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Classic apples-to-oranges comparison. Sounds stunning on the surface but completely ignores key factors that actually shaped both runs.

Posted by: Rocket (a.k.a Rocket123) on Aug 23, 10:03 in response to lobogotti's post Odyssey $19.5M 6th weekend. Insane that it’s only $25M...

While the $19.5M figure for The Odyssey is an absolute triumph, solidifying it as Christopher Nolan’s highest-grossing domestic movie ever, the comparison is misleading. The Odyssey is not "only $25M behind Top Gun 2" in any meaningful holistic metric. Top Gun: Maverick holds the legendary crown for box office longevity; its $25.5M sixth frame remains a complete anomaly and one of the leggiest pillars of modern theatrical history.

That said, even if The Odyssey doesn't catch Maverick domestically, its run is still historic. Top Gun had the massive advantage of a PG-13 rating. The Odyssey is a three-hour historical epic that somehow just became the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time globally at over $1.35B. Then there's the IMAX factor: while Top Gun did great on premium screens, people have been fighting for IMAX 70mm tickets for two straight months to see The Odyssey. That's the only reason it dropped just 17% this weekend; people are literally waiting weeks for a good seat.

Additionally, the two crowds look completely different. Top Gun: Maverick dragged older Gen Xers and Boomers back to theatres who hadn't bought a movie ticket in years. The Odyssey is doing the exact opposite by packing theatres with Gen Z and Millennials. It also boils down to what is selling the tickets. For Top Gun, people showed up for Tom Cruise and pure 80s nostalgia. For The Odyssey, despite having huge young stars like Tom Holland and Zendaya on the poster, the audience is showing up entirely because it's a Christopher Nolan movie.

IMHO, both movies are historic in their own way, but you can't compare them in any meaningful way. They're running entirely different races under completely different conditions.

BOR: TSDCM $1.94M this weekend , $3.68M through Sunday. Antibody Aug 23, 07:30

TONY $5.01M this weekend, $6.65M through Sunday. Antibody Aug 23, 07:32

MUTNY $7.50M Antibody Aug 23, 07:32

TN: Mutiny $7.5m, Magic Faraway Tree $1,365,791 {nm} TheWeekendWarrior Aug 23, 07:32

SPID9 $854,901,000 {nm} Antibody Aug 23, 08:07

Incredible...The highest HSX delist in HISTORY by $42m over STAR7 and $83.5m over AVNG4...Now can it hold over AVNG5 in just 5 months? {nm} tomcat90 Aug 23, 08:59

Given that, the trading on it this morning is a bit perplexing. {nm} -JPV- Aug 23, 10:18

It's just players freeing up some money is all. Used to be far more prominent than it is nowadays. {nm} Goodvibe61 Aug 23, 10:25

True, but why would you pay $1.25m in commission, which is net selling at $838, when you can just wait until tomorrow night for $854? {nm} tomcat90 Aug 23, 11:25

Traders occupy differing positions, with differing perspectives, along the HSX journey. For example, SenJohnBlutarsky Aug 23, 11:56

AKA: Rookies. :) {nm} milligan Aug 23, 16:48

NSID6 $25,300,000 {nm} Antibody Aug 23, 08:08

SPAWK $3,114,000 {nm} Antibody Aug 23, 08:08

ITNDS $60,512 {nm} daveart Aug 23, 08:39

STRO3 $170k in its 3rd weekend and will struggle to make $7.5M by delist {nm} lobogotti Aug 23, 08:03

SIXTM had an 87% drop for $403,000 {nm} lobogotti Aug 23, 08:08

Odyssey $19.5M 6th weekend. Insane that it’s only $25M behind Top Gun 2. lobogotti Aug 23, 08:29

Classic apples-to-oranges comparison. Sounds stunning on the surface but completely ignores key factors that actually shaped both runs. Rocket Aug 23, 10:03

uhh, yeah. precisely. I wouldn’t say otherwise. I’m a huge fan and elated at what the film is doing. {nm} lobogotti Aug 23, 10:33

uhh, yeah. precisely. I wouldn’t say otherwise. I’m a huge fan and elated at what the film is doing. {nm} lobogotti Aug 23, 10:33

uhh, yeah. precisely. I wouldn’t say otherwise. I’m a huge fan and elated at what the film is doing. {nm} lobogotti Aug 23, 10:34

That surprises Delta House. We figured Top Gun 2 attracted younger, gamerboy viewers who had not tired of Tom Cruise, while Odyssey was SenJohnBlutarsky Aug 23, 12:09

TWRNG made under $50k this weekend, after losing 398 of 520 theaters. {nm} lobogotti Aug 23, 14:10





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