With Hollywood struggling in China, can the Odyssey draw a crowd?

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The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan’s summer blockbuster juggernaut, has overcome an onslaught of attacks from the world’s richest man and stared down criticism from a classicist who translated the poem, to become one of the year’s most celebrated and highest-grossing films. But this week, the film faces one of its biggest challenges yet. Released in China on Friday, Nolan’s latest epic will test whether Hollywood blockbusters can still draw audiences in China, a market that is increasingly dominated by domestic films. For now, the signs are good: the Odyssey is set to be released on most of the country’s roughly 800 Imax screens and the film received a high-profile Beijing premiere…

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