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‘The Odyssey’ Is Now Expected to Gross a Staggering $1.7 Billion Worldwide

Christopher Nolan has spent the summer proving that a nearly three-hour, R-rated adaptation of a 3,000-year-old Greek epic could still dominate the modern box office landscape. Since opening in mid-July, 'The Odyssey' has steadily climbed past one milestone after another, defying the usual assumptions about what kind of film can draw mainstream audiences at scale....

‘The Odyssey’ Is Now Expected to Gross a Staggering $1.7 Billion Worldwide

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Christopher Nolan has spent the summer proving that a nearly three-hour, R-rated adaptation of a 3,000-year-old Greek epic could still dominate the modern box office landscape.

Since opening in mid-July, 'The Odyssey' has steadily climbed past one milestone after another, defying the usual assumptions about what kind of film can draw mainstream audiences at scale....

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Christopher Nolan has spent the summer proving that a nearly three-hour, R-rated adaptation of a 3,000-year-old Greek epic could still dominate the modern box office landscape. Since opening in mid-July, 'The Odyssey' has steadily climbed past one milestone after another, defying the usual assumptions about what kind of film can draw mainstream audiences at scale....

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