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23 Dec 2024 T−571
Universal announced on X that Nolan's next film is The Odyssey, "a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX film technology", opening on 17 July 2026. The cast had been reported one name at a time since October.
GLOBALReported
IMAX
Universal's X post is quoted by Deadline; the desk has not opened the post.
17 Feb 2025 T−515
Universal posted a side-on image of Damon in armour on X, confirming his role and repeating the July 2026 date.
GLOBALReported
Matt Damon
02 Jul 2025 T−380
The first poster used Nolan's usual Helvetica title treatment, a shattered statue and embers.
GLOBALReported
Studio-led
01 Jul 2025 T−381
Recordings of the teaser spread online within hours. Deadline described it but did not link to it.
GLOBALReported
Fan / organic
01 Jul 2025 T−381
A teaser with Tom Holland's Telemachus and Jon Bernthal asking who has a story about Odysseus ran before Universal's Jurassic World Rebirth. It was not posted online.
GLOBALReported
Tom Holland
12 Dec 2025 T−217
A near six-minute Trojan horse sequence ran ahead of IMAX 70mm re-releases of two other studios' films. From 19 December a shorter version played before every Avatar: Fire and Ash screening, and the full prologue before its IMAX shows.
GLOBALReported
IMAX
22 Dec 2025 T−207
Universal posted the first trailer on YouTube, with shipwrecks, the Trojan horse and short looks at Holland and Anne Hathaway. IMAX posted its own version the same day.
GLOBALConfirmed
Anne Hathaway · IMAX
23 Dec 2025 T−206
Forbes reported WaveMetrix data showing 121.4 million views across platforms in the first day, more than double Oppenheimer's 50 million. TikTok had the largest share at 27%.
GLOBALReported
Fan / organic
The Forbes page was blocked to the desk; the figures are taken from Dark Horizons' summary of it.
25 Jan 2026 T−173
A minute-long spot aired during Fox's broadcast of the Patriots and Broncos AFC Championship game. Scott's character silences a hall with a staff and tells of the trick that broke Troy.
USReported
Travis Scott · Fox
04 May 2026 T−74
The new trailer showed the Cyclops, Charlize Theron as Circe and Robert Pattinson as Antinous. It went online the same night, with a Hindi version from Universal Pictures India.
USGLOBALConfirmed
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
01 Jul 2026 T−16
Universal posted a 2½-minute countdown trailer. Universal Pictures México posted a trailer the same day under the local title La Odisea.
GLOBALMXConfirmed
Studio-led
17 Jul 2025 T−365
At midnight ET, exactly one year before release, IMAX opened sales for one 70mm showtime per site over opening weekend at about 26 locations worldwide. About 95% of seats sold within an hour. Resale listings reached $300 to $400 against a $25 to $28 ticket.
USCAUKGLOBALReported
IMAX · AMC Theatres · Regal · Scarcity & collectibles
18 Apr 2026 T−90
Universal posted a 30-second spot with LeBron and Bronny James under the line "It was never a myth, it's a legacy".
USConfirmed
LeBron James · Bronny James · Talent as distribution
13 May 2026 T−65
A Time cover story confirmed Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy. Elon Musk agreed with commentator Matt Walsh's attack on the casting and later said Nolan "wants the awards".
USGLOBALReported
Lupita Nyong'o · Time
21 May 2026 T−57
In an Elle interview, Nyong'o said she supported Nolan's intention and that the cast is representative of the world. She declined to spend her time on a defence.
GLOBALReported
Lupita Nyong'o
01 Jun 2026 T−46
Premium Audio Company called it the biggest global collaboration for its two brands, with co-branded campaigns run through their social channels.
GLOBALConfirmed
Klipsch · Onkyo
03 Jun 2026 T−44
The Los Angeles venue, part-owned by a filmmakers' group that includes Nolan and producer Emma Thomas, set three 70mm shows a day from 17 July with the American Cinematheque.
USReported
American Cinematheque
04 Jun 2026 T−43
Premium-format tickets went on sale six weeks out, with standard showtimes held back until later. AMC's app paused and queues reached an hour on AMC and Fandango.
USReported
AMC Theatres · Fandango · IMAX · Scarcity & collectibles
09 Jun 2026 T−38
Cinemark and Regal teased a sculpted Trojan horse tub, a 170oz tub and a 44oz cup. IMAX had shown a camera-shaped bucket with a light-up viewfinder; Cineplex's shop lists it as sold out.
USCAReported
Cinemark · Regal · IMAX · Cineplex · Scarcity & collectibles
16 Jun 2026 T−31
The UK's largest screen sold 28,000 tickets in its first 24 hours, more than double the venue's record set by Dune Part Two.
UKReported
BFI IMAX
01 Jul 2026 T−16
Nolan's long-time watch partner made a bronze Khaki Field Auto that does not appear in the film, priced at CHF 1,195 and on sale from release day. Critics called it merchandise first.
GLOBALReported
Hamilton · Scarcity & collectibles
06 Jul 2026 T−11
Damon, Holland, Zendaya, Hathaway, Pattinson, Nyong'o, Theron and Travis Scott walked the carpet at the London world premiere, eleven days before release.
UKGLOBALReported
Matt Damon · Tom Holland · Zendaya · Anne Hathaway · Travis Scott
27 Oct 2025 T−263
Cinemark agreed to build three new IMAX 70mm projection systems in the US and open them before 17 July 2026, and to upgrade its other IMAX screens to laser.
USReported
Cinemark · IMAX
15 Apr 2026 T−93
Nolan appeared in person at Universal's presentation in Las Vegas to a standing ovation and showed a reel built around the Trojan horse raid.
USReported
Studio-led
22 Dec 2025 T−207
A Hindi-dubbed trailer went up on the Indian channel alongside the US launch. The May trailer got a Hindi version the same night as well.
INConfirmed
Studio-led
02 Jun 2026 T−45
A 78-second behind-the-scenes video with Nolan, Damon, Zendaya, Holland and Pattinson, captioned "shot entirely with IMAX film cameras".
GLOBALConfirmed
Zendaya · Robert Pattinson
17 Jun 2026 T−30
A three-minute video on the shoot's locations around the world, posted one month before release with a link to OdysseyMovieTickets.com.
GLOBALConfirmed
Studio-led
10 Jul 2026 T−7
Speaking to The Telegraph, Nolan said pre-release arguments are irrelevant because no one having them has seen the film, and compared it with his years on Batman.
UKGLOBALReported
Studio-led
14 Jul 2026 T−3
Variety profiled fans driving hours, buying several showtimes months ahead and taking overnight slots to see the film in IMAX 70mm.
USReported
Fan / organic
14 Jul 2026 T−3
The tour closed Lincoln Square in Manhattan with costumed soldiers and the film's practical Trojan horse.
USReported
Studio-led · Spectacle for social proof
19 Jul 2026 T+2
IMAX screens took close to 24% of the North American weekend. Twenty-six markets had their biggest IMAX opening ever.
GLOBALReported
IMAX
19 Jul 2026 T+2
The film opened in 3,919 North American theatres and 73 international markets. It beat The Dark Knight Rises' global start and earned an A CinemaScore.
USCAGLOBALReported
Studio-led
22 Jul 2026 T+5
Musk said his Grok tool would make a full-length "historically accurate" Odyssey within the year and shared an AI clip. Director Scott Derrickson replied that Musk's opinions on art are worthless.
GLOBALReported
Fan / organic
23 Jul 2026 T+6
Universal began formal screenings for Academy members on both coasts and abroad within a week of opening.
USGLOBALReported
Studio-led
25 Jul 2026 T+8
A post amplifying a full copy of the film passed 2.1 million views in about two and a half hours before the video was replaced by a takedown notice and the account suspended.
GLOBALReported
Fan / organic
27 Jul 2026 T+10
The IMAX China chief said most or all of the network would play the film in its first week. Nolan and Damon were due in Beijing on 30 July for a red carpet at the China National Film Museum.
CNReported
IMAX · Matt Damon
The Beijing event was announced as planned; the desk has not confirmed it took place.
03 Aug 2026 T+17
After Spider-Man Brand New Day's opening, IMAX changed course and shared screens from 6 August, ending The Odyssey's exclusive hold on the format.
USCAReported
IMAX
05 Aug 2026 T+19
The film opened in Korea on 5 August, China on 14 August and Japan on 11 September, after IMAX-only previews on 62 Japanese screens.
KRCNJPReported
Studio-led
03 Sep 2026 T+48
IMAX extended the 70mm run again. IMAX screens had taken $457M, including $66M from the 41 70mm sites.
GLOBALReported
IMAX
06 Oct 2026 T+81
Universal announced that the film would return to IMAX and 70mm screens during October. TheWrap put the worldwide total at $1.76B.
USGLOBALReported
IMAX
14 Oct 2026 T+89
Google's list of the fastest-rising costume searches before Halloween placed the film's Agamemnon fourth.
USReported
26 Jul 2026 T+9
The film's second weekend tied Top Gun Maverick's and was the second-best weekend ever for an R-rated film. Domestic reached $289.3M.
USCAReported
Studio-led
07 Aug 2026 T+21
Deadline reported $429.7M domestic and $570.3M overseas, with the UK and Ireland the top foreign market at $75.3M.
GLOBALReported
Studio-led
09 Aug 2026 T+23
At $1.1B worldwide it passed The Dark Knight Rises, and at $289M from IMAX screens it passed Avatar's IMAX record.
GLOBALReported
IMAX
20 Aug 2026 T+34
The film passed Deadpool & Wolverine's $1.33B. Ryan Reynolds congratulated the cast on social media before Universal made it official.
GLOBALReported
Studio-led
12 Sep 2026 T+57
Deadline projected $1.684B worldwide by the end of the eighth weekend, ahead of Jurassic World's $1.677B. It is the first non-sequel since 2009 to take over $1B outside North America.
GLOBALReported
Studio-led
11 Oct 2026 T+86
At KRW139.2 billion and 12 million admissions it passed Avatar The Way of Water in local currency. It held No. 1 for seven straight weekends.
KRReported
Studio-led
21 Aug 2026 T+35
The film goes to digital rental and purchase and 4K UHD on the same day, the same long window Universal gave Oppenheimer.
USReported
Studio-led
13 Oct 2026 T+88
Universal Pictures At Home posted a 30-second spot for the 17 November release. Its description calls the film the highest-grossing in Universal's 114-year history, at more than $1.7 billion.
USConfirmed
Studio-led
21 Sep 2026 T+66
Hathaway's representatives confirmed the category to Variety, leaving Damon as the film's only lead acting campaign.
USReported
Anne Hathaway · Matt Damon
