Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey Leaves Oppenheimer Behind, Eyes THIS Milestone In India

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is showing no signs of slowing down at the Indian box office. After crossing the Rs 100 crore gross mark in under a week, the film is now just a step away from another big achievement. At its current pace, it is likely to cross Rs 100 crore net in India this weekend.

The latest The Odyssey box office collection proves the film is performing even better than Oppenheimer at the same stage. It has also become Nolan's biggest opener in India, beating the opening-day collections of Dunkirk, Tenet, Oppenheimer and Interstellar.

According to Sacnilk, The Odyssey earned Rs 6.15 crore net on its seventh day from 11,111 shows across India. With this, the film's total India net collection has reached Rs 90.30 crore, while its gross collection stands at Rs 107.72 crore.

The film saw a small dip of around 5 percent from the previous day's Rs 6.50 crore. It was the movie's lowest single-day collection so far, which is common on weekdays. Even so, the film has already crossed Rs 100 crore gross and now needs less than Rs 10 crore to enter the Rs 100 crore net club.

Day-wise India net collection:

Day 1 (Friday): Rs 17.40 cr
Day 2 (Saturday): Rs 22 cr
Day 3 (Sunday): Rs 21.90 cr
Day 4 (Monday): Rs 8 cr
Day 5 (Tuesday): Rs 8.35 cr
Day 6 (Wednesday): Rs 6.50 cr
Day 7 (Thursday): Rs 6.15 cr

Week 1 Total: Rs 90.30 cr nett

The original English version continues to bring in the highest earnings, contributing Rs 66.55 crore to the film's India total. The Hindi dubbed version has collected Rs 10.25 crore, while the Telugu version has earned Rs 4.55 crore. The Tamil version has added Rs 2.80 crore.

The film has an A certificate from the CBFC and is playing in 2D, IMAX 2D and 4DX across India.

The film is performing strongly outside India as well. According to Box Office Mojo, The Odyssey has earned $322 million worldwide, including $181 million from North America.

Deadline reported that the film collected $18.05 million (around Rs 157 crore) on Wednesday in North America. While that was 16 percent lower than Tuesday, it was still the second-biggest Wednesday collection of Christopher Nolan's career, behind only The Dark Knight.

After six days, The Odyssey has earned $181.6 million (around Rs 1,580 crore) in North America. The seventh-day numbers are yet to be released.

The film is also comfortably ahead of Oppenheimer. Nolan's Oscar-winning drama earned $10.6 million on its first Wednesday and had collected $117.8 million after six days. In comparison, The Odyssey has reached $181.6 million over the same period, putting it about 54 percent ahead of Oppenheimer.

Based on Homer's ancient Greek epic poem, The Odyssey follows King Odysseus and his long journey home after the Trojan War. The film stars Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong'o and Charlize Theron.