Details:
The $20M spread in Universal’s projection isn’t uncertainty — it’s history. Oppenheimer was tracking $40M–$50M before it opened to $82.4M. Whether that was Barbenheimer, Nolan, or both, nobody fully agreed. This time there’s no Barbie next door.
- IMAX screens sold out a year in advance, alongside strong PLF presales across the board.
- No competing wide release from a major studio is scheduled for the same weekend.
- The film adapts Homer’s epic, with Matt Damon leading a cast directed by Nolan for Universal.
What to watch:
Whether The Odyssey crosses $100M — which would rank among Nolan’s biggest openings ever — or settles closer to the floor. July 17 answers the question.
