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'The Odyssey' Holds Strong With $25 Million on Friday
Variety • • general
Key Points:
- Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” continues to dominate the domestic box office in its second weekend, expected to earn $84.5 million over the weekend, with a total North American gross around $283 million.
- The film achieved a record-breaking global debut of $264.1 million, surpassing Nolan’s previous best with “The Dark Knight Rises,” and is on track to become his highest-grossing film.
- “Hadestown: The Musical” secured second place with an estimated $9 million weekend, offering a theatrical retelling of the Orpheus-Eurydice myth and distributed by Crosswalk.
- Disney’s live-action “Moana” underperformed with an estimated $10.8 million over its third weekend, raising concerns due to its $250 million budget and potential $100 million loss for Disney.
- “Toy Story 5” and “Minions & Monsters” round out the top five, with “Toy Story 5” nearing $1 billion globally and “Minions & Monsters” maintaining steady earnings, proving modestly profitable against its $85 million budget.
