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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: The Odyssey becomes Christopher Nolan's highest-grossing movie
Caption: The Odyssey has become the highest-grossing movie of Christopher Nolan's career. The director's adaptation of Homer's Greek epic, which was released in cinemas on 17 July, hit the $1 billion mark at the global box office on Friday, less than a month after its release. Over the weekend, its fourth weekend in cinemas, its worldwide total reached $1.1 billion, making it his highest-grossing movie ever. Thanks to its latest haul, The Odyssey surged ahead of Nolan's previous record-holder, 2012's The Dark Knight Rises, which achieved $1.085 billion at the global box office. Its 2008 predecessor, The Dark Knight, grossed $1.005 billion, while Nolan's previous film, Oppenheimer, is now his fourth-highest-grossing movie, with $975.8 million worldwide. According to Deadline, the acclaimed director's movies - which also include Inception, Interstellar and Oppenheimer - have collectively grossed over $7 billion worldwide. The Odyssey is also the highest-grossing movie of Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway and Robert Pattinson's careers, the highest-grossing R-rated movie of 2026, and the second-highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time after 2024's Deadpool & Wolverine. Only five films have crossed the $1 billion mark at the box office so far this year - The Odyssey, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the Michael Jackson biopic Michael, Toy Story 5 and Spider-Man: Brand New Day. The latest Spider-Man movie, starring Tom Holland, crossed that milestone in only six days earlier this month and is currently the highest-grossing movie of 2026 so far, with more than $1.26 billion. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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