Dirty Monkeys’ war comedy-drama “Once Upon a Time in the Middle East” took command of the mainland China box office during the Aug. 14–16 weekend, grossing RMB477.9 million ($70.3 million) over the three-day frame, according to data from Artisan Gateway. Following its Tuesday, Aug. 11 rollout and earlier previews, the production has amassed a cumulative
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,
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
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” has generated countless debates since its successful release: about representation and historical accuracy and, at least in my group of friends, about whether Travis Scott has an iPhone face. But
Greek mythology is rife with humans becoming immortal, many of them as punishment for tangling with the gods. But not Christopher Nolan, the Mount Olympus star of the mortal world: Hollywood. The opening weekend success of his Imax epic “The Odyssey” cements Nolan as his own kind of myth: a bankable auteur who can capture