Odyssey Tops Global Box Office Amid Online Culture-War Backlash
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Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey led the global box office with about $264 million on a $250 million budget, drawing strong in-person demand and praise for its production. Yet online culture-war circles claim fraud and manipulated Rotten Tomatoes scores, though there’s no credible evidence of ticket fraud or suppressed reviews; critics rate it highly (about 95% positive) and audiences even higher (about 97%), indicating a heated but non-fraudulent backlash as debates over 'wokeness' in cinema persist.
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- Here’s What Greeks Think of Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ The New York Times
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- Homer’s Joke on Christopher Nolan Tablet Magazine
- The Online Right Bet Against the Box-Office Success of Our Era’s Most Successful Filmmaker. It Did Not Go Well. Slate Magazine
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