Box Office: ‘The Odyssey’ Stuns With $124 Million Opening Weekend, Third-Biggest Debut of the Year

By Rebecca Rubin

Rebecca Rubin

Senior Film and Media Reporter

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It’s a box office debut fit for a king. Christopher Nolan‘s action epic “The Odyssey” ignited to $124.5 million from 3,919 domestic theaters over the weekend, defying expectations and setting up the R-rated adventure for a long, long journey in theaters.

These ticket sales are notable as Nolan’s biggest debut since 2012’s “The Dark Knight Rises” ($160 million) as well as the third-largest opening of the year following “Toy Story 5” ($159 million) and “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” ($131 million). They’re also impressive not just because “The Odyssey” is a nearly three-hour sword-and-sandal movie, a genre that’s rarely made these days, but also because it is rated R, which limits who can buy tickets.

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