Christopher Nolan's epic The Odyssey continued to dominate the box office this weekend, prompting rival studios to largely avoid releasing competing films against it. The film's success is now historic in scale, having overtaken Nolan's own Tenet and Batman Begins, and is on pace to surpass The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises, underlining just how far ahead it is of the rest of the market. Even Sony is said to be wary of the situation as it prepares to release Spider-Man: Brand New Day the following week, despite that film targeting a different audience.

Only two new releases dared enter cinemas alongside The Odyssey: Hadestown: The Musical, a filmed version of the stage production, and the action film Motor City, starring Alan Ritchson, which opened in around 1,600 US theatres via the Independent Film Company. Ritchson, established as a major streaming star through Reacher, saw Prime Video release new trailers for that show and its spin-off Neagley to coincide with Motor City's release. The film, which premiered at the 2025 Venice Film Festival, has been well received, holding a 65% score on Rotten Tomatoes, with Collider's review praising it as an uneven but largely engaging thrill ride.