The Odyssey

Universal · Released Jul 17, 2026 · R · 2h 52m

Final · 15 weeks in theaters

$1.80B

Worldwide total through Oct 23–25, 2026

Domestic
$625M
International
$1.17B
Budget
$250M
Last weekend
$290K
−48% from the weekend before

About the film

Christopher Nolan takes on Homer: after the Trojan War, Odysseus (Matt Damon) fights storms, monsters and the sea itself on the long voyage home to Ithaca.

Distance to break-even

Worldwide total, week by week

$0
$500M
$1.00B
$1.50B
$2.00B
Break-even zone
Worldwide total after each weekend with reported international numbers. Estimated break-even: $639M–$799M. International totals aren’t reported every weekend, so some weeks have no point.

Weekend by weekend

$124M
Wk 1
Wk 4
Wk 7
Wk 10
Wk 13
$290K
Wk 15
Domestic weekend gross (Friday to Sunday).
WeekendRankWeekend grossChangeTheatersPer theaterDomestic totalWorldwide total
Wk 15 Oct 23–25–$290K−48%144$2,014$625M$1.80B
Wk 14 Oct 16–18–$560K−74%330$1,697$625M–
Wk 13 Oct 9–11–$2.1M+65%560$3,839$623M$1.78B
Wk 12 Oct 2–411$1.3M−66%662$1,964$621M–
Wk 11 Sep 25–278$3.8M−23%1,021$3,722$617M–
Wk 10 Sep 18–204$5.0M−35%1,546$3,202$610M–
Wk 9 Sep 11–133$7.6M−42%1,983$3,833$601M$1.68B
Wk 8 Sep 4–62$13.1M−9%2,312$5,666$585M–
Wk 7 Aug 28–303$14.4M−27%2,617$5,502$564M$1.55B
Wk 6 Aug 21–233$19.7M−17%3,091$6,373$539M–
Wk 5 Aug 14–162$23.6M−26%3,217$7,336$505M–
Wk 4 Aug 7–92$31.7M−38%3,603$8,798$461M–
Wk 3 Jul 31–Aug 22$51.0M−43%3,861$13,209$396M$911M
Wk 2 Jul 24–261$90.0M−27%3,942$22,831$289M$640M
Wk 1 Jul 17–191$124M–3,919$31,513$124M$263M

How it stacks up

Against every film in the ReelMatrix tracker.

Opening weekend · top 10 of 34
  1. Spider-Man: Brand New Day$360M
  2. The Odyssey$124M
  3. Resident Evil$60.1M
  4. Verity$32.0M
  5. Street Fighter$30.8M
  6. Practical Magic 2$30.0M
  7. Other Mommy$27.8M
  8. Insidious: Out of the Further$25.1M
  9. Clayface$24.0M
  10. The End of Oak Street$21.0M

Show the math

Break-even

Production budget
$250M
Marketing (estimated for a major studio)
$150M–$250M
Total cost
$400M–$500M
Studio's share of each ticket dollar
43¢
Later: home, streaming and TV
+20¢
Break-even worldwide
$639M–$799M

Total cost ÷ 63¢ per box office dollar. That's 2.6–3.2× the budget. The studio's share blends 50¢ domestic, 40¢ international and 25¢ in China, weighted by this film's mix: 35% from the US and Canada, from its reported totals.

Money in, money out

From domestic theaters
$313M
From international theaters
$426M
From China
$26.1M
Home, streaming and TV (est.)
$359M
Minus total cost
−$400M–$500M
Estimated profit so far
$624M–$724M

Projection

These are the film’s final totals.

Domestic finish
~$625M
Worldwide finish
~$1.80B

Verdict: Smash. How verdicts work