[Edaily Starin Choi Hee-jae Reporter] Director Christopher Nolan’s new film, “The Martian,” has remained at the top of the box office for 20 consecutive days since its release, continuing its box office dominance.

According to the Korean Film Council’s integrated computer network on the 25th, “The Martian” drew 186,597 viewers the previous day, securing the No. 1 spot at the box office. Its cumulative attendance stands at 7,295,949.
Second place went to “Spider-Man: A Brand New Day” (Spider-Man 4). It added 46,309 viewers that day, bringing its cumulative total to 8,173,920.
Third place went to the horror film “Insidious: They’ve Come Over.” Since its release on the 20th, it has surpassed 100,000 cumulative viewers. Following that, “Detective Conan: The Fallen Angel on the Highway” and “Okay Madam 2” ranked fourth and fifth, respectively.
“The Odyssey” continues to dominate real-time ticket sales as well. As of 7:56 a.m. today, “The Odyssey” had sold 422,304 tickets, accounting for 71% of total ticket sales. This is approximately 8.7 times more than “Spider-Man 4,” which ranked second with 48,377 tickets sold.
The film “Gyeongju Journey,” starring Lee Jung-eun, Gong Hyo-jin, Park So-dam, and Lee Yeon, which opens on the 26th, ranked third overall with 38,077 tickets sold. This is the highest ranking among Korean films. Following behind, “The Last Day on Oak Street” and “Insidious: They’ve Come Over” took fourth and fifth place in ticket sales, respectively.
The August box office is dominated by Hollywood blockbusters. “The Martian” has held the No. 1 spot at the box office for 20 consecutive days since its release on the 5th, and “Spider-Man 4” is also enjoying a long-running success, maintaining steady audience turnout even in its fifth week of release. With both films having surpassed 7 million and 8 million viewers, respectively, attention is now focused on whether the summer box office boom can carry over into the Chuseok season.