Christopher Nolan's adaptation of Homer's epic has passed $640 million at the global box office, with IMAX screenings driving a record-setting performance for the director. The R-rated, near three-hour film has proven unexpectedly resilient in cinemas, with premium large-format showings accounting for roughly 53% of takings so far, underlining how much the film's commercial success owes to audiences seeking out the biggest possible screen experience.

Starring Matt Damon as Odysseus, the film had reached $639.6 million within two weekends, with IMAX alone contributing an estimated $140 million of that total. Its second-weekend takings of $215.3 million represented only an 18% drop from its opening, the strongest second-weekend hold of any Nolan film to date, surpassing even The Dark Knight, suggesting strong word-of-mouth is sustaining audience turnout.