Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has officially crossed the $1 billion mark worldwide, joining Hollywood’s billion-dollar club just three weeks after its theatrical release.

The epic adaptation of Homer’s classic poem has earned around $429.6 million in North America and more than $578 million internationally, taking its global total past $1 billion. The film has now surpassed the lifetime worldwide collection of Nolan’s The Dark Knight and is closing in on The Dark Knight Rises, which remains his highest-grossing film.

The Odyssey needs roughly $73 million more to overtake The Dark Knight Rises. Its powerful IMAX performance has played a major role in the film’s success, with IMAX contributing more than $257 million in ticket sales.

Despite competition from Spider-Man: Brand New Day, The Odyssey has maintained strong momentum, particularly through premium-format screenings. The film has also crossed the billion-dollar milestone before opening in China, where it is scheduled for release on August 14 with hundreds of IMAX screens and thousands of standard auditoriums.

The Odyssey Hits $1 Billion in Just Three Weeks | Christopher Nolan Film Surpasses The Dark Knight

<p>Now that Ranveer Singh&#39;s much-awaited epic movie with co-stars Deepika Padukone and Shahid Kapoor is ready to release country-wide next week on January 25, the actor seems to breathe a sigh of relief now.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Posting on Twitter, Ranveer shared a photo of his body transformation for his upcoming movies, Sanjay Leela Bhansali&#39;s &quot;Padmaavat&quot;&nbsp;to Zoya Akhtar&#39;s &quot;Gully Boy&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="und"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/padmaavat?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#padmaavat</a> &mdash;&gt; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/gullyboy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#gullyboy</a> <a href="https://t.co/6GFJAzPChf">pic.twitter.com/6GFJAzPChf</a></p>
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<p>While in the epic drama &quot;Padmaavat&quot;, Ranveer&nbsp;Singh plays the role of mighty king Sultan Alauddin Khilji, in Zoya Akhtar&#39;s &quot;Gully Boy&quot; he becomes a slum boy who likes to rap and with his sincerity and determination rose to fame in the world of entertainment.&nbsp;</p>

<p>For his role in &quot;Padmaavat&quot;, Ranveer had to work tirelessly to build a beefed up body to shoot action scenes and intense battle scenes with Shahid Kapoor while in &quot;Gully Boy&quot; he had to subsequently lose al that muscle to portray the role of a slum boy who lives with basic minimal.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;Gully Boy&quot;&nbsp;is the story of an underdog who rises from slums and goes on to become a big rapper. It&rsquo;s an interesting take on the typical-rag-to-riches story.</p>


Ranveer's upcoming movie 'Padmaavat' will hit the theatres on January 25

Now that Ranveer Singh's much-awaited epic movie with co-stars Deepika Padukone and Shahid Kapoor is ready to release country-wide next week on January 25, the actor seems to breathe a sigh of relief now. Posting on Twitter, Ranveer shared a photo of his body transformation for his upcoming movies, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Padmaavat" to Zoya Akhtar's "Gully Boy". #padmaavat —> #gullyboy pic.twitter.com/6GFJAzPChf — Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial) January 19, 2018 × While in the epic drama "Padmaavat", Ranveer Singh plays the role of mighty king Sultan Alauddin Khilji, in Zoya Akhtar's "Gully Boy" he becomes a slum boy who likes to rap and with his sincerity and determination rose to fame in the world of entertainment. For his role in "Padmaavat", Ranveer had to work tirelessly to build a beefed up body to shoot action scenes and intense battle scenes with Shahid Kapoor while in "Gully Boy" he had to subsequently lose al that muscle to portray the role of a slum boy who lives with basic minimal. "Gully Boy" is the story of an underdog who rises from slums and goes on to become a big rapper. It’s an interesting take on the typical-rag-to-riches story.

Ranveer Singh's transformation: 'Padmaavat's mighty Alauddin Khilji to slum boy in 'Gully Boy'

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