The Odyssey Box Office: Christopher Nolan’s Epic Overtakes The Dark Knight Rises To Become His Biggest-Ever Film Worldwide! Christopher Nolan’s movie emerged as the director’s all-time highest-grossing film, surpassing his much-loved The Dark Knight Rises. The Odyssey at the worldwide box officeThe mythological epic by Christopher Nolan collected an insane $31.7 million in its 4th weekend at the box office in North America. According to Box Office Mojo, Christopher Nolan‘s first epic has surpassed the global haul of The Dark Knight Rises to become his all-time highest-grossing film. For the record, The Dark Knight Rises collected $1.09 billion in its lifetime and is now Nolan’s #2 biggest hit ever globally.