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Exclusive: Universal brass confirmed on Friday (October 30) that Christopher Nolan The odyssey overtook angry 7 And this week it surpassed $1.17 billion becoming the studio’s highest-grossing international release of all time.
“Christopher Nolan occupies a rare spot as a filmmaker whose star power transcends boundaries,” said Veronica Kwan Vandenberg, president of distribution for Universal Pictures International. screen. “This historic milestone speaks to the insatiable ambition of Chris and Emma (Thomas), delivering a cinematic achievement whose scale and skill bring Homer’s epic poem to life.
The adaptation of Homer’s 3,000-year-old epic about Odysseus’ decade-long return from the Trojan War to his wife Penelope in Ithaca broke multiple records, including: Nolan’s highest international opening (it debuted at No. 1 in 77 markets) and international cumulative total. It is also the biggest film by a British director in 78 markets, including the UK and Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Brazil, Spain, Korea, Australia and India.
The feature film is the eighth-highest-grossing Hollywood film of all time and Universal’s highest-grossing film in 45 markets, including South Korea, France, Italy, Australia, the Netherlands and India. In South Korea, it is the biggest Hollywood film of all time and the second highest grossing of all time.
The odyssey It is the second highest-grossing film of 2026 internationally, only behind it Spider-Man: Brand New Day. At the time of writing, the adventure epic had grossed in the following major territories: US$118.5 million in the UK and Ireland (£88.2 million), US$102.7 million in South Korea (KRW 142.4 million), US$93.2 million in France (€81.1 million), US$68.2 million in Germany (US$59.7 million), US$68.2 million (in Germany) ($59.7 million). $49.4 million in Australia (70.2 million AUD), $45.2 million in Spain (39.3 million euros), $38.6 million in Mexico (668.6 million bets), $25.9 million in Brazil (132.5 million BRL), and $24.2 million in India (2.3 billion INR). It grossed $115 million in China (approximately CNH 766 million).
Starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, Samantha Morton, Zendaya and Lupita Nyong’o. Thomas and Nolan produced through their company, Syncopy, and Thomas Haislip served as executive producer.
Universal became the first Hollywood studio to surpass $3 billion at the international box office this year — it’s currently at $3.37 billion, ahead of all other studios — and the first to surpass $5 billion worldwide.
