克里斯托弗·诺兰执导的《奥德赛》电影改编在全球获得重大成功，带动英国诗歌市场创下历史新高。截至2026年前30周，英国诗歌销售额超过800万英镑，同比增长13.3%，全年销售额预计首次突破1500万英镑，可能达到1700万英镑[1]。电影首周全球票房达2.64亿美元（1.98亿英镑），创下诺兰导演历史最高纪录[1]。
荷马的两部经典著作《奥德赛》和《伊利亚特》成为此次销售增长的主要驱动力。这两部作品的销售额达到98万英镑，占英国诗歌销售总额的12%[1]。其中《奥德赛》英国印刷版在电影中旬上映后的四周内销售量相比去年同期增长1400%，美国市场的销售也上升76%[1]。此外，演员斯蒂芬·弗赖和伊恩·麦凯莱恩分别录制的有声读物版本进入了Spotify英国和美国前10排行[1]。
翻译家艾米丽·威尔逊在《伦敦书评》上对影片提出批评，指其"没有说出令人信服的东西"，并称其"缺乏心理、情感、政治和伦理深度"[1]。
Christopher Nolan's film adaptation of Homer's epic has sparked an unprecedented surge in poetry purchases across the United Kingdom.[1] In the first 30 weeks of 2026, UK poetry sales exceeded 8 million pounds, representing a 13.3 percent increase compared to the same period the previous year.[1] Annual poetry sales are now projected to surpass 15 million pounds for the first time, with some estimates reaching as high as 17 million pounds.[1]
The impact of Nolan's film has been particularly pronounced for Homer's works. Combined sales of The Odyssey and The Iliad reached 980,000 pounds, accounting for 12 percent of all UK poetry sales during this period.[1] Most notably, sales of The Odyssey surged 1,400 percent in the four weeks following the film's mid-July release.[1] Across the Atlantic, American sales of The Odyssey rose by 76 percent.[1] The film itself achieved a global opening weekend gross of 264 million dollars, marking Nolan's highest-grossing debut to date.[1]
The renewed interest in Homer has extended to audio formats, with Stephen Fry's audiobook narration of the epic entering Spotify's UK top 10 chart, while Ian McKellen's version gained traction on American charts.[1] However, translator Emily Wilson offered a contrasting perspective in an essay for the London Review of Books, criticizing the film as failing to articulate "anything convincing" and lacking "psychological, emotional, political and ethical depth."[1]