Apple TV Revives Christopher Nolan's 169-Minute Sci-Fi Masterpiece

It's been another remarkable year for this century's defining filmmaker, Christopher Nolan. The third-highest-grossing director of all time produced yet another ambitious feat of filmmaking for viewers across the world to indulge in, as he adapted Homer's ancient Greek epic The Odyssey for the big screen. The film proved so popular that it became his biggest success yet, earning $1.8 billion worldwide and becoming the highest-grossing movie in Nolan's filmography, surpassing his only other billion-dollar movies, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises.

This so-called "unrivaled cinematic spectacle," as it was dubbed in Joe Schmidt's review for Collider, couldn't have reached those heights without the assembly of a star-packed cast. Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong'o, Charlize Theron, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Jon Bernthal, and Zendaya all feature in one of Nolan's most talent-filled lineups, with the lead role of the King of Ithaca going to Matt Damon, who had been part of several Nolan projects in the past, including as NASA astronaut Dr. Mann in the generation-defining sci-fi effort Interstellar.

The Odyssey's Damon and Hathaway also star in Interstellar, which is led by the brilliant Matthew McConaughey, who most recently starred in Apple TV's The Lost Bus. This dystopian future-set epic was a huge hit with audiences and critics, unsurprisingly making its mark on the Academy Awards. At the 87th ceremony in 2015, Interstellar won just one of its five nominations, with Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter, and Scott Fisher taking home the Best Visual Effects trophy. 11 years on, Interstellar is a hit again. At the time of writing, the film is one of the ten most-watched on Apple TV in the U.S.

'Interstellar' Was Another Box Office Smash for Christopher Nolan

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As one of this century's defining sci-fi movies, it's no surprise to learn that Interstellar was a massive box office hit. Against a reported budget of $165 million, the movie made almost $650 million worldwide. This might only be a fraction of The Odyssey's haul, but let that take nothing away from the huge success of Interstellar at the box office. By the end of 2014, it was the 11th highest-grossing film of that year in the world.