Spiderman comes out two weeks after The Odyssey. The live action Moana comes out the week before The Odyssey. People are not going to go to the movies three out of four weeks. If you are a family with sons and daughters, the daughters will drag you to Moana, the sons to Spiderman (which has a huge demographic crossover with the Odyssey), leaving the Odyssey holding the bag.
It is ridiculous to say that everyone who saw Oppenheimer, a movie about the making of the atomic bomb, will go see the Odyssey, a movie about Greek mythology (sort of).
The score is problematic. I believe I read they synthesized the tones of 35 brass gongs because “ancient Greece didn’t have orchestras.” It has been reported that Travis Scott - the rapper they have doing some narration - performs the music for the end credits. Yay. That will have them standing in line!
https://www.filmonger.com/ludwig-goranssons-odyssey-score-ditches-orchestras/
I didn’t say the movie will bomb, I said it will underperform. It might be a $1 billion box office, which means it will clear $100 million. For comparison, Joker cost about $55 million, with an estimated marketing spend of $75 million, crossed $1 billion at the box office and MADE over $700 million.
My personal prediction...I would say Odyssey’s total box office will be $650 to $750 million.
“ which means it will clear $100 million”
Sounds like a good bet then
“ My personal prediction...I would say Odyssey’s total box office will be $650 to $750 million.”
We’ll see. Whatever it is, no way it bombs. That’s my prediction