{"id":601575,"date":"2026-08-31T12:52:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T12:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/601575\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T12:52:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T12:52:24","slug":"korea-box-office-the-odyssey-eclipses-spider-man-brand-new-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/601575\/","title":{"rendered":"Korea Box Office: ‘The Odyssey’ Eclipses ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\u201cThe Odyssey<\/a>\u201d held onto the top spot at the South Korean box office during the weekend of Aug. 28\u201330. <\/p>\n

\n\tAccording to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the Christopher Nolan-directed tentpole generated $8.7 million from 1,058,642 admissions over the three-day frame across 2,071 screens, capturing 64.7% of total weekend business. Continuing its powerhouse late-summer theatrical run in its fourth weekend of release, the film lifted its cumulative South Korean gross to $71.7 million from 8,864,947 total admissions since its Aug. 5 launch.<\/p>\n

\n\tSuperhero blockbuster \u201cSpider-Man: Brand New Day<\/a>\u201d remained in second place during its fifth weekend, pulling in $1.9 million from 250,442 admissions over the frame. The film accounted for 14.4% of the weekend market, pushing its cumulative local haul to $65 million from 8,548,400 admissions.<\/p>\n

\n\tLocal family road-trip drama \u201cThe Journey to Gyeongju\u201d debuted in third place, generating $912,660 from 124,963 admissions across 801 screens. Directed by Kim Mi-jo, the narrative follows a grieving mother and her three daughters who embark on a journey to Gyeongju to confront the released perpetrator responsible for the death of their youngest family member. Starring Lee Jung-eun, Gong Hyo-jin, Park So-dam, Lee Yeon, and Byun Yo-han, the film has collected $1.3 million from 192,384 total admissions since its Aug. 26 rollout.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe End of Oak Street<\/a>\u201d opened in fourth place, pulling in $476,938 from 63,472 admissions over the weekend. Since its Aug. 26 arrival, the title has brought $783,473 from 107,438 admissions.<\/p>\n

\n\tLocal animated film \u201cTeenieping: Legend of the Whale Heartstone\u201d finished in fifth place, adding $283,019 from 39,740 admissions. Directed by Kim Soo-hoon, the musical fantasy adventure follows Princess Romi, Heartsping, and their companions exploring an undersea kingdom to rescue Queen Velita. The family film has reached $5.7 million from 838,709 viewers since its Aug. 5 launch.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cInsidious: Out of the Further<\/a>\u201d took sixth place in its sophomore outing, bringing in $169,467 from 22,129 admissions. The horror entry has lifted its overall South Korean total past the million-dollar mark to $1.1 million from 148,333 viewers.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cDetective Conan the Movie: Fallen Angel of the Highway\u201d landed in seventh place, collecting $154,613 from 20,686 admissions. Directed by Takahiro Hasui, the franchise installment has earned $2.9 million from 403,090 admissions.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe local action-comedy sequel \u201cOk! Madam: Bon Voyage\u201d took eighth place, generating $80,132 from 10,969 admissions. Directed by Lee Cheol-ha and starring Uhm Jung-hwa, Park Sung-woong, Lee Sang-yun, and Sooyoung, the comedy has moved its cume to $2.2 million from 334,907 ticket buyers.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cPaw Patrol: The Dino Movie\u201d placed ninth, taking $60,367 from 8,636 admissions over the frame to push its cume to $749,164 from 106,540 viewers.<\/p>\n

\n\tRounding out the top 10 was the local animated fantasy \u201cGhost Band,\u201d which opened to $42,077 from 7,961 admissions. Directed by Geum Dong-ho, the musical animation follows a singer-songwriter with the supernatural ability to see spirits who joins forces with a quartet of ghosts to form a musical troupe. Since its Aug. 26 rollout, the indie animation has grossed $71,175 from 13,803 total admissions.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe overall market collective gross for the weekend was $13.5 million, down from last week\u2019s $16.1 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Odyssey\u201d held onto the top spot at the South Korean box office during the weekend of Aug.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":601576,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[146,85,268176,46,397,12825,174065,64098],"class_list":["post-601575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-insidious-out-of-the-further","tag-israel","tag-movies","tag-spider-man-brand-new-day","tag-the-end-of-oak-street","tag-the-odyssey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/601575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=601575"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/601575\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/601576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=601575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=601575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=601575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}