Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” has become the highest-grossing film in Universal Pictures’ 114-year history, the studio announced Saturday, reaching the milestone during its ninth weekend in theaters with a projected worldwide total of about $1.68 billion.
The Matt Damon-led epic’s domestic haul stands at $601.2 million against $1.083 billion internationally, pushing it past the $1.677 billion global mark set by “Jurassic World” in 2015. It is now the first film that is neither a sequel nor a remake to clear $1 billion overseas since 2009.
Donna Langley, chairman of NBCUniversal Entertainment, called the film “one of the most ambitious and brilliantly executed films in cinematic history.”
It is also the highest-grossing R-rated film ever made in unadjusted worldwide box-office receipts, overtaking “Deadpool & Wolverine,” and the biggest earner in IMAX history. For Mr. Nolan, it is now his highest-grossing release, ahead of “The Dark Knight Rises,” continuing a partnership with Universal that began after his 2021 departure from Warner Bros. and previously produced the Best Picture winner “Oppenheimer.”
The milestone caps a dominant year for Universal, which leads all studios in 2026 with roughly $4.92 billion in global ticket sales and about 26% of the market — the first studio this year to cross both $3 billion internationally and $4 billion worldwide.
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