Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ BEATS ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ to become highest-grossing R-rated film of all time; Ryan Reynolds congratulates team |
Christopher Nolan‘s blockbuster epic film ‘The Odyssey’ has broken another record in its epic box office run.The film has officially become the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time with a worldwide collection of USD 1.352 billion, as reportedly by Variety. With this, it has overtaken the benchmark set by 2024’s ‘Deadpool & Wolverine,’ starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, which collected USD 1.338 billion during its lifetime box office run.
‘The Odyssey’ becomes highest-grossing R-rated film
The film’s official handle shared a poster and an official post that read, “Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is now the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time. Get tickets now to experience it in theaters everywhere.”‘The Odyssey’, opened in theatres on July 17 and collected a mighty USD 123 million in its domestic debut. Since then, the epic has earned USD 516 million domestically and USD 835 million internationally.
Ryan Reynolds congratulates team ‘The Odyssey’
Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds celebrated the milestone on social media and wrote, “Congratulations to the entire cast and crew of The Odyssey for becoming the highest grossing R-rated movie of all time. That is one helluva car.”
‘The Odyssey’ becomes highest grossing film of Nolan’s career
This came days after ‘The Odyssey’ became the highest-grossing film of Nolan’s career, surpassing his previous billion dollar box office hits like ‘The Dark Knight’ and ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ which earned an estimated USD 1.006 billion and USD 1.085 billion, respectively.The film has also become the highest-grossing movie of Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson and Tom Holland‘s respective careers. The film, based on Homer’s ancient Greek poem, follows King Odysseus’ (Matt Damon) dangerous voyage back to Ithaca after the Trojan War, including battles with mythical creatures, as he attempts to reunite with his wife, Penelope (Anne Hathaway), and son, Telemachus (Tom Holland).The film also stars Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, Lupita Nyong’o, John Leguizamo, Elliot Page, Mia Goth, Corey Hawkins, Jon Bernthal, Samantha Morton, Travis Scott and Benny Safdie.
