More people are learning Greek because of this box office hit

Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleChristopher Nolan's film adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey has sparked an increase in public interest in learning Greek. The film has achieved considerable box office success, grossing over $640m globally within nine days of its release. Google Trends data shows a 5,000 per cent surge in UK searches for “learn Greek” in the past two weeks, alongside a 70 per cent rise in sales of published copies of The Odyssey compared to last year. Madeline Enos, a language trends expert for Preply, credited The Odyssey with creating a spark that “can lead to a deeper understanding of Greece’s linguistic and cultural heritage” in an interview with The Times.The Odyssey is on course to become Nolan’s most bankable, beating The Dark Knight Rises (2012), which made $1.085bn (£814m).In fullThe Odyssey movie causes steep rise in people learning GreekMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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