'The Odyssey' earns $125 million in its opening weekend

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Christopher Nolan’s "The Odyssey" was No. 1 at the box office in its opening weekend and has set sail to the year’s best box office figures for a live-action film.

$124 million in North America even more than that overseas, for a worldwide total of $264 million in ticket sales in just three days. Filmmaker Christopher Nolan has long championed the theatrical experience, and by making "The Odyssey…

Christopher Nolan’s "The Odyssey" was No. 1 at the box office in its opening weekend and has set sail to the year’s best box office figures for a live-action film.

$124 million in North America even more than that overseas, for a worldwide total of $264 million in ticket sales in just three days. Filmmaker Christopher Nolan has long championed the theatrical experience, and by making "The Odyssey…

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