Dow futures climbed nearly 500 points and NASDAQ futures topped 400-point gains on Monday morning. The sharp pre-market rally comes amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict and strong box office news.
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NPR film critic Bob Mondello delivers the episode's most exhilarating data point: Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' has shattered expectations at the global box office. Where most blockbusters tumble roughly 50% in their second weekend, 'The Odyssey' fell just 19% — a figure Mondello notes is 'perhaps appropriately' fitting for a tale of a hero who never stops moving. The film is expected to take in $87 million in North America and another $128 million overseas this weekend alone, pushing its 10-day worldwide total to nearly $640 million. That pace is faster than any Christopher Nolan film in history, including the cultural phenomenon Oppenheimer and his acclaimed Batman trilogy. The trajectory suggests 'The Odyssey' will join Oppenheimer and the Dark Knight films as Nolan's third movie to cross the $1.2 billion mark.
Most blockbusters crater 50% in their second weekend — 'The Odyssey' dropped just 19%. It's on track for nearly $640 million in 10 days, faster than Oppenheimer, and looks set to become Nolan's third film to cross $1.2 billion.
Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' surpassed $500 million in ticket sales in less than two weeks, with a 10-day total projected to reach nearly $640 million worldwide.
While most blockbusters drop about 50% in their second weekend, 'The Odyssey' fell only 19%, demonstrating exceptional audience staying power.
By the end of its 10th day, 'The Odyssey' is expected to have earned nearly $640 million worldwide, a faster pace than any previous Christopher Nolan film.
The Odyssey is projected to become Christopher Nolan's third film to surpass $1.2 billion in total ticket sales, joining Oppenheimer and his Batman films.
Dow futures were up nearly 500 points on the morning of July 27, 2026, with NASDAQ futures up more than 400 points.
Sam built Algrow, a SaaS for finding viral content formats, with zero coding experience using ChatGPT and Cursor. Six months later: 10,000 users, $14K/month in revenue.
Sam's first MVP threw an application error on its very first user — and he shipped it anyway. The core idea worked, and that was enough to validate the product and keep users coming back.
Sam joined Discord voice chats, muted himself, and silently screen-shared his product. Users in the chat started tagging him asking what the tool was. No pitch needed — curiosity did the selling.
Most founders post links in Discord and immediately get banned for self-promotion. Sam's approach was the opposite: build rapport, help people with the tool, let word of mouth do the work.
Find where your ICP lives. Listen before building. Validate with DMs and Loom recordings. Build in public with users inside your own Discord server. Turn early adopters into advocates with free access.
Instead of fearing the self-promo ban in large Discord servers, create your own private server for your product. You funnel in ideal customers and build a relationship that email can't replicate.
Algrow helps creators find and replicate viral video formats, starting at $25/month. It analyzes subscriber counts, average views, and trending formats — and can even generate the videos with AI.
After weeks of Sam silently screen-sharing in a Discord server, the server owner — unprompted — made a full YouTube promotional video about Algrow. Sam paid nothing and asked for nothing.
Producer Gus admits Discord never crossed his mind as a customer acquisition channel. Pat connects the insight to a broader lesson: match your distribution channel to where your actual customers live.
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