The Odyssey has continued its strong box office run, with Christopher Nolan's film now on course for a worldwide opening above $257 million — his best global debut since The Dark Knight Rises took $249 million in 2012. The milestone underscores just how demanding the production was, after Nolan told Today that adapting Homer's epic as writer, director and producer pushed him to "the limits of my own stamina", adding that a film of The Odyssey "should be difficult" if it is being made properly.

Nolan, who has historically released a new film roughly every three years, confirmed that his next project will take "at least" that long, following Oppenheimer (2023), Tenet (2020), Dunkirk (2017) and Interstellar (2014). The Odyssey is notable as the first feature shot entirely on IMAX 70mm film, a decision Nolan said he had long dreamed of realising. The film, now in cinemas, stars Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong'o, Robert Pattinson, Tom Holland, Zendaya and Charlize Theron.