No defying necessary: people love Christopher Nolan movies, and they went out in droves to see his take on 'The Odyssey.'

The massive hype for Christopher Nolan's latest film is paying off at the box office.

The epic is projected to bring in between $120 million and $137 million in the U.S., likely becoming just the third movie of 2026 to open with more than $100 million domestically.