By Esita Mallik
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is ruling the worldwide box office, and it has not yet been released in China, but pre-sales are going strong. It completes seven days of its pre-sales at the box office in China. The mythological epic could be his biggest hit locally. The pre-sales momentum is strong, but is it enough to score a strong opening weekend in China? Scroll below to find out.
The movie has crossed the mega milestone at the worldwide box office. It is only the 3rd R-rated film in history to achieve this feat. It is on track to become the all-time highest-grossing film by the Oscar-winning filmmaker. The film will retain IMAX screenings in the coming weeks, which will help significantly with its worldwide collections.
The Odyssey pre-sales in China
The Odyssey is set to be released in China next week, and it is showing strong pre-sales results. The film completed 7 days of its pre-sales in China on this Friday for the August 8-16 period. It also has its second round of limited previews on Saturday and Sunday. According to Luiz Fernando’s X post, the epic collected $5.8 million in pre-sales in China with 6 days still left.
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Pre-sales breakdown
- August 8, Saturday Preview — $2.4 million
- August 9, Sunday Preview — $1.6 million
- August 14, Friday Opening Day — $820,000
- August 15, Saturday — $588,000
- August 16, Sunday — $375,000
Total — $5.8 million
The amounts above don’t include the $708k earned during the August 1 and 2 …read more
Disclaimer : This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by FilmyFriday. Source:: koimoi.com
