{"id":678062,"date":"2026-09-08T06:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T06:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/678062\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T06:16:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T06:16:12","slug":"korea-box-office-the-odyssey-overwhelms-spider-man-brand-new-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/678062\/","title":{"rendered":"Korea Box Office: ‘The Odyssey’ Overwhelms ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\u201cThe Odyssey<\/a>\u201d held onto its commanding lead at the South Korean box office during the weekend of Sep. 4\u20136. <\/p>\n

\n\tAccording 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.<\/p>\n

\n\tSuperhero blockbuster \u201cSpider-Man: Brand New Day<\/a>\u201d 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.<\/p>\n

\n\tCurry Barker\u2019s \u201cObsession<\/a>\u201d 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.<\/p>\n

\n\tLocal family road-trip drama \u201cThe Journey to Gyeongju\u201d 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.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe local family crime-drama \u201cPortrait of a Family\u201d opened in fifth place, earning $286,526 from 40,835 admissions over the weekend. Directed by Lee Ji-won and starring Ryu Seung-ryong and Ha Ji-won, the film centers on a former superstar baseball player and a top actress whose glamorous lives unravel when a mysterious young girl appears, dragging them into a desperate struggle seven years later. Since its Sep. 2 launch, the film has collected $484,757 from 71,392 admissions.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cPower Ballad\u201d debuted in sixth place, collecting $251,801 from 34,382 admissions across 591 screens. Since its Sep. 2 premiere, the feature has grossed $399,799 from 55,931 admissions.<\/p>\n

\n\tAnimated fantasy sequel \u201cTeenieping: Legend of the Whale Heartstone\u201d was in seventh place, adding $120,759 from 16,715 admissions. Directed by Kim Soo-hoon, the family film has pushed its cumulative gross to $6 million from 858,707 admissions since its Aug. 5 rollout.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe upcoming local comedy-drama \u201cThe Intern<\/a>\u201d landed in eighth place ahead of its official wide release, bringing in $91,227 from 11,989 admissions across early preview screenings. Directed by Kim Do-young, the local remake of Nancy Meyers\u2019 2015 Hollywood film follows a seasoned senior citizen who enters the workforce anew as a senior intern at an energetic fashion startup.<\/p>\n

\n\tToho\u2019s anime mystery \u201cDetective Conan the Movie: Fallen Angel of the Highway\u201d placed ninth, collecting $60,695 from 7,953 admissions over the frame. Directed by Takahiro Hasui, the franchise instalment has reached a cumulative total of $3.1 million from 420,629 viewers.<\/p>\n

\n\tRounding out the top 10 was \u201cThe End of Oak Street,\u201d which took $55,192 from 7,511 admissions over its second frame, pushing its South Korean cume to $967,625 from 130,502 admissions.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe overall market collective gross for the weekend was $9.8 million, down from last week\u2019s $13.5 million, continuing the post-summer box office slowdown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Odyssey\u201d held onto its commanding lead at the South Korean box office during the weekend of Sep.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":678063,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[263],"tags":[18,117,19,17,327,34433,7205,287011,30853],"class_list":["post-678062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-eire","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-movies","tag-obsession","tag-spider-man-brand-new-day","tag-the-intern","tag-the-odyssey"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/117233961250743628","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=678062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678062\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/678063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=678062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=678062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=678062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}