Overview
- Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey opened in mid‑July and quickly drew strong critical praise and an estimated record opening weekend for Nolan, with industry outlets reporting roughly $264 million worldwide.
- Early review aggregators and critics have hailed the film's ensemble performances, with outlets flagging Anne Hathaway in particular as an awards-season contender.
- In promotional interviews this week Matt Damon publicly called Ben Affleck “one of the great loves of my life” and said Affleck reacted to the film with an enthusiastic, hour‑long conversation about its details.
- Damon described a moving family response after the premiere when one of his daughters told him, “Dad, I’m proud of you,” and he reiterated a family rule of never being apart more than two weeks to balance work and home life.
- Damon also noted Christopher Nolan’s unconventional working habits — Nolan does not use a personal phone and routes calls through producer Emma Thomas — and reporting finds that pre‑release casting criticism has not undercut the film's early box‑office and critical success.