"Odyssey" Surpasses 12 Million Viewers, Ranks 5th Among Foreign Films in Korean Box Office History

Ranked 19th in All-Time Box Office in Korea
Surpasses 'Exhuma' and 'Train to Busan'

Director Christopher Nolan's latest film, 'Odyssey,' has drawn 12 million viewers, ranking 19th in the all-time box office chart for releases in Korea.

Still cut from the movie 'Odyssey'.

According to distributor Universal Pictures as of the morning of October 5, the cumulative audience number has reached 12,027,000. This figure surpasses 'Exhuma' (11.91 million) and 'Train to Busan' (11.57 million), making it the 5th highest-grossing foreign film ever released in Korea.

'Odyssey,' which premiered on August 5, surpassed the 10 million ticket mark in just 33 days. It is the only foreign release in Korea this year to join the '10 Million Club.' Among Nolan’s films, this is the second work since 'Interstellar' in 2014 to achieve this milestone. As of the second month since its release, it still holds third place in advance ticket sales.

The film's success has been attributed to its advanced cinematography and star-studded cast. Based on Homer’s epic, the story follows Odysseus’s journey after the Trojan War. For the first time in feature film history, the entire movie was shot with IMAX film cameras, which boosted special theater reservations. The cast includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong'o, and Charlize Theron, among others.

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