We’re still three weeks out from the release of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, but the film is already shaping up to be a blockbuster hit at the box office. The latest estimates have the historical epic opening with somewhere between $80 million and $100 million when it’s released in North America next month.
The Odyssey at the Box Office
Nolan’s last film, Oppenheimer, opened with $82.4 million, although the Barbenheimer phenomenon certainly helped a bit. This time around, The Odyssey isn’t facing any major opposition on its opening weekend.
The film has received an R-rating, just like Oppenheimer, and is nearly as long, with a runtime of 2 hours and 52 minutes.
It was recently revealed that Universal Pictures will be skipping influencer screenings for The Odyssey.
The Odyssey
The film stars Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron, Jon Bernthal, Robert Pattinson, Mia Goth, Zendaya, Elliot Page, John Leguizamo, Samantha Morton, Ryan Hurst, Logan Marshall-Green, Lupita Nyong’o, Josh Stewart, Benny Safdie, Corey Hawkins, and Elyes Gabel.
Holland has teased that the film is a masterpiece. “I can tell you that it is an absolute masterpiece, and I’m taking myself out of that equation,” he said. “Chris Nolan’s movie is fantastic. It’s unlike anything that I’ve ever seen before. I think when I saw the movie, I found myself asking a question that I haven’t asked about a movie for a long time, which is, ‘How did you do that?’” Holland was so eager to take part in the movie that he contacted Sony Pictures to see if they could push back production on Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
The Odyssey is based on an ancient Greek poem by Homer that tells the tale of Odysseus, King of Ithaca, and his journey home after the ten-year Trojan War. The trip was perilous, including encounters with the Cyclops Polyphemus, the Sirens, and the witch-goddess Circe. At home, Odysseus is presumed dead, and his wife Penelope and son Telemachus must contend with groups of unruly suitors who each want Penelope’s hand in marriage to control the kingdom.
The film is set to be released in theaters on July 17.
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