Universal's "The Odyssey" Wraps First Week Near $200 Million as Indie Releases Open
"The Odyssey" earned $199.3 million in its first week, while specialty titles "Motor City" and "Her Private Hell" opened with modest preview grosses.
Universal's Christopher Nolan film The Odyssey concluded its opening week with $199.3 million from 3,919 theaters, a slight decline from Thursday's $17.6 million. The total places the movie third among Nolan's first-week domestic openings, behind The Dark Knight ($238.6 million) and The Dark Knight Rises ($225 million), and ahead of Oppenheimer and Inception. Analysts project a second-weekend gross of $61 million to $74 million, noting the film's steady weekday performance.
Counterprogramming this weekend includes the Broadway capture Hadestown, which earned $1.5 million in Thursday previews and is expected to open between $8 million and $10 million. The film holds a 100% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 99% audience score, positioning it for the second-largest opening for a Broadway recording after Disney's Hamilton.
IFC's crime noir Motor City generated $475,000 from previews, including Thursday night and Monday mystery screenings. The film stars Alan Ritchson, Shailene Woodley and Ben Foster and holds a 65% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Neon's fashion-infused kung-fu noir Her Private Hell, directed by Nicolas Wasting Refn and starring Sophie Thatcher and Charles Melton, earned $125,000 in previews. The film received a 45% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes and is being promoted through advance screenings in major U.S. cities following its Cannes out-of-competition premiere.