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'Odyssey' Tops Box Office for 6 Consecutive Days… 'Spider-Man 4' Ranks Second

No. 3: "Love's Hachuping: The Legend of the Whale Jewel"

Choi Hee-jae
2026-08-11 08:32:03
[Edaily Starin, Reporter Choi Hee-jae ] Director Christopher Nolan’s “The Martian” continues its box office dominance, topping the charts for six consecutive days.
Poster for the movie “The Martian” (Photo: Universal Pictures)

According to the Korean Film Council’s integrated computer network on the 11th, as of the 10th, “The Martian” drew 257,625 viewers to claim the No. 1 spot at the box office. Its cumulative audience count stands at 2,132,446.
The pace at which “The Odyssey” is approaching the 2 million mark is six days faster than that of “The Man Who Lives with the King” (Wangsa-nam), a film that drew 16.91 million viewers in South Korea. It is also six days ahead of director Christopher Nolan’s previous film, “Oppenheimer.”
The momentum of “Spider-Man: A Brand New Day” (Spider-Man 4), which has consistently held the No. 2 spot at the box office since “The Odyssey” opened, is also impressive. “Spider-Man 4” drew 174,615 viewers on that day, bringing its cumulative total to 6,091,016. Among films released this year, “Spider-Man 4” ranks second in box office earnings, trailing only “The Man Who Lives with the King” (16.91 million viewers).
Third place went to the Korean animated film *Love Hachuping: The Legend of the Whale Jewel* (*Hachuping 2*). *Hachuping 2* drew 19,409 viewers. Among Korean films, it has held the top spot for six consecutive days, overtaking *Hope*.
Fourth place went to director Na Hong-jin’s “Hope” (14,523 viewers), and fifth place went to the Japanese documentary “What Should We Have Done?” (2,317 viewers).
“Odyssey” also dominates in advance ticket sales. As of 8:28 a.m. on the 11th, “Odyssey” had sold 692,752 tickets. In second place is “Spider-Man 4” with 225,295 tickets, while third place went to “Detective Conan: The Angel of the Highway,” set to open on the 12th, with 50,983 tickets. “Okay Madam 2,” starring Uhm Jung-hwa, recorded 47,911 advance ticket sales.

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