The Odyssey opens with record $17.6 million in previews

17 de julho de 2026

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey posted the highest preview gross of 2026 so far with $17.6 million on Thursday night. Universal projects a $50 million first Friday that would deliver a $117 million domestic opening weekend.

The R-rated epic is playing in 3,919 theaters. Advance ticket sales reached $30 million to $40 million before opening, with strong demand for IMAX and premium large-format screens.

The film stars Matt Damon as Odysseus, Anne Hathaway as Penelope, Zendaya as Athena and Tom Holland as Telemachus. It marks Nolan’s third collaboration with Damon after Interstellar and Oppenheimer.

The Odyssey ranks as the third-biggest opening projected for Nolan behind The Dark Knight Rises and The Dark Knight. It is also on pace for Universal’s highest R-rated opening weekend to date.

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Initial reactions on X to The Odyssey's record $17.6M previews highlight strong box office optimism and praise for Nolan among fans, with some pre-release skepticism about underperformance and casting decisions sparking negative predictions.

#TheOdyssey slays $17.6M in Thursday preview cash

+$7.1M vs OPPENHEIMER ($10.5M)

The LARGEST preview number of the year surpassing MICHAEL which did $12.6M en route to $97.2M

We will be more frontloaded here BUT still $90M+ should be LOCKED

NEVER BET AGAINST NOLAN 💰

— Erick The ACE 🎥 (@ErickWeber) 17 de julho de 2026

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey just dropped $17.6M in Thursday previews, the biggest of 2026.

Massive signal for an $80M–$100M+ domestic opening, fueled by IMAX/PLF dominance and zero major competition.

Global opening eyeing $200 million. pic.twitter.com/egJdWuwA5k

— Art Hits Hard (@nightwriter22) 17 de julho de 2026

🚨 NOLAN JUST BODIED THE BOX OFFICE 🔥

The Odyssey smashes records with $17.6 MILLION in Thursday previews, the highest of ANY 2026 film.

The Woke Right is seething. They’ve spent months doomposting about “muh Hollywood collapse” and now Nolan’s cooking their entire narrative.… pic.twitter.com/EA9y5LMsm1

— Cory Anderson (@iamcoryanderson) 17 de julho de 2026

I’m calling it now… the Odyssey will underperform.

There is no hype, no real marketing push, and no momentum for this film.

Nolan isn’t enough to carry it, and just throwing endless stars at it isn’t going to cut it.

There is no excitement for it online or in real life.…

— Roberto Blake 🇺🇸🇵🇦 Creative Entrepreneur (@robertoblake) 6 de julho de 2026

These AI videos about the Odyssey are great. Serves them right for casting a trans and a Black woman as Helen of Troy. Christopher Nolan fucked up, and it will bomb this weekend at the box office.

— Jbones (@tryjono) 17 de julho de 2026

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• https://variety.com/lists/best-anne-hathaway-movies-performances-ranked/
• https://variety.com/lists/matt-damon-best-movies-ranked/
• https://deadline.com/2026/07/box-office-the-odyssey-1236993792/
• https://variety.com/2026/film/news/the-odyssey-changes-christopher-nolan-adapts-homer-1236814443/
• https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/samantha-morton-the-odyssey-feature-1236650941/