[Source: AP]
“The Odyssey” continued to exert a mighty hold on moviegoers in its second weekend in North American theaters, with $87 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
That’s only a 30% drop from its first weekend, an incredibly modest slide for a blockbuster. It’s also filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s best second weekend ever, not accounting for inflation.
In 2008, “The Dark Knight” earned $75.2 million in weekend two.
“That would be an impressive opening weekend for any film,” said Paul Dergarabedian, Rentrak’s head of marketplace trends. “This is a testament to the outpouring of excitement and enthusiasm that moviegoers are having for Christopher Nolan’s latest epic.”
With $128.3 million from international theaters, “The Odyssey” has made an estimated $639.6 million globally.
Theaters around the world are adding showtimes to try to meet the demand, Dergarabedian said.
