Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has officially made box-office history. The epic has crossed $1.34 billion worldwide, overtaking Deadpool & Wolverine to become the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time.
The milestone puts The Odyssey ahead of Deadpool & Wolverine, which finished its theatrical run with around $1.338 billion worldwide in 2024. Nolan’s film has now become the latest R-rated title to break through the billion-dollar mark, following Joker, while Oppenheimer had previously reached $985 million.
What makes the achievement more significant is the film’s genre and rating. Unlike the franchise-driven Deadpool & Wolverine, The Odyssey is Christopher Nolan’s ambitious adaptation of Homer’s ancient Greek epic, mounted as a large-scale theatrical event. The film stars Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o and Charlize Theron, with Nolan directing and co-writing the film.
The record also marks another major milestone for Nolan at the box office. The Odyssey has now surpassed his previous career-best, The Dark Knight Rises, which grossed about $1.08 billion worldwide. Current box-office projections suggest that the film could continue its run toward the $1.6 billion mark, potentially giving Nolan the biggest commercial success of his career by a considerable margin.
Interestingly, The Odyssey has achieved the R-rated record even though Deadpool & Wolverine remains ahead domestically for now. The Marvel film collected roughly $632 million in North America, compared with around $515 million for Nolan’s film, meaning The Odyssey has built its record largely through its international performance.
With its $1.34 billion global haul, The Odyssey has gone from being one of 2026’s biggest theatrical bets to becoming a historic box-office success. For Nolan, it is yet another reminder that an original filmmaker-led spectacle can still command enormous audiences worldwide—and this time, with an R rating.
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