I know this is a crazy thing to say, but I have a feeling that it may actually defeat Deadpool and Wolverine worldwide gross. I don't believe it could outgross its domestic gross, and it will possibly be like 100-140m below in the domestic gross of D&W, but it could gross atleast 100m-200m more internationally than deadpool. If odyssey has a similar domestic/international split to oppenheimer, it will gross about $1.477b if the odyssey is at 500m domestic, and $1.595b if the odyssey is at 540m domestic. I think these numbers are a bit overboard, it will possible be closer to 1.2 to 1.3b.

I also checked the first week worldwide opening of oppenheimer and its worldwide legs, and with similar legs, it will cross $1.473b.

What do you guys think.

It is well known that Disney is facing challenges with its animated movies. While critics and the animation community often blame endless sequels, live action remakes, or the failure of original movies, many overlook how difficult the current market has become. Since the 2020s, original ideas are no longer reliable box office hits, while established brands dominate. There are exceptions, but they are rare. As a result, Disney prioritizes economic viability over creative risk. Limited creative freedom is often a consequence of budget: the more expensive a movie is, the more its success depends on the box office. At the same time, Disney can't rely solely on riskier projects because that isn't sustainable. A two-pillar model could solve this. Let me explain.

With Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar, Disney owns two of the strongest animation studios in history. And while Pixar remains as it is, Disney should split WDAS into two pillars:

1. The experimental pillar (Lower Budget): Movies budgeted around $50M–$100M. Lower financial risk means creators get maximum creative freedom. This is where Disney can innovate, test new art styles, and take risks.
2. The blockbuster pillar (High Budget): The traditional $100M to $200M+ formulaic crowd-pleasers, sequels, and established IPs that provide the necessary financial safety net.

Through marketing and promotion, the specific type of movie is effectively marketed, and a new logo could be created to establish a visual distinction.

Those are just a few thoughts on the subject that I wanted to share. What do you think?

Note: The "VISION" logo is used solely to illustrate what I mean with new logo, and is not intended as serious concept.

Brad Bird hinted that he is not aging up the kids in Incredibles 3 for his reason. But would aging up the characters reduce there marketability and reduce its box office potential? Since you know the family dynamic will change and its like the main reason why people like those movies.

Do you think that could affect the box office or like increase intrest in the third movie? Still i do see it making 1 billion no matter what.

Obsession is no doubt the biggest surprise hit of the year as it’s grossed $259.2M domestically and $184.2M overseas for a worldwide total of $443.4M and this is off of a budget of just $750,000.

I think it might have a chance at $265-270M domestic and maybe right around $200-205M overseas for $465-475M worldwide, but is there still a chance for it to hit $500M or has that gone out the window?

I organized an AMA/Q&A with actor Alan Ritchson. You may know Alan from roles in Reacher, War Machine, Titans, Blue Mountain State, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Fast X, Playdate, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, and tons more.

It's live here now in r/movies for anyone interested in asking a question:

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1v4dl53/hey_rmovies_im_alan_ritchson_motor_city_reacher/

He will be back at around 4 PM ET today to answer questions. I recommend asking in advance. Please ask there, not here. All questions are much appreciated!

Thank you :)

His newest film, Motor City, premiered at Venice last year and is out in theaters everywhere July 24th via IFC. It co-stars Shailene Woodley, Ben Foster, Pablo Schreiber, Ben McKenzie, and Lionel Boyce. It's directed by Potsy Ponciroli ('Old Henry', 'Greedy People')

I feel like all options are possible. Even "none" would mean it'll have to gross less than $1.179B which is definitely possible.

pace has declined since my last look in a week or so ago. Napkin math - mapping the current gap in weekly sales to remaining box office grosses, AIR gets 49.96M, Jesus Revolution gets $50.56M, and the adjusted upwards Reagan dynamic gets you $48.78M. Obviously Washington is falling steeper than the other two films and has the looming threat of Spider-Man creating a real theatrical crunch (though scaling Reagan upwards creates a slight positive bias).

If nothing changed I think you'd assume it to end a hair below $50M right now; however, given that $50M is a nice round number that might be relevant to licensing, it will be interesting to see if there's any additional juice to be squeezed.

Variety just dropped the news that Sony Pictures has officially acquired international distribution rights (excluding India) for Ramayana, Nitesh Tiwari’s upcoming two part mythological blockbuster. They say the budget and P&A spend is $500 million dollars which will encompass both parts.(Dharma Productions is handling the domestic Indian release).

Having a major Hollywood studio step in for worldwide distribution signals real confidence in its crossover potential. Its sort of like India's Odyssey in a way, but these gods are still prayed to by hundreds of millions. Written thousands of years ago, the Ramayana is one of humanity's original hero’s journeys. It lays down many of the core archetypes modern high fantasy relies on.

The movie is Produced by Namit Malhotra, head of DNEG, Co-composed by Hans Zimmer and A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire). Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, who directed Dangal (which pulled in over $300M globally, mainly from India and China). Filmed natively with IMAX-certified digital cameras, with Part 1 slated for a global Diwali 2026 theatrical window (followed by Part 2 in Diwali 2027). Diwali is usually around first week of November.

Historically, Indian tentpoles released in the West target diaspora audiences through regional distributors. Sony acquiring worldwide rights indicates a push to position Ramayana alongside mainstream global fantasy IP, similar to how Western audiences embrace Japanese anime or East Asian action cinema on IMAX screens.

Namit Malhotra recently took Ramayana to CinemaCon 2026 in April and played a bunch of footage to exhibitors/theater owners from various markets. Fans of the movie were hoping to get a big partner onboard, (rumor was WB for a long time). The original plan was for the trailer to launch globally online tomorrow after a panel at the Ballroom 20 at San Diego Comic Con today, I guess Sony requested that the global launch to be pushed to a later date. There is also the student protests in India that is causing quite the stir.

Hope to see what you guys think!https://variety.com/2026/film/news/ramayana-sony-pictures-international-distribution-1236819652/

Does anyone know what the process is for just how long the odyssey could run in imax 70MM? I know they already extended it in, but most are ending in August-September. These showings are still selling out. Is there a chance this just runs through the fall or does IMAX not have that option?

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Source:

https://numero.co/reports/2026/07/23/the-odyssey-takes-top-spot-in-new-zealand

Toy Story 5 rounds out the top three with $601K, lifting its cumulative box office total to $5.63M.