Christopher Nolan's 'Odissea' Becomes Highest-Grossing R-Rated Film as L'Ippocampo Publishes Illustrated Homer Edition
Christopher Nolan's film 'Odissea' has become the most successful R-rated movie globally, surpassing 'Deadpool & Wolverine' with earnings of $1.352 billion since its debut in 2026. The previous record-holder, 'Deadpool & Wolverine,' grossed $1.338 billion following its release in 2024. 'Odissea' features a stellar cast including Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, and others. In Italy alone, it earned approximately €41 million and sold nearly 5 million tickets. In related news, L'Ippocampo has launched a new hardcover edition of Homer's work, illustrated by Aurélien Police and translated by Maria Grazia Ciani, retailing for €25.
Key facts
- Christopher Nolan's 'Odissea' (2026) grossed 1.352 billion dollars worldwide, the highest for an R-rated film ever
- It surpassed 'Deadpool & Wolverine', which held the record at 1.338 billion dollars since 2024
- The cast includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong'o, Charlize Theron and Jon Bernthal
- Italian box office reached about 41 million euros with almost 5 million tickets sold
- L'Ippocampo publishes an illustrated edition of Homer's Odyssey with art by Aurélien Police and prose translation by Maria Grazia Ciani
- The 416-page cloth-spine hardback costs 25 euros and includes texts by Andrea Capra of the Università degli Studi di Milano
- The narrative starts at Cape Malea, where Odysseus lost his way home
- Aurélien Police states in the afterword that many unexplored cracks remain in the Odyssey
Entities
Artists
- Christopher Nolan
- Matt Damon
- Tom Holland
- Anne Hathaway
- Zendaya
- Robert Pattinson
- Lupita Nyong'o
- Charlize Theron
- Jon Bernthal
- Aurélien Police
- Maria Grazia Ciani
- Andrea Capra
- Homer
- Odysseus
- Telemachus
- Penelope
- Himesh Patel
- Elliot Page
- John Leguizamo
- Mia Goth
- Benny Safdie
- Corey Hawkins
- James Remar
- Bill Irwin
- Ryan Reynolds
- Joaquin Phoenix
Institutions
- Universal Pictures
- L'Ippocampo
- Università degli Studi di Milano
- Deadpool & Wolverine
- Disney
- Marvel
- Forbes
Locations
- United States
- Italy
- Milan
- Troy
- Cape Malea
- North America