Overview
- La Odisea has earned about $639 million worldwide in its first ten days, powered by unusually strong per‑screen sales in IMAX and a modest second‑week drop compared with typical blockbusters.
- Christopher Nolan shot the film entirely on IMAX 70 mm, a production choice that limited the number of perfect‑format screenings but pushed some chains to restore or buy large‑format projectors to meet demand.
- Industry reports say Universal and IMAX are arranging a massive mid‑August expansion across nearly 800 IMAX screens in China, a move analysts argue could plausibly push the film past the $1 billion mark if attendance holds.
- Prominent classicist Emily Wilson published a blistering essay calling the script simplified and the writing poor, saying “I would be ashamed to have written any part of this screenplay,” and she also criticized the decision to shoot in Western Sahara.
- The release has boosted public interest in Homer's poem—searches and audiobook sales have surged—and created short‑term effects for cinemas, talent promotion, and the marketing window for competing summer tentpoles such as the upcoming Spider‑Man release.