Updated
Updated · Deadline · Jul 21
The Odyssey Nears 2026's Top Monday With $17.5 Million, Lifting 4-Day Domestic Total to $141 Million
Updated
Updated · Deadline · Jul 21

The Odyssey Nears 2026's Top Monday With $17.5 Million, Lifting 4-Day Domestic Total to $141 Million

2 articles · Updated · Deadline · Jul 21

Summary

  • $17.5 million in estimated Monday sales would give The Odyssey the strongest Monday of 2026 in the U.S. and Canada, edging Toy Story 5's $17.3 million and topping The Mandalorian & Grogu's $16.4 million holiday Monday.
  • That push lifted Christopher Nolan's epic to a $141 million domestic four-day total, 48% ahead of Oppenheimer over the same Friday-Monday span.
  • The film's revised opening figures show a slightly lower $123.5 million domestic three-day start but a higher $140.2 million international haul, bringing its global debut to $263.7 million.
  • That worldwide opening is Nolan's biggest yet, surpassing The Dark Knight Rises' $249 million, while Monday demand remained intense with Imax screenings in Los Angeles and New York largely sold out.

Insights

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