Director Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has blown box office expectations out of the water with an opening weekend that brought home an incredible $264.1 million worldwide.
The split puts the adaptation at a domestic haul of $124.5 million, with international markets accounting for the other $139.6 million (via Deadline). The global total marks Nolan’s biggest box office opening weekend ever, towering over his previous achievements, including The Dark Knight Rises at $249 million and The Dark Knight at $198 million.
“Incredibly rewarding to see the palpable excitement in theatres this weekend with the release of The Odyssey,” Universal told Deadline. “Once again, Christopher Nolan has crafted an epic adventure on a scale rarely seen as audiences respond with not only tremendous results at the box office, but with reactions to the film that are beyond stellar.”
Early reports had The Odyssey expected to bring in an already strong $90 million to $100 million domestically and $257.8 million globally. At $124.5 million in domestically and $264.1 million worldwide, it’s clearly sailed past those estimates.
Variety reported that the film cost $250 million to produce and $125 million to promote. That makes it one of the more expensive theatrical productions of the year so far, but with its first few days already putting it past its production budget, it likely won’t be long before it completely recoups those costs.
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