The Odyssey Breaks Australian Box Office Records With $13.4 Million Debut

Let’s look at the Australian Box Office results for the weekend.

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has, rather unsurprisingly, gone straight to the top of the Australian box office with a record-breaking $13.4 million opening weekend, making it the biggest opening of 2026 and the highest-grossing debut ever for a non-franchise film in Australia. More than 587,000 Australians headed to cinemas over the opening weekend to see Nolan’s latest.

Behind The Odyssey, the live-action Moana continued its strong run with $2.92 million, taking its total to $12.5 million. In comparison, Toy Story 5 added another $2.83 million in its fifth weekend, pushing its impressive Australian total to $42.4 million. Minions & Monsters remained in fourth with $2.17 million, while The Invite rounded out the top five with $469,000.

What did you watch at the cinema this past weekend? Let me know in the comments section below.

Here are the full Australian Box Office results for the weekend, as shared by HOYTS.

1. The Odyssey – $13.4M (Total: Opening Weekend)
2. Moana – $2.92M (Total: $12.5M)
3. Toy Story 5 – $2.83M (Total: $42.4M)
4. Minions & Monsters – $2.17M (Total: $21.2M)
5. The Invite – $469K (Total: $1.67M)
6. Obsession – $405K (Total: $24.6M)
7. Evil Dead Burn – $296K (Total: $1.3M)
8. Jackass: Best and Last – $252K (Total: $2.79M)
9. Supergirl – $169K (Total: $5.86M)
10. Dastaar – $117K

Out This Week

You can keep up with what’s in cinemas this month here.

Several new films arrive in Australian cinemas this week, including:

• PLAVE Asia Tour [DASH: Quantum Leap] Encore (July 22)
• The Wizard of the Kremlin (July 23)
• Tenor: My Name is Pati (July 23)
• Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway (July 23)
• Sia: Nostalgic For The Present (July 23)
• Mr Hero (July 23)
• Jana Nayagan (July 23)
• 40 Years of F***in’ Up (July 24)
• Khali Balak Min Nafsak (July 24)

[Data and information supplied by HOYTS]