Critics have said their piece about Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” and now he is saying his piece about them. While on “The Odyssey” press tour, the director spoke with podcaster Zhong Shu about “a fundamental flaw of film criticism” he sees with amateur critics. “The criticism that’s often leveled at movies in general is, ‘Oh,
Author Joyce Carol Oates came to the defense of Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” after translator Emily Wilson wrote a viral review attacking the film. “Instead of collegially disagreeing with Homer’s interpretations, this person, who has benefited greatly from Nolan’s film, speaks in the raw language of the MAGA crowd attacking someone with ideas that differ
“The Odyssey” has surpassed $700 million at the global box office, becoming the fourth highest-grossing film of the year after just 12 days in theaters. Christopher Nolan’s Greek epic has generated $320.5 million domestically and $407.4 million overseas, raising worldwide ticket sales to $727.9 million. The top three Hollywood releases in 2026 are June’s “Toy
In May 2025, Christopher Nolan revealed that his next epic, “The Odyssey,” would be the first feature film shot entirely with 70mm Imax cameras. As “The Odyssey” grosses nearly $650 million worldwide, including $140 million in Imax, and with the company’s coveted 70mm screenings sold out for weeks, an Imax source suggests the success could
Imax China is preparing to dedicate the vast majority of its network of nearly 800 screens to Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” when the film opens in mainland China on August 14, CEO Daniel Manwaring said. Variety that audience anticipation for the release “is going to be huge.” “I expect that a large majority of our
Christopher Nolan’s star-studded adaptation of “The Odyssey” has surpassed $600 million worldwide after just two weekends of release. The big-budget version of Homer’s 3,000-year-old epic, directed by Matt Damon as Greek King Odysseus, has generated $639.6 million worldwide, including $353.2 million at the international box office and $284.4 million domestically. It’s an astonishing turnout for
