Christopher Nolan’s groundbreaking film, The Odyssey, continues to make IMAX history, bringing in $48 million in its second week of IMAX release.
Down just 8% from its record-breaking $52 million opening weekend, the film also led the IMAX global network to its third-highest-grossing weekend of all time. To date, Universal Pictures’ The Odyssey has generated $140 million in IMAX global box office, accounting for 21.9% of the film’s global box office. The film surpassed $100 million in IMAX global box office in just 10 days, becoming the second-fastest film in IMAX history to reach the milestone.
In North America, The Odyssey earned $24 million in IMAX box office from just 443 screens — down just 19% from its opening weekend — representing a remarkable 27.7% market share and the highest domestic second-weekend IMAX box office in Company history. Internationally, the film generated $24 million across 450 IMAX screens – up an impressive 7% from its opening weekend – representing a 19% market share and delivering the biggest IMAX weekend ever across EMEA.
IMAX 70mm Film, the gold-standard 18K presentation available at just 41 IMAX locations worldwide, earned $5.2 million over the weekend, averaging $126,000 per screen. To date, IMAX 70mm Film has generated $16.9 million in global box office, averaging a massive $412,000 per screen and accounting for 12.1% of the film’s total IMAX global box office. With no signs of slowing down, additional showtimes are already sold out into September.
The Odyssey continues its global IMAX rollout with upcoming releases in South Korea (August 5), China (August 14), and Japan (September 11). The film will play in IMAX 70mm Film locations for at least five weeks, with many locations adding screenings between midnight and 7:00 a.m. to meet demand.