Los Angeles, Aug. 10 -- The Odyssey will always hold a special place in legendary filmmaker Christopher Nolan's career as the film has become the highest-grossing project of his career so far.

Universal Pictures on Sunday shared that the mythological epic has made USD 1.104 billion worldwide in its first month in theaters following its initial July 17 release. This surpasses 2012's The Dark Knight Rises, which earned USD 1.085 billion, and 2008's The Dark Knight at USD 1.005 billion, as Warner Bros.' two Batman films had previously held the top spots on the list of the director's biggest global sums, as per The Hollywood Reporter.

As of Sunday, The Odyssey has grossed USD 461.1 million domestically, securing second place at the weekend ...