Overview
- The film opened July 17 to about $264.1 million worldwide, including $124.5 million in North America and roughly $139.6 million internationally, driven by unusually strong advance sales for premium formats.
- Premium formats accounted for roughly half of North American opening revenue and the picture earned about $51.8 million from IMAX screens globally, a result credited to the fact Nolan shot the feature entirely on IMAX 70mm film.
- Critics and audiences responded very positively, with high aggregator scores and strong exit polling, helping the nearly three-hour, R-rated epic overcome runtime and rating limits on ticket sales.
- Classical scholars criticized Nolan’s adaptation choices for omitting or compressing key Homeric themes and character traits, while some commentators who had voiced pre-release casting concerns largely praised the finished film.
- Nolan said the production exhausted his team and that he will wait at least three years before his next film, and he also told reporters The Odyssey increased his interest in directing a horror project.