Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' reaches $640 million worldwide, while 'Toy Story 5' tops $1 billion
"The Odyssey" earned $640 million globally after its second weekend, and Disney-Pixar’s "Toy Story 5" became the year’s highest-grossing film with $1.02 billion.
Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi epic "The Odyssey" posted a second-weekend worldwide gross of $215.3 million, bringing its cumulative total to $640 million. The film’s performance was buoyed by strong IMAX earnings, which contributed $140 million, the highest ever for a sophomore weekend in the format. In North America the movie added $24.1 million, raising its domestic total to $78 million, while overseas markets such as the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany, Mexico and Australia all recorded top-of-the-weekend positions.
Disney and Pixar’s "Toy Story 5" continued its ascent, reaching a worldwide total of $1.022 billion, making it the highest-grossing release of the year and the third film of 2026 to cross the $1-billion mark. The sequel earned $573.5 million abroad and $448.6 million domestically, with notable contributions from China ($41.6 million) and other key territories including Mexico, the United Kingdom and Japan. The film now ranks as the sixth-highest-grossing Pixar title of all time.
Universal Studios noted that "The Odyssey" has become the fourth-largest film of the year worldwide, surpassing the lifetime grosses of previous Nolan releases such as "Interstellar" and "Tenet" in several markets. The studio also highlighted that it now owns three movies that have exceeded $1 billion globally, joining "Michael" and "Super Mario Galaxy Movie".
Other releases this weekend included Stephen Chow’s family comedy "All Wishes Come True" in China, which earned an estimated $46.3 million, and the new Minions and Monsters franchise entry, which added $28.2 million worldwide. Disney’s live-action "Moana" logged a third-weekend total of $26.9 million, bringing its global tally to $228.2 million.