The Odyssey holds the top spot with a 30% drop
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey retained first place at the North American box office in its second weekend, adding an estimated $87 million domestically according to industry estimates published on July 27. The Universal Pictures release fell only about 30 percent from its $124 million opening, a hold industry analyst David A. Gross described as "outstanding" and the second-biggest second weekend for an R-rated film, behind Deadpool & Wolverine in 2024. Including $353 million from international markets, the Homeric adaptation has now grossed approximately $640 million worldwide.
The film, which stars Matt Damon as Odysseus, Anne Hathaway as Penelope and Tom Holland as Telemachus, is Nolan's first feature shot entirely on IMAX film cameras. Premium-format demand continues to support its run, with 70mm IMAX screenings reportedly sold out until September.
Disney titles fill second and third places
Disney's live-action remake of Moana held second place in its third weekend with $10.5 million domestically, pushing its North American total to $102 million and its international total to $125 million. The studio also claimed third place with Toy Story 5, the fifth installment of the animated franchise, which added $10 million in its sixth weekend and crossed the $1 billion mark globally. At $1.022 billion worldwide, Toy Story 5 stands as the highest-grossing release of 2026, narrowly ahead of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie's $1.011 billion.
Hadestown and Minions round out the top five
Bleecker Street's film adaptation of Hadestown: The Musical, a Tony-winning stage production that blends two ancient Greek myths with themes of love and class struggle set in a Depression-era world, took fourth place with $9.7 million. Universal's animated Minions & Monsters followed in fifth with $9.6 million, lifting its worldwide total to $381 million.
Specialty titles and holdovers complete the top ten
Rounding out the top ten were The Invite ($2.64 million), Evil Dead Burn, Young Washington ($2.0 million), Motor City ($1.6 million) and Obsession ($1.5 million). The available reporting diverged slightly on Evil Dead Burn, with one tally placing it at $2.61 million and another at $2.1 million, a discrepancy that likely reflects different reporting cutoffs. The absence of new wide releases allowed older titles to maintain their footing at the multiplex.
Spider-Man poised to challenge Odyssey's run
The Odyssey's trajectory toward the $1 billion benchmark now hinges on its competition with Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which opens at the end of the week. Analysts suggested the Nolan film could continue performing into August, particularly if audiences opt to see both titles in succession.
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