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The Odyssey becomes IMAX’s highest-grossing film with $289 million
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has become the highest-grossing IMAX release worldwide, earning $289 million, or about Rs 2,759 crore, in less than a month, according to IMAX. Koimoi, citing estimates, puts the…
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Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has become the highest-grossing IMAX release worldwide, earning $289 million, or about Rs 2,759 crore, in less than a month, according to IMAX. Koimoi, citing estimates, puts the film’s worldwide haul at $1.17 billion, including $481.5 million in North America and $695.3 million overseas. It has surpassed Frozen II’s $477.4 million domestic total and ranks 26th on the all-time North American list.
The film also opened in China with an estimated $15.9 million on its first day, including previews, ranking ninth among Hollywood films’ post-COVID opening days there, Koimoi reports. In India, Pinkvilla reports a 29-day gross of Rs 209 crore, with the run expected to reach about Rs 218 crore. All box-office figures are estimates from the cited outlets.
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The easy narrative is that every new milestone proves a universal blockbuster. The figures instead show a film with strong global and premium-format appeal, but uneven performance across markets. IMAX’s record is impressive, yet it measures one exhibition format, not total ticket sales. Koimoi also cautions that its figures are unverified estimates. The useful tests are whether the worldwide total holds above $1.17 billion and whether India reaches the projected Rs 218 crore.
Sources (4): indiatvnews.com, koimoi.com, koimoi.com (2), pinkvilla.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 4 sources.
