Author: Jasvanth Radhe

Jasvanth Radhe is a writer and critic for Entertnr, covering everything from blockbusters and classics to horror and auteur cinema. Writing about film and television since his college days on culture sites, Jasvanth has built out an extensive editorial range since the site's inception, spanning breaking news, talent interviews, specialized reports, and in-depth reviews.

There is a certain muscularity to the staying power of Universal’s The Odyssey, a quality that has put it at odds with the usual run of summer blockbusters and prompted Hollywood box office types to have another look at their long-term projections. Since its record-breaking global debut, the R-rated take on Homer’s epic has been nothing short of extraordinary. Case in point: an $18.05 million domestic take on Wednesday, which speaks volumes about the strength of word-of-mouth and how well the film is holding onto its audience. That mid-week figure is a mere 16% off the $21.4 million it put…

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