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Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Jul 24
The Odyssey Eyes $84.5 Million Second Weekend as Domestic Drop Holds to 32%
Updated
Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Jul 24

The Odyssey Eyes $84.5 Million Second Weekend as Domestic Drop Holds to 32%

3 articles · Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Jul 24

Summary

  • $84.5 million would put The Odyssey on course for one of the summer’s strongest second weekends, after it opened to $123.5 million domestically.
  • A 32% decline is unusually light for a blockbuster, helped by a weekend with no new wide releases as studios avoided going head-to-head with Christopher Nolan’s film.
  • $322 million worldwide already underscores the movie’s momentum, with Imax and other premium screens driving results; Imax alone supplied 23% of opening-weekend revenue.
  • Half of the opening audience was ages 18 to 34, suggesting Nolan has pulled in younger moviegoers ahead of next weekend’s arrival of Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

Insights

Could Christopher Nolan’s all-Imax gamble change how blockbusters are made, marketed, and priced for audiences worldwide?
How much will “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” reveal about whether “The Odyssey” has true staying power beyond weak early competition?
Is “The Odyssey” proving original epics can still dominate theaters, or is its box-office power mostly an Imax-fueled event effect?