The Odyssey box office nears $200 million after first week
Universal’s Christopher Nolan film hit $199.3M in North America as Hadestown, Motor City and Her Private Hell started previews.
By Georgia Hale · Staff Writer
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The Odyssey box office run is already flirting with $200 million in North America, with Deadline reporting that Universal’s Christopher Nolan film finished its first week at $199.3 million from 3,919 theaters.
According to Deadline’s Anthony D’Alessandro, the Matt Damon movie added $17.6 million on Thursday, dipping just 3% from its $18 million Wednesday gross. The film has posted eight-figure daily grosses throughout its first week, Deadline reported.
How much has The Odyssey made at the box office?
Deadline reported that The Odyssey has made $199.3 million at the North American box office after seven days. That total follows a $123.5 million opening weekend, according to the outlet.
Among Nolan’s films, Deadline said The Odyssey ranks third for first-week domestic grosses. It trails The Dark Knight at $238.6 million and The Dark Knight Rises at $225 million, while running ahead of Oppenheimer at $127.8 million and Inception at $100.1 million.
The second weekend is being projected by Deadline in the $61 million to $74 million range. Nolan’s best second domestic weekend remains The Dark Knight, which made $75.1 million, according to Deadline.
Hadestown starts strong in previews
Broadway also muscled into the weekend. Deadline reported that Hadestown, the live Broadway feature capture from Bleecker Street’s event cinema arm Crosswalk and LD Entertainment, made $1.5 million in previews on Thursday.
A Broadway capture is a filmed version of a stage production, presented in cinemas as an event release rather than a conventional movie adaptation.
Deadline said Hadestown is expected to open between $8 million and $10 million. The outlet reported it is tracking toward the second-biggest opening weekend for a Broadway capture, behind Disney’s Hamilton, which opened to $10.1 million after its Disney+ debut during the Covid period last year.
On Rotten Tomatoes, Deadline reported Hadestown had a 100% critics’ score and a 99% audience score at the time of the report.
Motor City and Her Private Hell enter the mix
IFC’s Motor City, directed by Potsy Ponciroli, brought in $475,000 in previews, Deadline reported. That figure includes Thursday night shows and Monday mystery screenings.
The R-rated, dialogue-free crime noir stars Alan Ritchson, Shailene Woodley and Ben Foster. Deadline compared its preview haul with IFC releases Late Night With the Devil, which made $317,000 in previews before a $2.8 million opening, and Clown in a Cornfield, which made $600,000 in previews before a $3.6 million opening.
Deadline reported that Motor City’s Thursday walk-up business reached 65%, and that critics had the film at 65% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
Neon’s Her Private Hell, directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, made $125,000 in previews, according to Deadline. The fashion-world genre kung-fu noir stars Sophie Thatcher and two-time Beef nominee Charles Melton.
Deadline reported that Refn is in Los Angeles for weekend Q&As tied to the film, including an appearance after a 10 p.m. American Cinematheque screening marking the 15th anniversary of Drive. The outlet also said the movie had a Los Angeles premiere Tuesday with Thatcher, Melton and Havana Rose Liu.
Her Private Hell premiered out of competition at Cannes, then went to advance screenings in Los Angeles, New York and Chicago, Deadline reported. The outlet said the film is Refn’s third collaboration with Neon’s Tom Quinn, after Only God Forgives at Radius and the Pusher films at Magnolia.
Deadline reported that Her Private Hell carried a 45% Rotten Tomatoes critics’ score. The outlet also said Mubi controls most overseas rights, and that the film cost in the mid-single digits before prints and advertising.
This story draws on original reporting from Deadline.