# Universal’s The Odyssey eyes record Tuesday, strong hold in second weekend

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-odyssey-posts-powerful-20m-tuesday-2nd-u-s-weekend-could-top-christopher-nolans-dark-knight-pics-box-office/
- Published: 2026-07-22T05:32:06+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-22T11:47:30+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/07/box-office-the-odyssey-tuesday-second-weekend-1236999819/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- "The Odyssey" set Nolan's best-ever Tuesday box office takings
- Beat 2008's "The Dark Knight" record with over $20.86m
- Second weekend forecast to hold strongly against Nolan's Batman films

## Summary

Universal's "The Odyssey" concluded its Tuesday takings by posting a powerful performance at the North American box office, surpassing $20.86 million to become Christopher Nolan's best-ever Tuesday, overtaking 2008's "The Dark Knight". The result underscores strong sustained demand for the Nolan epic beyond its opening weekend, reinforcing its status as one of the year's standout theatrical events.

The film, starring Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jon Bernthal and Mia Goth, ranked second among all Tuesdays this year behind Disney/Pixar's "Toy Story 5" ($23.69 million), and second only to "Jurassic World" ($24.3 million, 2015) among Universal releases. Having retained all Imax and premium large-format screens into its second weekend, it was forecast to drop 40-50% to between $61.8 million and $74 million, potentially beating the second-weekend holds of Nolan's "The Dark Knight" ($75.1 million, -61%) and "The Dark Knight Rises" ($62.1 million, -61%), though front-loaded blockbuster comparisons were treated cautiously given the film's by-appointment, premium-format appeal. No major studio opened wide against it that weekend, ahead of Sony/Marvel's "Spider-Man: Brand New Day", while smaller releases including IFC's "Motor City" and Bleecker Street's "Hadestown: The Musical" filled the gap.

## Coverage

- [Deadline: Universal’s The Odyssey eyes record Tuesday, strong hold in second weekend](https://deadline.com/2026/07/box-office-the-odyssey-tuesday-second-weekend-1236999819/)
- [The Hollywood Reporter: How Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Conquered the Box Office](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-odyssey-christopher-nolan-box-office-success-explained-1236652731/)

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