Los Angeles, July 20 -- Filmmaker Christopher Nolan's latest outing, 'The Odyssey', has made an epic start at the box office.

The action-adventure, featuring stars like Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, and Anne Hathaway, earned USD 264.1 million globally over the weekend, including USD 139.6 million internationally and USD 124.5 million domestically, reported Variety.

The collections mark a towering debut for an R-rated film, which is nearly three hours long and not even a part of a major franchise.

'The Odyssey' is adapted from Homer's roughly 3,000-year-old epic poem.

It has already become Nolan's biggest worldwide opening, beating his previous releases 'The Dark Knight Rises' with USD 249 million and 'The Dark Knight' with USD 198...