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‘The Odyssey’ Holds Box-Office Lead for 35 Straight Days, Surpassing 10.19 Million Viewers

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

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News Documents & data Outcome reported
  • “The Odyssey” ranked first at the South Korean box office for the 35th consecutive day after attracting 76,685 viewers on the eighth.
  • The film’s cumulative audience reached 10,192,029, making it the year’s highest-grossing foreign release in South Korea.
  • The film stars Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway and Tom Holland in a story centered on Odysseus’s return home after the Trojan War.

“The Odyssey,” directed by Christopher Nolan, has held the top spot at the box office for 35 consecutive days, extending its run as this year’s biggest foreign hit in South Korea.

The Korean Film Council’s integrated ticketing network reported that the film drew 76,685 viewers on the eighth, placing it first for the day. Its cumulative audience reached 10,192,029.

The film follows Odysseus, played by Matt Damon, after he leads the Greeks to victory in the 10-year Trojan War. With the king absent, his kingdom faces raids and a struggle for power. Odysseus begins a journey back to his wife Penelope, played by Anne Hathaway, and their son Telemachus, played by Tom Holland.

The film passed one million viewers on its fourth day, two million on its sixth, and three million on its 10th. It crossed five million on its 13th day, nine million on its 27th, and 10 million on its 33rd day. The supplied report begins to mention the second-place film but does not provide further details.

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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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