India, Aug. 9 -- The Odyssey has officially entered the billion-dollar club and in doing so, Christopher Nolan has a new box office champion. The Homer inspired epic has crossed the $1 billion mark worldwide and has now overtaken The Dark Knight Rises to become the highest grossing film of Nolan's career.

After four weekends in theatres, The Odyssey has collected around $1.1 billion globally, with $461.1 million coming from North America and another $643.6 million from international markets, Deadline reported. That puts the film ahead of The Dark Knight Rises which finished its theatrical run with around $1.085 billion worldwide. It is another major milestone for Nolan whose films have now earned more than $7 billion globally.

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