‘The Odyssey’ Is Christopher Nolan’s Highest-Grossing Movie Ever With $1.1 Billion and Imax’s Biggest Release of All Time With $289 Million

By Rebecca Rubin

Rebecca Rubin

Senior Film and Media Reporter

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“The Odyssey” has notched two major box office milestones over the weekend. The big-budget adaptation of Homer’s original epic is officially Christopher Nolan‘s biggest movie ever, with $1.1 billion, ranking ahead of 2012’s “The Dark Knight Rises” with $1.08 billion, not adjusted for inflation. And the sword-and-sandal adventure is Imax’s highest-grossing release of all time with $289 million, overtaking 2009’s “Avatar” with $271 million, not adjusted for inflation.

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