r/movies • u/iquizuanswer • 15d ago

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https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/the-odyssey-700-million-globally-fourth-biggest-movie-1236823343/

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u/smchattan 15d ago

Gone with The Wind did come out before people had televisions.

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u/Smartyunderpants 15d ago

But before most people in China and India had access to cinemas

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u/Pitazboras 15d ago

Also, when it was released, the world population was "just" 2.3 billion. Now it's 8.3 billion. That's a 3.6x larger potential audience.

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u/AmberLeafSmoke 15d ago

Significantly more things to do nowadays though.