Matt Damon stars as Odysseus in ‘The Odyssey.’ (Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures)
The Odyssey is journeying back to theaters.
Universal Pictures is putting Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s epic poem back in theaters nationwide on Dec. 11. It will return to over 1,000 theaters in North America in all formats, including IMAX and IMAX 70mm.
The film previously got an extended run in 70mm IMAX that lasted throughout the month of September. This rerelease arrives just as awards season is heating up, with The Odyssey poised for consideration for nominations at the Academy Awards.
The Odyssey has earned $626 million at the domestic box office and has a global total of $1.8 billion. It is the first film shot entirely with IMAX cameras and is also the highest-grossing R-rated movie ever. Matt Damon stars as Odysseus in the film, which opened in theaters on July 17.
In addition to Damon, the movie stars Robert Pattinson, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong’o, Zendaya and Charlize Theron.
The Odyssey, of course, tells the story of the Greek hero Odysseus’ 10-year journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War. He encounters interruptions in his quest to return home to his wife, Penelope, and his grown son, Telemachus, who fights off suitors who are desperate to steal his father’s throne.
Tom Holland attends the ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ UK premiere on Wednesday 29th July 2026 in London, England. (Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Sony Pictures)
The latest Marvel superhero film earned an estimated $355 million in North American ticket sales during its opening weekend, making it the second-biggest domestic debut of all time, according to studio estimates. It trails only 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, which opened to $357 million.
The Sony Pictures release also took in $572 million internationally, including $121 million in China, for a worldwide opening of $927 million, making it the second-largest global debut ever, behind Avengers: Endgame.
Starring Tom Holland and Zendaya, Spider-Man: Brand New Day also became Sony Pictures’ biggest opening weekend in history. The film set a new opening-day record with $168 million on Friday, surpassing Avengers: Endgame‘s previous mark.
The film follows 2021’s blockbuster Spider-Man: No Way Home, which grossed more than $1.9 billion worldwide and became the first movie to surpass $1 billion globally after the COVID-19 pandemic.
The film, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, has earned strong reviews, holding a 90% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes and an “A” CinemaScore rating from audiences.
The blockbuster opening helped deliver the biggest weekend ever for North American movie theaters, with an estimated $430 million in total ticket sales. Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, which also stars Holland and Zendaya, finished second at the domestic box office with $51 million in its third weekend.
Here are the top 10 films at the box office:
1. Spider-Man: Brand New Day — $355 million 2. The Odyssey — $51 million 3. Toy Story 5 — $6.3 million 4. Minions & Monsters — $5.8 million 5. Moana — $5.3 million 6. Hadestown: The Musical — $2 million 7. The Invite — $1.2 million 8. I Want Your Sex — $600,000 9. Evil Dead Burn — $527,000 10. Young Washington — $477,727
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In this April 18, 2014, file photo, Stella Parton and Dolly Parton attend Stella Parton’s Red Tent Women’s Conference 2014 at the Doubletree Hotel Downtown in Nashville, Tenn. (Terry Wyatt/Getty Images, FILE)
Dolly Parton’s sister Stella Parton is remembering the late singer’s generosity — including a decision she made near the end of her life in hopes of helping others.
In a moving tribute shared on Facebook, Stella Parton revealed that the 9 to 5 singer, who died at 80 this week after a brief battle with cancer, told her that even if there was no hope for her, she would allow her medical team to try experimental drugs in the hope that the treatment could help others in the future.
“My sister was one of the most generous, thoughtful and kind people I’ve ever known,” she wrote, adding that she was always thinking of others “and if you want to honor her legacy, show more kindness, lift others up and give more of your time and resources as she continued to do to the very end.”
Stella Parton also reflected on the close relationship she shared with her big sister, including their weekly tradition of waking up early and having coffee together over the phone.
“Being little farm girls we’ve continued to be early risers,” she wrote. “As she liked to say; ‘shoot Tedda we get more work done before the sun comes up than most folks do all day long!’ We would catch up on gossip, as sisters do, and drink coffee and make plans as it has always been our way.”
Stella Parton also shared how her sister’s outlook shaped their conversations, recalling how her sister would laugh off her complaints about other people.
“Dolly loved the world and everyone in it,” she wrote. “I would criticize and complain about it and she would laugh and say; ‘shoot Tedda, we’ve got more important things to do than worry about their silly a****.'”
She added, “She was right and proved it everyday.”
Stella Parton thanked everyone who has shown love and respect to her sister and their family following her sister’s death.
“My Tuesday morning coffee time will never be the same, but her love, respect and goodness will remain,” she added.
She also ended her message with a call for others to carry on her sister’s example, writing, “She left the world a better place by being in it, so let’s follow her example. Love and respect to all of you.”
Stella Parton was one of Dolly Parton’s 11 siblings.
According to People, the late singer’s siblings also include Willadeene, David, Coy, Robert Jr., Cassie, Larry, Floyd, twins Freidda and Rachel, and Randy, a singer-songwriter, who died from cancer in 2021. Her brother Coy also died in July 2026 at the age of 82, according to an obituary from Atchley Funeral Home.
“It was crowded!” Dolly Parton told The Guardian in 2016. “With that many brothers and sisters there was plenty of teasing and fighting, but we were all in it together.”
Following her death, many around the world have mourned her. Across Hollywood, Nashville and beyond, many have shared memories with her and why she meant so much to them.
Daisy Edgar-Jones as Elinor Dashwood and George MacKay as Edward Ferrars in ‘Sense and Sensibility.’ (Focus Features)
The official trailer for the upcoming Sense and Sensibility film has arrived.
Daisy Edgar-Jones will star as Elinor in the adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel, which arrives to theaters on Oct. 16.
Also starring are Esmé Creed-Miles as Marianne Dashwood, Caitríona Balfe as Mrs. Dashwood, Frank Dillane as John Willoughby, George MacKay as Edward Ferrars, Herbert Nordrum as Colonel Brandon, Bodhi Rae Breathnach as Margaret Dashwood and Fiona Shaw as Mrs. Jennings.
Georgia Oakley directs the movie for Focus Features and Working Title. Bestselling author Diana Reid adapted Austen’s book for the film’s screenplay. This adaptation is “an irresistible new take on Jane Austen’s iconic Sense and Sensibility: a charming, witty, and deeply relatable story of love and sisterhood,” according to an official description.
Sense and Sensibility, of course, follows sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood. It shows the journey of their love lives, losses and financial uncertainty, all of which they navigate as complete opposites in emotional approach.
The new trailer shows off this take on the classic story, with sisters Elinor and Marianne navigating their lives and considering the possibility of romantic love.
“The man who loves me must burn with it, with all his passions, without the lightest restraint or hesitation,” Creed-Miles’ Marianne says in the trailer.
The trailer ends with Marianne saying, “I think a man ought to be at least artificially passionate or he’d be sincerely dull,” before admitting to her sister, “I require so much.”
The film marks the third Austen adaptation for Focus Features and Working Title after the 2005 Pride & Prejudice film and 2020’s Emma. Sense and Sensibility was previously brought to the screen by Ang Lee in his 1995 film starring Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet and Hugh Grant.
