With no major competition, Christopher Nolan’s“The Odyssey”extended its reign at the domestic box office as it entered its second weekend in theaters. “The Odyssey”added $25. 9 million domestically on Friday, and by Sunday it’s expected to make $84.
5 million. That figure represents just a 32% drop from its excellent $124 million debut. Through two weekends of release,“The Odyssey’s”North American total should land around $283 million.
Over opening weekend,“The Odyssey”earned $264. 1 million worldwide, an outstanding feat considering it’s an adult-skewing drama that clocks in at almost three hours. That godly haul was Nolan’s best global debut ever, legging out“The Dark Knight Rises,”which eared $249 million back in 2012.
That film also happens to be the director’s highest-grossing film ever, at just over a $1 billion. At this pace,“The Odyssey”is gunning for that record as well. Second place went to the theatrical presentation of“Hadestown: The Musical.”
The eight-time Tony winner pulled in an estimated $4 million on Friday. Rival projections have it earning $9 million through the weekend. Starring Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada, Patrick Page, André De Shields and Amber Gray,“Hadestown”is a musical retelling of the Orpheus-Eurydice and Hades-Persephone myths.
Crosswalk served as the distributor for the movie. Disney’s live-action“Moana”took third with just $3. 1 million domestically on Friday.
Through its third weekend,“Moana”is eyeing an estimated $10. 8 million, which would push its domestic haul to $102 million. It’s a disappointing result considering the film carries a $250 million price tag, and it could end up costing Disney $100 million.
Summer 2026 has been up-and-down for the Mouse House. While they’ve scored with“The Devil Wears Prada 2”($688 million) and“Toy Story 5,”under-performers like“Moana”and“The Mandalorian and Grogu”($340 million against a $165 million budget) have proved costly. “Toy Story 5”slotted at No.
4 with $2. 9 million domestically on Friday. By Sunday, it should make $10.
1 million, according to rival estimates. That would push the legacy sequel’s domestic total to a stellar $448. 6 million through six weekends of release.
“Toy Story 5”is expected to cross the $1 billion mark any day now and overtake“Toy Story 4”($1. 07 billion) as the franchise’s highest earner. Fifth place went to“Minions & Monsters,”which added $2.
8 million domestically on Friday. Through its fourth weekend of release, the animated adventure should gross $9. 5 million, pushing its North American gains to about $155 million.
Despite being a relatively low earner compared to franchise favorites like 2015’s“Minions”($1. 15 billion worldwide) and 2022’s“Minions: The Rise of Gru”($940 million worldwide),“Minions & Monsters”is holding strong, dropping just 30% from last week’s total. The film only cost $85 million, so it’s already a modest hit for Universal.