{"id":554662,"date":"2026-07-17T16:23:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T16:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/554662\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T16:23:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T16:23:11","slug":"box-office-the-odyssey-makes-17-million-in-previews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/554662\/","title":{"rendered":"Box Office: The Odyssey Makes $17 Million in Previews"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tSing in me, Muse, of an epic story and a legendary filmmaker who are taking the box office<\/a> by storm. Yes, a full year after advance tickets originally went on sale, director Christopher Nolan<\/a>\u2019s \u201cThe Odyssey<\/a>\u201d is finally here.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Greek epic, and Nolan\u2019s follow-up to best picture winner \u201cOppenheimer,\u201d has made a mighty $17.6 million in previews at the box office. It\u2019s the best result for preview screenings of the year, surpassing the $17.5 million that \u201cToy Story 5\u201d netted.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Odyssey\u201d is estimated to make between $90 million and $100 million in its opening weekend, which would be Nolan\u2019s biggest launch since \u201cThe Dark Knight Rises\u201d racked up $160 million in 2012. However, the initial results suggest that those projections may be conservative. An opening on the higher end would make \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d the third movie this year to hit or surpass $100 million in its debut, joining \u201cToy Story 5\u2033 ($159 million) and \u201cThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie\u201d ($131 million).<\/p>\n

\n\tIn comparison, \u201cOppenheimer,\u201d Nolan\u2019s last blockbuster, made $10.5 million in previews when it opened opposite \u201cBarbie\u201d and sparked the \u201cBarbenheimer\u201d phenomenon. \u201cOppenheimer\u201d powered to an $82 million opening weekend and stayed in theaters long enough to gross $975 million worldwide, thanks to stellar reviews and the buzz surrounding premium formats like Imax and 70mm screenings. \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d is the first film shot entirely with Imax cameras and the move has created a frenzy for tickets for the company\u2019s screens. Fans are delaying pregnancies, crossing state lines and attending 2 a.m. showings so they can witness Odysseus\u2019s perilous journey back to Ithaca.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the wake of \u201cOppenheimer,\u201d \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d has been generating buzz among fans since it was officially revealed that Nolan would take on the epic Greek tale. It\u2019ll need to stick around in theaters since it carries a huge $250 million production budget, plus $125 million in marketing costs, making it one of the year\u2019s most expensive films and the most expensive R-rated film in history. Strong reviews could help \u2014 critics have embraced the film, which currently has a 96% \u201cfresh\u201d rating on Rotten Tomatoes.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Odyssey\u201d has another A-list cast full of Nolan collaborators and newcomers. After appearing in \u201cOppenheimer,\u201d Matt Damon stars as Odysseus, who battles gods, monsters and witches on his return home. The cast also includes Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong\u2019o, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, Jon Bernthal and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sing in me, Muse, of an epic story and a legendary filmmaker who are taking the box office…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":543375,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[2478,50678,93,61,60,270,83194],"class_list":["post-554662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-box-office","tag-christopher-nolan","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-movies","tag-the-odyssey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/554662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=554662"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/554662\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/543375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=554662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=554662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=554662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}