'The Odyssey' Becomes Highest-Grossing IMAX Release in History

In addition to becoming the highest-grossing film of director Christopher Nolan's career, The Odyssey has also reached another box office milestone, according to Variety.

The film based on Homer's epic has become the highest-grossing movie in IMAX history, earning $289 million and surpassing the previous record-holder, Avatar (2009), which grossed $271 million, not adjusted for inflation.

Everything you need to know about The Odyssey

Directed by Christopher Nolan, the film is another adaptation of Homer's classic heroic poem, a continuation of The Iliad that tells the story of Odysseus, who spends 10 years trying to return home to Ithaca after the victory in the Trojan War. Enraged, the god of the sea, Poseidon, does everything he can to keep him from returning to his wife, Penelope.

Matt Damon plays Odysseus. Anne Hathaway plays the character's wife, Penelope. Meanwhile, Tom Holland plays Telemachus, Ulysses' son, with Zendaya playing the goddess Athena, Charlize Theron as Calypso, Benny Safdie as Agamemnon, and Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra — or Clitemnestra — Agamemnon's wife. 

The Odyssey is now playing in theaters.