“The Odyssey” held onto its commanding lead at the South Korean box office during the weekend of Sep. 4–6.
According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the Christopher Nolan-directed tentpole generated $5.9 million from 698,384 admissions over the three-day frame across 1,858 screens, capturing 60.92% of the total weekend market. With its fifth consecutive weekend victory, the blockbuster officially crossed the milestone of ten million admissions, pushing its cumulative haul to $83.2 million from 10,027,970 total viewers since its Aug. 5 debut.
Superhero blockbuster “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” retained second place in its sixth outing, generating $942,178 from 146,674 admissions across 725 screens. It accounted for 9.6% of the weekend market, lifting its cumulative South Korean gross to $67.9 million from 8,792,026 total ticket buyers.
Curry Barker’s “Obsession” debuted in third place, pulling in $1.1 million from 138,447 admissions over the three-day frame across 717 screens. Including mid-week business since its Sep. 2 opening, the sleeper horror entry has accumulated $1.4 million from 185,100 total viewers.
Local family road-trip drama “The Journey to Gyeongju” took fourth place in its sophomore weekend, generating $359,527 from 49,417 admissions. Directed by Kim Mi-jo and starring Lee Jung-eun, Gong Hyo-jin, Park So-dam, Lee Yeon, and Byun Yo-han, the revenge-tinged family narrative moved its cumulative total to $2.1 million from 297,594 admissions.
