The Odyssey is Christopher Nolan's Universal Pictures adaptation of Homer, in theaters from July 17 2026. Google Search interest for the keyword the odyssey reached 60 for the week of August 1 2026 after peaking at 100 on July 25. Trends MCP records a series-derived +650.0% 30-day rise from 8 on July 4 and a +1400.0% 90-day rise from 4 on May 2. get_growth confirms -40.0% over 7 days (100 → 60) and +650.0% over 30 days into that August 1 reading. On the Wikipedia Trending board as of August 8 2026 06:01 UTC, The Odyssey (2026 film) ranked 2. Data pulled August 8 2026 from source google search.
The Odyssey search interest right now
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Latest value (week of August 1 2026) | 60 |
| 30-day change | +650.0% (8 on July 4 2026 → 60) |
| 90-day change | +1400.0% (4 on May 2 2026 → 60) |
| Peak value | 100 on July 25 2026 |
| First seen in series | August 14 2021 |
| 7-day growth (get_growth) | -40.0% (100 → 60) |
| 30-day growth (get_growth) | +650.0% (8 → 60) |
| Weeks in series | 260 |
| Wikipedia Trending board rank (August 8 2026) | 2 |
| Zendaya 30-day growth (get_growth) | +312.5% (16 → 66) |
| Tom Holland 30-day growth (get_growth) | +463.64% (11 → 62) |
| Robert Pattinson 30-day growth (get_growth) | +371.43% (7 → 33) |
| July 11 2026 value (pre-peak climb) | 22 |
| July 18 2026 value | 77 |
| May 16 2026 local high before July | 9 |
Every row traces to topics/data/the-odyssey.json or the same-day get_growth and get_top_trends calls. The 7-day drop and still-huge 30-day gain are both real: premiere week set the peak, and the next week cooled without returning to the early-July baseline.
About The Odyssey
The Odyssey is a 2026 mythic action epic from Universal Pictures, directed and written by Christopher Nolan and produced with Emma Thomas for Syncopy. The film adapts Homer's poem about Odysseus's long journey home after the Trojan War. Universal's materials and coverage from BBC (May 5 2026 trailer) and The Hindu (July 19 2026 final-trailer update) name Matt Damon as Odysseus, Anne Hathaway as Penelope, Tom Holland as Telemachus, Zendaya as Athena, Charlize Theron, Robert Pattinson, and Lupita Nyong'o among the ensemble. Universal lists a worldwide theatrical open on July 17 2026, with IMAX film technology called out in studio marketing. Searchers in late July and early August are typically checking showtimes, cast roles, trailer beats, and how Nolan's cut of the myth plays after Oppenheimer.
What the time series shows
The Odyssey search curve stays near 1 to 4 for years, then breaks only when marketing and release arrive. The 260-week Google Search series opens August 14 2021 at 1. A December 27 2025 bump reaches 11, then early 2026 holds in the mid-single digits until May 9 to May 16 climb to 8 and 9 around the full trailer window. July 4 sits at 8, July 11 at 22, July 18 at 77, and July 25 at 100, the series peak in the first week after the July 17 open. August 1 falls to 60. Derived labels from the series: growth exploding, speed exponential, seasonality low, volatility average. Growth is exploding because 30-day change is +650.0% (and 90-day change is +1400.0%). Speed is exponential because the latest 30-day absolute move (8 → 60, abs 52) is more than 2x the prior 30-day move (5 on May 30 → 8). Seasonality is low: one release spike, not a repeating calendar pattern. Volatility is average on week-over-week percent changes (series stdev about 36%).
Related topics
Same-day Google Search neighbors with measured 30-day growth (Trends MCP get_growth, August 8 2026):
- zendaya: +312.5% over 30 days (16 → 66); Wikipedia Trending board rank 8
- tom holland: +463.64% over 30 days (11 → 62); Wikipedia Trending board rank 12; also tied to Spider-Man: Brand New Day
- robert pattinson: +371.43% over 30 days (7 → 33); Wikipedia Trending board rank 25; also in A24's Primetime
- spiderman brand new day: +1566.67% over 30 days (6 → 100); Wikipedia Trending board rank 1
- spirit halloween: +350.0% over 30 days (2 → 9); Google Trends board rank 17; see the Spirit Halloween topic
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