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Updated · Deadline · Jul 23
The Odyssey Earns $18.05 Million Wednesday, Running 54% Ahead of Oppenheimer
Updated
Updated · Deadline · Jul 23

The Odyssey Earns $18.05 Million Wednesday, Running 54% Ahead of Oppenheimer

3 articles · Updated · Deadline · Jul 23

Summary

  • $18.05 million on Wednesday pushed Universal’s The Odyssey to $181.6 million domestically after six days, with the daily take slipping only 16% from Tuesday’s $21.4 million.
  • That gave Christopher Nolan his second-biggest domestic Wednesday, trailing only The Dark Knight’s $18.3 million and topping The Dark Knight Rises’ $13.77 million.
  • The film is still outpacing 2023’s Oppenheimer, whose comparable Wednesday was $10.6 million and six-day total was $117.8 million; The Odyssey now stands 54% ahead.
  • A $61 million-$74 million second weekend is in play as no major studio wide releases open against it, and it keeps all PLF and Imax screens that drove 52% of its $123.5 million debut.

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