The Odyssey North America Box Office: Can It Beat The Biggest Hollywood Animated Film Ever? Here’s The Gap

The Odyssey is the first epic ever directed by Christopher Nolan; it’s a blockbuster and is back in some premium formats. The film has beaten many Hollywood blockbusters, and it is edging closer to the all-time highest-grossing Hollywood animated film at the box office in North America. Keep scrolling for the deets.

How much has the film collected so far at the North American box office?

The Christopher Nolan epic is playing on 560 screens across North America. It still performed better than Spider-Man: Brand New Day at the North American box office, up 117% from last Tuesday. The box office total of the Matt Damon starrer has hit the $623.9 million mark in North America. The movie is tracking to earn between $625 million and $630 million at the North American box office.

Can it beat the all-time highest-grossing Hollywood animation in North America?

According to Box Office Mojo, The Odyssey recently surpassed the domestic haul of The Avengers as the all-time #15 highest-grossing film. Meanwhile, Inside Out 2, released in 2024, became the all-time highest-grossing Hollywood movie at the North American box office. The Pixar animated film collected $652.9 million at the domestic box office over its lifetime. It is the all-time #12 highest-grossing film in North America.

The mythological epic is expected to earn between $625 million and $630 million at the North American box office. The Robert Pattinson starrer is still almost $33 million short of surpassing the domestic haul of Inside Out 2 and becoming the all-time #12 highest-grossing film.

More about the film

The mythological epic has earned more than $1.78 billion at the worldwide box office. It is the all-time highest-grossing R-rated movie worldwide. The film follows Odysseus as he embarks on a perilous journey back to Ithaca after the Trojan War, facing formidable mythical creatures, including the Cyclops Polyphemus, the enchanting Sirens, and the nymph Calypso, as he struggles to return home. The film was released on July 17.