The Odyssey ends its North American run at $625.6 million

The Odyssey closed its North American run after 105 days with $625.6 million, Koimoi reported. That is about $11 million short of Deadpool & Wolverine's $636.7 million, the R-rated domestic record, and second only to Jurassic World's $653.4 million among Universal releases in North America. Its worldwide run continues.

Where the worldwide total stands

The overseas number came in its 16th weekend: $2.7 million, down 16% from the weekend before, Koimoi reported. That took the global total to about $1.8 billion, the outlet said, citing Box Office Mojo. A second Koimoi report put the worldwide total at $1.79 billion, and Comic Basics at roughly $1.799 billion.

North America supplied $625.6 million, or 34.8% of the worldwide total, while international markets contributed $1.17 billion, or 65.2%. Koimoi ranks the film as the second-highest-grossing release of 2026 worldwide, behind Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

The Odyssey launched on 17 July with $264.1 million worldwide, including $124.5 million in North America, Comic Basics reported. It crossed $1 billion within three weeks, before it opened in China, and reached $500 million in the US in 31 days, one of the fastest paces recorded.

What the records change

Koimoi listed three worldwide records. Worldwide, the film passed Deadpool & Wolverine, which finished at $1.338 billion, to become the highest-grossing R-rated movie ever. It overtook The Dark Knight Rises at $1.085 billion as Nolan's biggest. And it passed Jurassic World's $1.671 billion to become Universal Pictures' highest-grossing release worldwide.

Koimoi reported it as the only R-rated film to pass $1.5 billion worldwide. It also listed the film as the first non-sequel, non-remake to gross more than $1 billion internationally since Avatar in 2009; Comic Basics said Universal noted that milestone.

Comic Basics put the budget at about $250 million, with break-even estimated at $625 million to $750 million. Nolan's previous film, Oppenheimer, earned about $975.8 million worldwide in 2023.

The IMAX record

Koimoi put the current IMAX gross at $555 million worldwide, more than double Avatar's $271 million. Zoom TV estimated about $550 million. Comic Basics noted the film had about $289 million from IMAX screens at the time it passed Avatar for the format record.

Comic Basics reported that The Odyssey was the first feature shot entirely with IMAX cameras, and that large-format screens accounted for 53% of the domestic opening.

The top 10 gap and what comes next

At roughly $1.799 billion, the film sits about $71 million short of Zootopia 2 at about $1.870 billion, the last place in the all-time top 10, Comic Basics reported. Vietnam.vn, citing The Numbers, had it at about $1.816 billion at the end of October. Reported totals vary by tracker, with some placing it slightly above or below $1.8 billion.

Comic Basics reported that a theatrical re-release may be needed to close the gap. Koimoi reported that the film has already returned to IMAX screens after briefly losing shows to newer releases. Zoom TV said it is being discussed as a contender for the upcoming awards season.