Matt Damon in a scene from the film “The Odyssey” / Courtesy of Universal Pictures
Christopher Nolan's new film "The Odyssey" attracted more than 290,000 moviegoers in Korea on its opening day to reign atop the local box office, data showed Thursday.
The action-packed epic drew 291,359 viewers Wednesday, accounting for 44.8 percent of all ticket sales, according to the data from the Korean Film Council.
The opening day figure is the third highest among films released this year, following the latest Spider-man installment "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" at around 688,000 and the Korean sci-fi blockbuster "Hope" at around 333,000.
It is also the third highest among Nolan's previous films released in the country, following "Oppenheimer" (2023) at around 552,000 and "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012) at about 441,000.
