- 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.
Nolan's 'The Odyssey' tracking for $80M–$100M opening weekend
Summary: Universal’s $20 million opening-weekend projection for Christopher Nolan’s *The Odyssey* reflects uncertainty informed by past performance, as *Oppenheimer* opened far above its tracking estimate. The article says *The Odyssey* has sold out IMAX screens a year in advance, is seeing strong premium large-format presales, and faces no major studio wide release on the same weekend. Starring Matt Damon and adapting Homer’s epic, the film will be released on July 17, with the key question being whether it can cross $100 million or land closer to the low end of expectations.
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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.