The Odyssey box office collection Day 4: Christopher Nolanepic starring: Matt Damon: crossed the Rs 80 crore mark at the Indian box office, despite a sharp decline on the first MondayChristopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ witnessed an 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 percent from Sunday. However, it continued to dominate the box office, crossing the Rs 80 crore gross milestone in India.According to sacnilk’s early estimates, ‘The Odyssey’ earned an estimated Rs 8.35 crore nett on Day 4 in 9,102 shows, taking the total India net collection to Rs 69.65 crore. The film’s total collection in India currently stands at an estimated Rs 83.14 crore.
‘The Odyssey’ first collections on Monday
After a stellar opening weekend, the film registered a 61.9 percent drop in collections on Monday compared to Rs 21.90 crore nett on Sunday. The film opened with a collection of Rs 17.40 crore nett on Friday before witnessing strong weekend growth with Rs 22 crore nett on Saturday and Rs 21.90 crore nett on Sunday, resulting in an impressive first weekend total that crossed the Rs 50 crore mark.
‘The Odyssey’ English version remains the biggest pull
The original English-language version of the film 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 percent of the total collection. The remaining Rs 16.96 crore gross came from the Hindi, Tamil and Telugu dubbed versions.
‘The Odyssey’ continues to hold its own amid domestic competition
Despite the declining weekday, Christopher Nolan’s directorial continued to lead the Indian box office on Monday, outperforming the competition. The film is competing with 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 has earned an estimated Rs 152.20 crore gross and a total India collection of Rs 127.75 crore so far.
Biggest opening for Christopher Nolan in India
Odyssey has once again written 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’.Worldwide, the adaptation of Homer’s epic also enjoyed a blockbuster start, posting one of the strongest openings of Nolan’s career, surpassing his 2012 hit ‘The Dark Knight Rises’.