The Odyssey cast’s estimated salaries revealed: Matt Damon bags the biggest payday

Christopher Nolan is reportedly mounting a $250 million take on Homer’s 'The Odyssey' at Universal, and one outlet just put numbers to what that kind of bet looks like on the talent side. Short version: if this report is right, the checks are massive and the cast list reads like a studio fantasy draft.

All of this comes from Flick On Click, which labels the figures as estimates. Studios and reps rarely confirm salaries, so treat this as a well-circulated breakdown, not a line-by-line payroll dump. With that caveat, here’s how the money allegedly shakes out for Nolan’s Greek epic, plus who’s playing whom and the net worth figures the outlet ties to each actor.

• Matt Damon — $15 million (estimated) as King Odysseus of Ithaca. The report has Damon carrying the movie, appearing in nearly every scene, which tracks for the guy steering a decade-long journey home. It also extends his history with Nolan after 'Interstellar'. Cited net worth: about $170 million.
• Tom Holland — $10 million (estimated) as Telemachus, Odysseus’s son. Supposedly a pivot into more grown-up drama for him. Cited net worth: about $25 million.
• Anne Hathaway — $7 million (estimated) as Penelope, the queen holding Ithaca together while fending off shameless suitors. The report frames her as the film’s emotional anchor. Cited net worth: about $80 million.
• Robert Pattinson — $7 million (estimated) as Antinous, the swaggering lead suitor gunning for Penelope’s hand. Described as Pattinson leaning into a sleazy villain vibe, a kind of dark triangle opposite Odysseus and Penelope. Cited net worth: about $80 million.
• Charlize Theron — $5–6 million (estimated) as Calypso, the sorceress who wants to keep Odysseus as her immortal husband. Cited net worth: about $200 million.
• Zendaya — $5 million (estimated) as Athena, the strategist goddess nudging and protecting our guy from the sidelines. The report says her presence injects some modern energy into the myth. Cited net worth: about $40 million.
• Lupita Nyong'o — about $2 million (estimated) for a twofer: Helen of Troy and her sister Clytemnestra. Two major figures, two very different flavors of trouble. Cited net worth: about $10 million.
• Benny Safdie — $1.5–2 million (estimated) as Agamemnon, the Greek commander. Yes, that Benny Safdie — actor-director hyphenate era continues. Cited net worth: about $5 million.
• Mia Goth — $1–1.5 million (estimated) as Melantho, the disloyal maid who stirs up betrayal inside Odysseus’s own house. Cited net worth: about $2 million.
• Elliot Page — $1–1.5 million (estimated) as Sinon, a brave soldier and Odysseus’s loyal cousin from the Trojan War days. Cited net worth: about $8 million.

Couple things jump out. Damon topping the call sheet at $15 million is exactly what you expect when he’s in practically every frame of a $250 million Nolan tentpole. Pattinson cashing in as the main suitor is a fun heel turn, Zendaya as a tactician goddess is clean casting, and Nyong'o doing a dual role is a flex. Also, Mia Goth as a chaos agent inside the palace? That fits.

The report also claims a chunk of that budget is earmarked for large-scale practical work, which is very Nolan: big sets, real water, real everything. Between that and the star spend, Universal is apparently betting hard on an old-school myth told with very new-school resources.

Bottom line: if these estimates are on the money, 'The Odyssey' is paying like a top-tier summer behemoth, with Nolan pulling from his usual circle (Damon, Pattinson, Hathaway) and mixing in newer faces for the mythic roles. Now we wait to see how much of this the studio actually puts on the record — and what all that cash looks like up on the screen.