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The Odyssey is the biggest epic at the box office to have ever been released. The Christopher Nolan movie with an ensemble cast has beaten many of the biggest Hollywood hits at the domestic box office and now has its sights set on the all-time second-highest-grossing Star Wars movie. The Matt Damon starrer is tracking to beat this space opera movie soon at the box office in North America. Keep scrolling for the deets.
The Odyssey at the North American box office
The Matt Damon starrer epic collected a solid $702k at the North American box office on its 11th Monday. It declined by 9.2% from last Monday at the domestic box office. It is currently playing in 1,021 theaters across North America. Since it is available on IMAX screens, the film still has a strong hold on the domestic box office. After 74 days, the movie’s North American box office total is $617.3 million.
The Odyssey is set to beat Star Wars: The Last Jedi
According to Box Office Mojo, The Odyssey is inches away from beating the domestic haul of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. For the unversed, Star Wars: The Last Jedi was released in 2017 and is the second installment in the Star Wars sequel trilogy. Overall, it is the eighth episode in the Skywalker Saga. The film collected $620.2 million in its lifetime at the North American box office. The movie is less than $4 million away from surpassing The Last Jedi’s domestic haul, which is also the all-time highest-grossing Star Wars movie.
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At #1 is Star Wars: The Force Awakens with $936.7 million lifetime total, and beating that is impossible for the mythological epic. Star Wars: The Last Jedi raked in $1.33 billion worldwide in its lifetime, which has been long beaten by The Odyssey. The current global total of the Christopher Nolan-helmed movie is $1.75 billion.
What is the film about?
The film follows Odysseus as he embarks on a perilous journey back to Ithaca after the Trojan War, encountering dangerous creatures and mythical beings, including the Cyclops Polyphemus, the Sirens, and Calypso along the way. The Odyssey was released on July 17.
Box office summary of The Odyssey
- Domestic – $617.3 million
- International – $1.13 billion
- Worldwide – $1.75 billion
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