“The Odyssey” sailed to the top of the South Korean box office during the weekend of Aug. 7–9.
According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the Christopher Nolan-directed epic generated $10.3 million from 1,333,569 admissions over the three-day frame across 1,798 screens, capturing a 45.13% share of total weekend revenue. Since launching wide on Aug. 5, the tentpole has collected $14.4 million from 1,874,863 admissions.
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” moved to second place in its second frame, bringing in $9.2 million from 1,264,788 admissions over the weekend. The film captured a 40.38% share of the frame, pushing its overall South Korean cume to $43.7 million from 5,916,425 total admissions.
Local animated sequel “Teenieping: Legend of the Whale Heartstone” was in third place, generating $1.9 million from 289,464 admissions over the frame. Directed by Kim Soo-hoon, the musical fantasy sequel follows Princess Romi, Heartsping, and their companions as they journey into a deep-sea city to rescue Queen Velita. Counting previews, the film has accumulated $2.8 million from 433,807 viewers.
“Hope” finished in fourth place with $748,364 from 100,904 admissions over its fourth weekend. Directed by Na Hong-Jin and starring Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, Jung Ho-yeon, Michael Fassbender, and Alicia Vikander, the film has now reached a total of $33.2 million from 4,393,885 ticket buyers.
