“The Odyssey” Is The Highest-Grossing Rated-R Movie Ever
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is continuing to set new records, now surpassing Deadpool & Wolverine to become the highest-grossing R-rated movie ever with $1.352 billion worldwide. The film opened July 17th with a $123 million domestic debut and has since collected $516 million domestically and $835 million internationally.
IMAX screenings alone generated $354 million, making it IMAX’s highest-grossing release ever, overtaking 2009’s Avatar. It also surpasses Nolan’s previous record-holder, The Dark Knight Rises, which earned $1.08 billion. It is only the third R-rated film ever to surpass $1 billion (along with Joker).