{"id":2086046,"date":"2026-08-10T08:54:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T05:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2086046"},"modified":"2026-08-10T08:54:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T05:54:09","slug":"the-odyssey-is-now-christopher-nolans-most-successful-film-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2086046","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Odyssey\u2019 is now Christopher Nolan\u2019s most successful film ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Matt-Damon-in-The-Odyssey.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Film News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">\u2018The Odyssey\u2019 is now Christopher Nolan\u2019s most successful film ever<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The film has hit another box office milestone<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Sam Warner<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-10T09:54:09+01:00\">10th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Matt-Damon-in-The-Odyssey-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Damon in &apos;The Odyssey&apos;\" title=\"Matt Damon in &apos;The Odyssey&apos;\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Matt Damon in &#8216;The Odyssey&#8217;. CREDIT: Universal Studios<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><i>The Odyssey<\/i> has become the most successful film of Christopher Nolan\u2019s career after its latest box office milestone.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Every song on\u00a0\u2018The Odyssey\u2019\u00a0soundtrack<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The film, which is based on Homer\u2019s epic poem, has already had a strong run financially, becoming one of the director\u2019s best ever openings upon its release last month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>It has now broken the record for Nolan\u2019s highest-grossing film ever, taking $1.104billion (\u00a3819million) globally after nearly one month in cinemas.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Dark Knight Rises<\/i> was Nolan\u2019s previous best, with the final part of his Batman trilogy taking $1.085billion (\u00a3805.7million) when it was released in 2012.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Odyssey | Official Trailer\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mzw2ttJD2qQ?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p><i>The Odyssey<\/i> stars Matt Damon as Odysseus, and charts the Greek king of Ithaca\u2019s long journey home from the Trojan War. Other stars include Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Samantha Morton, Lupita Nyong\u2019o and Charlize Theron.<\/p>\n<p>The film has received huge acclaim from critics, with <i>NME<\/i> saying in a five-star review that it\u2019s \u201chard to see how cinema can get much bigger than this\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, one person who was less of a fan was classics professor Emily Wilson, whose notable 2017 translation of Homer\u2019s poem was an influence on the film. In a scathing write-up for the <i>London Review Of Books<\/i>, she argued that Nolan\u2019s adaptation lacked \u201cpsychological, emotional, political and ethical depth\u201d and failed to capture the complexity of the original author\u2019s ideas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe film\u2019s vision is too confused, its characters too underdeveloped, to deliver what it half-promises in terms of big ideas \u2013 although it is very good at conveying big bangs and big giants,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson has since doubled down on her criticism in a piece for <i>The Atlantic<\/i>, discussing elements such as Nolan\u2019s Trojan Horse as well as its depiction of xenophobia and violence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNolan\u2019s <i>Odyssey<\/i> is itself a kind of Trojan horse,\u201d she added. \u201cThe script grandly insists on the importance of human kindness, while the camera shows us an entirely different set of values.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>In other news, Nolan has called out what he calls a \u201creal problem\u201d in amateur film criticism.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Christopher Nolan<\/li>\n<li>The Odyssey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap td_flex_block_1 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milestone.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Every song on\u00a0\u2018The Odyssey\u2019\u00a0soundtrack<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The film, which is based on Homer\u2019s epic poem, has already had a strong run financially, becoming one of the director\u2019s best ever openings upon its release last month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>It has now broken the record for Nolan\u2019s highest-grossing film ever, taking $1.104billion (\u00a3819million) globally after nearly one month in cinemas.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Dark Knight Rises<\/i> was Nolan\u2019s previous best, with the final part of his Batman trilogy taking $1.085billion (\u00a3805.7million) when it was released in 2012.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Odyssey | Official Trailer\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mzw2ttJD2qQ?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p><i>The Odyssey<\/i> stars Matt Damon as Odysseus, and charts the Greek king of Ithaca\u2019s long journey home from the Trojan War. Other stars include Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Samantha Morton, Lupita Nyong\u2019o and Charlize Theron.<\/p>\n<p>The film has received huge acclaim from critics, with <i>NME<\/i> saying in a five-star review that it\u2019s \u201chard to see how cinema can get much bigger than this\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, one person who was less of a fan was classics professor Emily Wilson, whose notable 2017 translation of Homer\u2019s poem was an influence on the film. In a scathing write-up for the <i>London Review Of Books<\/i>, she argued that Nolan\u2019s adaptation lacked \u201cpsychological, emotional, political and ethical depth\u201d and failed to capture the complexity of the original author\u2019s ideas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe film\u2019s vision is too confused, its characters too underdeveloped, to deliver what it half-promises in terms of big ideas \u2013 although it is very good at conveying big bangs and big giants,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson has since doubled down on her criticism in a piece for <i>The Atlantic<\/i>, discussing elements such as Nolan\u2019s Trojan Horse as well as its depiction of xenophobia and violence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNolan\u2019s <i>Odyssey<\/i> is itself a kind of Trojan horse,\u201d she added. \u201cThe script grandly insists on the importance of human kindness, while the camera shows us an entirely different set of values.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>In other news, Nolan has called out what he calls a \u201creal problem\u201d in amateur film criticism.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/film\/the-odyssey-christopher-nolan-most-successful-film-ever-3961673&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Matt-Damon-in-The-Odyssey.jpg&#8221;] NewsFilm News \u2018The Odyssey\u2019 is now Christopher Nolan\u2019s most successful film ever The film has hit another box office milestone By Sam Warner 10th August 2026 Matt Damon in &#8216;The Odyssey&#8217;. CREDIT: Universal Studios The Odyssey has become the most successful film of Christopher Nolan\u2019s career after its latest box office milestone. 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