Director Christopher Nolan’s $250 million budgeted, R-rated feature “The Odyssey” based on the ancient writings of Greek poet ‘Homer’, has so far grossed ‘Domestic’ $461,172,890 and ‘International’ $643,632,000 for a ‘Worldwide’ theatrical box office total of $1,104,804,890 since its official release July 17, 2026:
“…written in the 8th century BC, Greek hero ‘Odysseus’, king of ‘Ithaca’…
“…journeys home after the ‘Trojan War’…
“…encountering deadly monsters….
“…including the female, six-headed ‘Scylla’…
“…Charybdis’, the deadly whirlpool in the ‘Strait of Messina’…
“…and ‘Polyphemus’, the cannibal ‘Cyclops’…
“…that Odysseus blinds with a burning stake.
‘He also encounters the ‘Lotus-Eaters’ tribe…
‘…that eat a magical psychedelic plant…
“…that makes people forget time…
“…and their desire to return home.
“Presumed dead, Odysseus’ wife ‘Penelope’….
“…and son ‘Telemachus’ …
“…contend with various suitors…
“…who compete for Penelope’s hand in Odysseus’ absence.”
