{"id":8613,"date":"2026-07-17T12:17:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T07:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=8613"},"modified":"2026-07-17T12:17:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T07:17:47","slug":"the-odyssey-grossing-15m-in-thursday-night-previews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=8613","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Odyssey&#8217; Grossing $15M In Thursday Night Previews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>EXCLUSIVE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/universal\/\" id=\"auto-tag_universal\" data-tag=\"universal\">Universal<\/a>\u2018s <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/christopher-nolan\/\" id=\"auto-tag_christopher-nolan\" data-tag=\"christopher-nolan\">Christopher Nolan<\/a> epic <em><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/the-odyssey\/\" id=\"auto-tag_the-odyssey\" data-tag=\"the-odyssey\">The Odyssey<\/a> <\/em>is sailing to previews tonight around $15M give or take. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tIf that figure posts, it will rank as the best previews we\u2019ve seen so far this year for a live-action title, ahead of Lionsgate\u2019s <em>Michael <\/em>($12.6M previews, $97.2M U.S. opening). <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tOn Rotten Tomatoes, the audience score for <em>The Odyssey <\/em>stands at 96%, which is the best ever for a Nolan film, ahead of the 94% audience grades for <em>Batman Begins, Dark Knight, <\/em>and <em>Memento<\/em>, as well as the filmmaker\u2019s multi-Oscar winner <em>Oppenheimer <\/em>(91%). <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAlready, <em>The Odyssey<\/em>\u2018s previews are ahead of <em>Oppenheimer<\/em>\u2018s ($10.5M) which was also beefed up by large-format premium screen ticket sales. That biopic, with <em>Barbie <\/em>leading the weekend at the time, saw a $33M Friday\/previews and a 3-day of $82.4M. Currently, <em>The Odyssey <\/em>ranks as the British filmmaker\u2019s third best preview night stateside behind <em>Dark Knight Rises <\/em>($30.6M) and <em>Dark Knight <\/em>($18.5M). <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe question remains this weekend whether <em>The Odyssey <\/em>will crossover into non-premium format auditoriums. Most audiences are willing to wait and see <em>Odyssey <\/em>in the best seats and best showtimes possible. Sources told us that advance tickets sales for <em>The Odyssey <\/em>heading into the weekend were around $30M-$40M (By comparison, <em>Wicked: For Good <\/em>clocked $60M in advance tickets before its $147M U.S.\/Canada opening, while <em>Deadpool &amp; Wolverine <\/em>counted $50M in presale, that sequel opening to a R-rated domestic record with $211.4M). Imax 70MM showtimes for <em>The Odyssey<\/em> sold out a year in advance, and if you\u2019re looking for Imax or large-format seats in the next three days, chances are you\u2019ll be sitting in the front row, cranking your neck up at the screen. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tSo then how does <em>Odyssey<\/em>\u2018s previews stack up to other appointment-viewing movies, which are promoted and driven by Imax sales?  It\u2019s not far from James Cameron\u2019s 2022 <em>Avatar: The Way of Water <\/em>($17M previews, 3-day of $134M and a 3 hours and 12 minutes running time to <em>Odyssey<\/em>\u2018s 2 hours and 52 minutes), and it\u2019s well above Legendary\/Warner Bros\u2019 2024 <em>Dune: Part II<\/em> which had $12M in previews and opened to $82.5M in North America. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tWe\u2019re going to have plenty more updates tomorrow. Tonight\u2019s estimates are from sources. Universal did not return request for comment. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EXCLUSIVE: Universal\u2018s Christopher Nolan epic The Odyssey is sailing to previews tonight around $15M give or take. If that figure posts, it will rank as the best previews we\u2019ve seen so far this year for a live-action title, ahead of Lionsgate\u2019s Michael ($12.6M previews, $97.2M U.S. opening). 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