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Odyssey Dominates S. Korea Box Office for Third Week
24 Aug
Summary
- Odyssey' leads S. Korea box office with $10.6M over the weekend.
- Spider-Man film remains second, accumulating $61.4M total.
- New horror film Insidious opens at third place in its debut.
Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' maintained its dominant position at the South Korea box office during the weekend of Aug. 21-23. The film earned $10.6 million from over 1.3 million admissions, capturing 66.3% of the total weekend business. This marks its third consecutive week at the top.
In its fourth weekend, 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' secured the second spot, earning $2.9 million and pushing its total cumulative gross to $61.4 million from over 8.1 million admissions. The newly released horror film, 'Insidious: Out of the Further,' opened in third place, generating $547,555.
Other films in the top ten included the animated features 'Teenieping: Legend of the Whale Heartstone' and 'Detective Conan the Movie: Fallen Angel of the Highway.' Local action-comedy 'Ok! Madam: Bon Voyage' and 'Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie' also saw significant admissions. Sci-fi thriller 'Hope' and a re-release of Studio Ghibli's 'The Secret World of Arrietty' rounded out the higher rankings. The total box office revenue for the weekend was $16.1 million.
