as $120 million; the $250 million production stars Matt Damon as Odysseus alongside a starry cast and could become the third 2026 title to debut above $100 million after Toy Story 5 and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, while Moana 2, Minions & Monsters, Toy Story 5 and Evil Dead Burn fill the weekend top five.
- Box Office: ‘The Odyssey’ Has Epic Opening Day With $51 Million Variety
- Want More of the ‘Odyssey’? Read These Books Next. The New York Times
- Matt Damon and Anne Hathaway breathe new life into an ancient epic with "The Odyssey" Yahoo
- Was Odysseus actually a hero? What classicists say most people get wrong about the Odyssey National Geographic
- The Odyssey Audience Reviews: Epic Filmmaking That You Need to See on the Biggest Screen Possible Rotten Tomatoes
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