The Odyssey box office collection Day 4: Christopher Nolan‘s epic starring Matt Damon crosses Rs 80 crore mark at Indian box office, despite sharp dip on first MondayThe Odyssey Movie ReviewChristopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ witnessed the expected weekday slowdown at the Indian box office on its first Monday.Starring Matt Damon in the lead role, the epic fantasy adventure saw collections drop by over 60 per cent from Sunday. Still, it continued to dominate the box office, crossing the Rs 80 crore gross milestone in India.According to early estimates on sacnilk, ‘The Odyssey’ earned an estimated Rs 8.35 crore net on Day 4 across 9,102 shows, taking its total India net collection to Rs 69.65 crore. The film’s India gross collection now stands at an estimated Rs 83.14 crore.
‘The Odyssey’ first Monday collections
After a stellar opening weekend, the film registered a 61.9 per cent decline in collections on Monday compared to Sunday’s Rs 21.90 crore net. The film had opened with a collection of Rs 17.40 crore net on Friday before witnessing strong growth over the weekend with Rs 22 crore net on Saturday and Rs 21.90 crore net on Sunday, resulting in an impressive first weekend total that shot past the Rs 50 crore mark.
‘The Odyssey’ English version remains biggest pull
The film’s original English-language version has emerged as the biggest contributor to its success in India. Of the estimated Rs 83.14 crore gross earned so far, the English version has contributed approximately Rs 66.18 crore, accounting for nearly 80 per cent of the total collections. The remaining Rs 16.96 crore gross has come from the Hindi, Tamil and Telugu dubbed versions.
‘The Odyssey’ maintains grip amid domestic competition
Despite the weekday decline, the Christopher Nolan directorial continued to lead the Indian box office on Monday, outperforming the competition. The film is competing with the horror title ‘Evil Dead Burn’, which has collected Rs 26.98 crore net and Rs 31.61 crore gross in India so far. It is also facing competition in the Hindi market from ‘Dhamaal 4’, which earned an estimated Rs 152.20 crore gross and a total India net collections of Rs 127.75 crore thus far.
Biggest opening for Christopher Nolan in India
The Odyssey has already rewritten the record books for Christopher Nolan in India. The film delivered the director’s biggest opening day in the country, surpassing the first-day collections of ‘Oppenheimer’, ‘Tenet’, ‘Interstellar’ and ‘Dunkirk’.Globally, the adaptation of Homer’s epic has also enjoyed a blockbuster start, posting one of the strongest openings of Nolan’s career, outperforming his 2012 hit ‘The Dark Knight Rises’.With nearly Rs 70 crore net and Rs 83 crore gross in India after just four days, ‘The Odyssey’ has established itself as one of Hollywood’s biggest performers of the year in the country. The film will now look to maintain steady weekday collections before heading into its second weekend.Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, ‘The Odyssey’ stars Matt Damon as King Odysseus alongside Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, Lupita Nyong’o, Zendaya, Jon Bernthal, Himesh Patel, John Leguizamo and Mia Goth.
