The Odyssey North American Box Office: Christopher Nolan's Epic Scores Biggest 7th Wednesday Ever For An R-Rated Film
The Odyssey North American Box Office: Completes 48-Day $1M Streak! (Photo Credit – Universal Pictures)

Christopher Nolan’s latest epic, The Odyssey, is currently in its 7th week at the box office. The fil is still going strong at the box office and is aiming for the 600 million milestone domestically. The Hollywood epic has also regained the #1 spot at the US Box Office, surpassing Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which had been dominating the #1 spot since its release on July 31.

The Odyssey Beats Barbie, The Dark Knight!

On its 7th Wednesday, the Matt Damon-starrer registered a strong $1.8 million, which was just a  21.7% drp from its 6th Wednesday. In its 7th week, the film lost nearly 500 shows to new releases. Despite that, the movie saw only a minimal drop in collections from its 6th week.

The Odyssey has become one of the biggest 7th Wednesday collections, surpassing Nolan’s previous biggie, The Dark Knight, and the recent hit Obsessions.

The Odyssey’s 7th Wednesday Moments:

  • Biggest 7th Wednesday for R-rated films, beating Obsession’s $1.4 million
  • Biggest 7th Wednesday in Nolan’s career, beating The Dark Knight’s 536k
  • Biggest 7th Wednesday July releases, beating Barbie’s 721k.

The Odyssey’s 48-Day Streak

Meanwhile, The Odyssey has consistently collected over $1 million each day for the last 48 days. With this, it has matched the streak by Michael and The Passion of the Christ. This is the second-longest streak registered by an R-rated film.

The Odyssey’s cumulative total is now $569.8 million in the USA. On Friday, it will surpass the lifetime US Box office collection of The Super Mario Bros Movies ($574.9 million). With this, the Nolan film will become the second-highest-grossing film ever domestically. Currently, The Odyssey is expected to wrap its domestic run with a cume of $610-630 million

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