Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey Records biggest Global Box Office Opening of His Career The latest film by acclaimed director Christopher Nolan, The Odyssey, has debuted with a remarkable $265 million globally, outperforming his previous high-grossing films and setting a new personal record. Director Christopher Nolan achieved the biggest global box-office debut of his career this past weekend with his new film The Odyssey, which grossed approximately $265 million. This opening surpasses the debut figures of his two previous billion-dollar blockbusters, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises. Nolan, an Oscar-winning filmmaker, had recently released the biographical thriller Oppenheimer, which fell just short of the billion-dollar milestone.However, the record-breaking start for The Odyssey positions it strongly to join his second and third Batman films in that exclusive club. The mythological epic, adapted from Homer's poem, has already outperformed several other mega-budget films at the box office.Within less than a week, the film has accumulated over $300 million worldwide, exceeding the total lifetime global gross of a renowned sci-fi masterpiece often cited as one of the best sequels ever made and frequently compared to Nolan's The Dark Knight. That film received critical acclaim, earning five Oscar nominations and winning for Best Cinematography and Best Visual Effects, yet it only managed to gross around $275 million globally against a budget reported at $185 million.In contrast, The Odyssey has generated $306 million in just five days