411 Box Office Report: The Odyssey Holds Strong In Week Two, Tops $600 Million Worldwide

The Odyssey continued to journey its way to big numbers at the box office, holding remarkably well to claim #1 again. The Christopher Nolan-directed epic led the box office with ease this weekend, grossing a fantastic $87 million in its second frame.

That’s off a mere 30% from last weekend’s big opening number, a stellar hold for a blockbuster that opened so big. The take marks the second-biggest sophomore weekend for an R-rated film behind only Deadpool & Wolverine, which took in $96.8 million in its second weekend. It is also Nolan’s best second weekend ever, an honor previously held by The Dark Knight at $75.1 million.

We knew that The Odyssey was going to have a strong hold considering there were no new mainstream films in wide release this weekend. But it should also be noted that Nolan’s films usually have legs. Oppenheimer legged out to quadruple its opening weekend, and it fell further than Odyssey in its second frame at 43%.

That said, it remains to be seen if Odyssey will reach Oppenheimer’s legs as it finds strong competition next weekend. But as it stands right now, the film has already grossed $286.4 million domestically and $639.6 million worldwide. It seems likely to at least cross the $400 million mark domestically. Could it reach $1 billion worldwide? Absolutely, and even with its $250 million budget that’s huge profit.

Moana was down 41% in its third weekend, bringing in $10.5 million. The Disney live-action remake is a failure for the studio as it sets at $102.5 million stateside and $228.2 million worldwide against a $250 million budget. The film is looking not as if it might stretch out to $120 million in the US, but that’s not enough to keep it from being a big money loser for the studio.

Toy Story 5 meanwhile is making Disney very happy as it slipped just 27% in its fifth weekend. The Pixar sequel scored $10 million to bring its totals to $448.6 million domestically and $1.022 billion worldwide. It is the third movie of the year to cross $1 billion and the highest grossing in the Toy Story franchise domestically. The worldwide crown for the franchise is coming too, as it’s only $50 million behind Toy Story 4’s $1.071 billion. Needless to say, this is a huge hit and will finish above $465 million without much trouble.

Coming in at #4 was Hadestown: The Musical. The filmed version of the famed stage musical had a strong start with $9.7 million, beating expectations in the $7 million to $8 million range coming into the frame. That marks the second biggest start for a filmed Broadway production, just shy of Hamilton’s $10.1 million launch last September — though it should be said that Hamilton was a re-release and had premiered on Disney+ during the COVID lockdown era.

Hadestown is of course selling to a somewhat niche audience, but that audience loves it and so do critics. The film has a 100% critic aggregate on Rotten Tomatoes and a 99% audience RT rating. (No CinemaScore, as CinemaScore doesn’t measure limited engagements like this typically.) The film was originally set to have a five-day engagement but Bleecker Street, who are distributing, has announced a longer run. Hard to know how well it will do, but the studio is very happy with it.

Minions & Monsters continues to hold on strong, as it was down by just 29% in its fourth weekend with $9.6 million. That places the film at $155.4 million domestically and $396.3 million worldwide. That’s very good against an $85 million production budget and even though it’s not anywhere close to the previous Despicable Me or Minions films, Universal will be reaping profit here.

A24’s The Invite also had a good hold in its third weekend of wide release. The critically loved romcom from Olivia Wilde brought in $2.6 million, off just 25%, to push its totals to $19.8 million in the US and $27.4 million worldwide. That’s good news for the studio, who acquired it for $12 million. The movie now looking at around $25 million in the US, putting it in good shape financially.

Evil Dead Burns stabilized in its third weekend, dropping 45% to just $2.6 million. Much like Minions & Monsters, this is a disappointment but still profitable as it’s at $29.2 million domestically and $63.4 million versus a $20 million production budget. $35 million is its probable endgame.

Young Washington was down 44% in its fourth weekend to ring up $2.0 million. Angel Studios’ historical drama now has $45 million and will hit around $50 million. That’s enough for good profit against a $20 million budget.

Coming in at #9 was Motor City. IFC’s noir action thriller did fairly well with $1.6 million from a mostly wide release of 1,600 theaters. That’s better than was expected for the film, which had a lower profile marketing push.

The movie, which stars Alan Ritchson and Shailene Woodley, has been doing merely okay in critic sentiment with a 64% RT score. Audience reactions on RT aggregate to a 69% score, which is not generally that good considering you want something in the 80%-plus range. But the film is doing what IFC wants and will do well enough when it hits digital. No word on its budget, but it will probably be out of the top 10 next weekend.

Obsession closed out the top 10 with $1.5 million, down 37% in its 11th weekend. The Curry Barker-directed horror film now has $261.4 million domestically and $445.1 million worldwide against a budget of just $1 million. It will hit around $265 million in the US.

The Odyssey will cede the way to another film with Tom Holland, Zendaya and Jon Bernthal next week as Spider-Man: Brand New Day launches. The movie is looking to do well over $200 million, perhaps as high as $250 million. It’s the only new wide release next weekend.

Box Office Top Ten (Three-Day Domestic Numbers)

1. The Odyssey – $87 million ($286.4 million total, $639.6 million WW)
2. Moana – $10.5 million ($102.5 million total, $228.2 million WW)
3. Toy Story 5 – $10 million ($448.6 million total, $1.022 billion WW)
4. Hadestown: The Musical – $9.7 million ($9.7 million total, $9.7 million WW)
5. Minions & Monsters – $9.6 million ($155.4 million total, $396.3 million WW)
6. The Invite – $2.6 million ($19.8 million total, $27.4 million WW)
7. Evil Dead Burn – $2.6 million ($29.2 million total, $63.4 million WW)
8. Young Washington – $1.9 million ($45 million total, $45 million WW)
9. Motor City – $1.6 million ($1.6 million total, $1.6 million WW)
10. Obsession – $1.5 million ($261.4 million total, $445.1 million WW)