India, July 7 -- The global press tour for Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey began on Monday with its grand world premiere in London. The film's cast and crew will now travel across the globe for six more premieres and press junkets in places like Mumbai, Shanghai, New York, and Paris. This raises the hype around the already heavily anticipated film to a new level. A couple of days ago, box office trackers in North America released their early projections for the film's box-office prospects, and it all looks promising. Since then, the highly positive early critical reactions have only caused these figures to soar.

An adaptation of Homer's epic, The Odyssey, is Christopher Nolan's most ambitious film yet, with a reported budget of $250 mill...