Topline
“The Odyssey,” Christopher Nolan’s much-anticipated and star-studded $250 million epic, made $17.6 million in preview screenings ahead of its opening weekend, taking the title of the biggest first-day haul for any movie this year from “Toy Story 5.”
“The Odyssey” is expected to have a huge opening weekend. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Universal Pictures)
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Key Facts
The $17.6 million earned by “The Odyssey” just eclipses that of “Toy Story 5,” which earned $17.5 million in Thursday previews when it opened in theaters last month.
“The Odyssey” could be headed for an opening weekend between $90 million and $100 million, Variety reported, though it noted the movie could well surpass those estimates because its Thursday performance was so strong.
“The Odyssey” beat Nolan’s last Oscar-winning feature, “Oppenheimer,” which made $10.5 million from Thursday previews before going on to gross nearly $1 billion worldwide.