The Return (2024)

The Return
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $703,978Details
International Box Office $2,748,356Details
Worldwide Box Office $3,452,334
OpusData ID: 601620100
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Synopsis

After 20 years away, Odysseus washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable. The King has returned from the Trojan War, but much has changed in his kingdom. His beloved wife Penelope is a prisoner in her own home, hounded by suitors vying to be king. Their son Telemachus faces death at the hands of these suitors, who see him as merely an obstacle to their pursuit of the kingdom. Odysseus has also changed—scarred by his experience of the Trojan war, he is no longer the mighty warrior from years past—but he must rediscover his strength in order to win back all that he has lost.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$361,507 (51.4% of total gross)
Legs:1.95 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:20.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:629 opening theaters/629 max. theaters, 1.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $703,978

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 6th, 2024 (Wide) by Bleecker Street
International Releases: December 5th, 2024 (Limited), released as The Return (Возвращение Одиссея) (Russia (CIS))
January 30th, 2025 (Wide), released as Itaca - Il Ritorno (Italy)
January 31st, 2025 (Limited), released as Dönüş (Turkey)
March 20th, 2025 (Limited) (Australia)
March 27th, 2025 (Limited) (Netherlands)
... Show all releases
Video Release: December 27th, 2024 by Bleecker Street
MPAA Rating: R for violence, some sexual content, graphic nudity and language.
(Rating bulletin 2837 (cert #54950), 6/5/2024)
Running Time: 116 minutes
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Keywords: Historical Drama, Ancient Greece, Toronto International Film Festival 2024, Festival Acquisition, Filmed in Greece, Filmed in Italy
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Bleecker Street , Redwave Films, HanWay Films, Picomedia, Heretic Films, Ithaca Films, Kabo Films, Marvelous Productions
Production Countries: United States, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Greece
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 6, 2024 - $361,507   629 $575   $361,507 1
Dec 13, 2024 - $79,791 -78% 261 $306   $650,833 2

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 6, 2024 - $130,318     629 $207   $130,318 1
Dec 7, 2024 - $130,861 n/c   629 $208   $261,179 2
Dec 8, 2024 - $100,328 -23%   629 $160   $361,507 3
Dec 9, 2024 - $48,113 -52%   629 $76   $409,620 4
Dec 10, 2024 - $73,896 +54%   629 $117   $483,516 5
Dec 11, 2024 - $51,166 -31%   629 $81   $534,682 6
Dec 12, 2024 - $36,360 -29%   629 $58   $571,042 7
Dec 13, 2024 - $23,554 -35% -82% 261 $90   $594,596 8
Dec 14, 2024 - $34,094 +45% -74% 261 $131   $628,690 9
Dec 15, 2024 - $25,113 -26% -75% 261 $96   $653,803 10
Dec 16, 2024 - $11,513 -54% -76% 261 $44   $665,316 11
Dec 17, 2024 - $15,856 +38% -79% 261 $61   $681,172 12
Dec 18, 2024 - $12,906 -19% -75% 261 $49   $694,078 13
Dec 19, 2024 - $9,900 -23% -73% 261 $38   $703,978 14

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 6, 2024 17 $571,042   629 $908   $571,042 1
Dec 13, 2024 20 $132,936 -77% 261 $509   $703,978 2

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 3/20/2025 $18,126 0 0 0 $123,096 10/27/2025
Brazil 9/4/2025 $0000$0
France 6/18/2025 $0000$0
Germany 11/27/2025 $0000$0
Italy 1/30/2025 $370,640 0 0 0 $1,366,618 3/3/2025
Mexico 8/28/2025 $0000$0
Netherlands 3/27/2025 $41,220 36 36 101 $122,192 4/14/2025
New Zealand 3/27/2025 $92 0 0 0 $41,278 6/17/2025
Portugal 4/17/2025 $17,296 24 24 58 $40,490 5/20/2025
Russia (CIS) 12/5/2024 $102,419 348 348 633 $182,778 12/18/2024
Spain 8/22/2025 $82,190 53 77 255 $444,816 9/22/2025
Turkey 1/31/2025 $4,537 21 21 24 $9,391 2/14/2025
United Kingdom 4/11/2025 $112,617 54 54 227 $417,697 6/4/2025
 
International Total$2,748,356 10/27/2025

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Leading Cast

Ralph Fiennes    Odysseus
Juliette Binoche    Penelope

Supporting Cast

Charlie Plummer    Telemachus
Marwan Kenzari    Antinous
Claudio Santamaria    Eumaeus
Angela Molina    Eurycleia
Tom Rhys-Harries    Pisander
Amir Wilson    Philoetius
Ayman Al Aboud    Indius
Nicolas Retrivi    Elenus
Cosimo Desii    Eurydamus
Stefano Santomauro    Thoas
Bruno Cassandra    Promachus
Francesco Bianchi    Amphimedon

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Uberto Pasolini    Director
Edward Bond    Screenwriter
John Collee    Screenwriter
Uberto Pasolini    Screenwriter
Uberto Pasolini    Producer
Roberto Sessa    Producer
Marco Pacchioni    Producer
Stephane Moatti    Producer
Konstantinos Kontovrakis    Producer
James Clayton    Producer
Ralph Fiennes    Executive Producer
Giorgos Karnavas    Executive Producer
Torsten Poeck    Executive Producer
Andrew Karpen    Executive Producer
Kent Sanderson    Executive Producer
Nicholas Sandler    Executive Producer
Keith Kehoe    Executive Producer
David Charap    Editor
Marius Panduru    Director of Photography

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Synopsis

After 20 years away, Odysseus washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable. The King has returned from the Trojan War, but much has changed in his kingdom. His beloved wife Penelope is a prisoner in her own home, hounded by suitors vying to be king. Their son Telemachus faces death at the hands of these suitors, who see him as merely an obstacle to their pursuit of the kingdom. Odysseus has also changed—scarred by his experience of the Trojan war, he is no longer the mighty warrior from years past—but he must rediscover his strength in order to win back all that he has lost.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$361,507 (51.4% of total gross)
Legs:1.95 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:20.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:629 opening theaters/629 max. theaters, 1.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $703,978

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 6th, 2024 (Wide) by Bleecker Street
International Releases: December 5th, 2024 (Limited), released as The Return (Возвращение Одиссея) (Russia (CIS))
January 30th, 2025 (Wide), released as Itaca - Il Ritorno (Italy)
January 31st, 2025 (Limited), released as Dönüş (Turkey)
March 20th, 2025 (Limited) (Australia)
March 27th, 2025 (Limited) (Netherlands)
... Show all releases
Video Release: December 27th, 2024 by Bleecker Street
MPAA Rating: R for violence, some sexual content, graphic nudity and language.
(Rating bulletin 2837 (cert #54950), 6/5/2024)
Running Time: 116 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Historical Drama, Ancient Greece, Toronto International Film Festival 2024, Festival Acquisition, Filmed in Greece, Filmed in Italy
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Bleecker Street , Redwave Films, HanWay Films, Picomedia, Heretic Films, Ithaca Films, Kabo Films, Marvelous Productions
Production Countries: United States, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Greece
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Ralph Fiennes    Odysseus
Juliette Binoche    Penelope

Supporting Cast

Charlie Plummer    Telemachus
Marwan Kenzari    Antinous
Claudio Santamaria    Eumaeus
Angela Molina    Eurycleia
Tom Rhys-Harries    Pisander
Amir Wilson    Philoetius
Ayman Al Aboud    Indius
Nicolas Retrivi    Elenus
Cosimo Desii    Eurydamus
Stefano Santomauro    Thoas
Bruno Cassandra    Promachus
Francesco Bianchi    Amphimedon

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Uberto Pasolini    Director
Edward Bond    Screenwriter
John Collee    Screenwriter
Uberto Pasolini    Screenwriter
Uberto Pasolini    Producer
Roberto Sessa    Producer
Marco Pacchioni    Producer
Stephane Moatti    Producer
Konstantinos Kontovrakis    Producer
James Clayton    Producer
Ralph Fiennes    Executive Producer
Giorgos Karnavas    Executive Producer
Torsten Poeck    Executive Producer
Andrew Karpen    Executive Producer
Kent Sanderson    Executive Producer
Nicholas Sandler    Executive Producer
Keith Kehoe    Executive Producer
David Charap    Editor
Marius Panduru    Director of Photography

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 6, 2024 - $361,507   629 $575   $361,507 1
Dec 13, 2024 - $79,791 -78% 261 $306   $650,833 2

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 6, 2024 - $130,318     629 $207   $130,318 1
Dec 7, 2024 - $130,861 n/c   629 $208   $261,179 2
Dec 8, 2024 - $100,328 -23%   629 $160   $361,507 3
Dec 9, 2024 - $48,113 -52%   629 $76   $409,620 4
Dec 10, 2024 - $73,896 +54%   629 $117   $483,516 5
Dec 11, 2024 - $51,166 -31%   629 $81   $534,682 6
Dec 12, 2024 - $36,360 -29%   629 $58   $571,042 7
Dec 13, 2024 - $23,554 -35% -82% 261 $90   $594,596 8
Dec 14, 2024 - $34,094 +45% -74% 261 $131   $628,690 9
Dec 15, 2024 - $25,113 -26% -75% 261 $96   $653,803 10
Dec 16, 2024 - $11,513 -54% -76% 261 $44   $665,316 11
Dec 17, 2024 - $15,856 +38% -79% 261 $61   $681,172 12
Dec 18, 2024 - $12,906 -19% -75% 261 $49   $694,078 13
Dec 19, 2024 - $9,900 -23% -73% 261 $38   $703,978 14

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 6, 2024 17 $571,042   629 $908   $571,042 1
Dec 13, 2024 20 $132,936 -77% 261 $509   $703,978 2

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 3/20/2025 $18,126 0 0 0 $123,096 10/27/2025
Brazil 9/4/2025 $0000$0
France 6/18/2025 $0000$0
Germany 11/27/2025 $0000$0
Italy 1/30/2025 $370,640 0 0 0 $1,366,618 3/3/2025
Mexico 8/28/2025 $0000$0
Netherlands 3/27/2025 $41,220 36 36 101 $122,192 4/14/2025
New Zealand 3/27/2025 $92 0 0 0 $41,278 6/17/2025
Portugal 4/17/2025 $17,296 24 24 58 $40,490 5/20/2025
Russia (CIS) 12/5/2024 $102,419 348 348 633 $182,778 12/18/2024
Spain 8/22/2025 $82,190 53 77 255 $444,816 9/22/2025
Turkey 1/31/2025 $4,537 21 21 24 $9,391 2/14/2025
United Kingdom 4/11/2025 $112,617 54 54 227 $417,697 6/4/2025
 
International Total$2,748,356 10/27/2025

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services at a cost. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.