“The Odyssey” has notched another record on its epic box office voyage.
Christopher Nolan‘s blockbuster “The Odyssey” is officially the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time with $1.352 billion, overtaking the benchmark set by 2024’s “Deadpool & Wolverine” with $1.338 billion.
“The Odyssey” landed in theaters on July 17, collecting a mighty $123 million in its domestic debut, and has remained a sensation. Since then, the big-budget adaptation of Homer’s epic poem has generated $516 million domestically and $835 million internationally. Much of the fanfare has revolved around Imax, which has racked up $354 million in revenue. It’s the fifth release this year and third R-rated movie ever (joining the company of “Joker”) to surpass $1 billion in revenue.
Ryan Reynolds, the creative force behind Marvel’s “Deadpool” franchise, celebrated the passing of the baton to Nolan and company. “Congratulations to the entire cast and crew of The Odyssey for becoming the highest grossing R-rated movie of all time,” he wrote on X.
Among its many other milestones, “The Odyssey” ranks as Nolan’s biggest movie of all time, surpassing 2012’s “The Dark Knight Rises” ($1.08 billion, not adjusted for inflation), as well as Imax’s highest-grossing release of all time, outpacing 2009’s “Avatar” ($271 million, not adjusted for inflation).
“The Odyssey” stars Matt Damon as Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, and chronicles his seemingly eternal, perilous voyage home after the Trojan War. Damon leads the all-star ensemble of Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Zendaya, Charlize Theron, Elliot Page, Jon Bernthal and John Leguizamo.