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The Odyssey Becomes Highest‑Grossing R‑Rated Film Worldwide

Premium IMAX screenings drove outsized ticket sales, with staggered international rollouts closing the gap and leaving room for further theatrical gains before a Nov. 17 home release.

Overview

  • Universal confirmed Thursday that Christopher Nolan’s film has reached $1.352 billion worldwide, overtaking Deadpool & Wolverine as the top‑grossing R‑rated release.
  • The film’s reported split is about $516 million domestically and roughly $835 million internationally, making it Nolan’s highest career grosser.
  • Exhibition in premium formats has been central to the run, with the picture marketed as the first feature shot entirely on IMAX film cameras and IMAX receipts reported in the hundreds of millions.
  • Recent mid‑August releases in China and South Korea helped close the gap on the record and a Japan rollout remains, prompting analysts and the studio to project the total could grow well beyond current levels.
  • Universal set a Nov. 17 date for digital and 4K Ultra HD Blu‑ray after an extended theatrical window, a move that reinforces the studio’s theater‑first strategy and could shape future event‑film release plans.