Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" has dominated the box office over the past week as the summer has been widely plagued by franchise fatigue, with several films struggling to live up to the glory of their IP predecessors.Universal Pictures' star-studded adaptation of Homer's epic made $123 million domestically and more than $263 million globally during its opening weekend, marking Nolan's strongest global opening weekend ever, surpassing "The Dark Knight" trilogy and 2023's Oscar winner "Oppenheimer.""The Odyssey" maintained its strength during the week, making more than $18 million domestically Monday and Wednesday and more than $21 million on Tuesday.Its global gross crossed $320 million in less than a week.'THE ODYSSEY' REVIEW: CHRISTOPHER NOLAN GOES EPIC WITH HIS MOST AMBITIOUS FILM TO DATEChristopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" has dominated the box office this past week, grossing more than $320 million globally in less than a week.
(Melinda Sue Gordon Universal Studios.All Rights Reserved.)Such success at the box office could not be replicated by multiple franchise films released this summer.Disney's live-action "Moana," in which Dwayne Johnson reprised his role, opened to a dismal $43 million domestically earlier this month, a fraction of the $56 million the animated original made during its opening weekend in 2016 and the nearly $140 million "Moana 2" opened to in 2024.
It has been reported that Disney could lose about $100 million on the film, which reportedly cost $250 million to make.The film has grossed only $186 million globally so far.‘MOANA’ REVIEW: DWAYNE JOHNSON RETURNS FOR DISNEY'S LAZY LIVE-ACTION REMAKE THAT RESEMBLES AI SLOP"Supergirl" similarly bombed at the box office last month, earning just $37 million its opening weekend domestically and will likely fall short of reaching $150 million worldwide during its theatrical run for Warner Bros.
That pales in comparison to last year's "Superman," which grossed more than $600 million worldwide, mar...