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'Odyssey' Tops the Box Office for the Fourth Consecutive Week… Cumulative Attendance Reaches 7.46 Million

No. 1 at the box office for 21 consecutive days since its release on the 5th 'Journey to Gyeongju' Opens Today (the 26th)... Tops Korean Film Ticket Pre-sales

Choi Hee-jae
2026-08-26 09:11:02
[Edaily Starin Choi Hee-jae Reporter] Director Christopher Nolan’s film “The Martian” continues its unrivaled box office success.
Poster for the movie “The Martian” (Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures)

According to the Korean Film Council’s integrated computer network on the 26th, “The Martian” topped the box office on the 25th, drawing 164,382 viewers. Since its domestic release on the 5th, “The Martian” has held the top spot for 21 consecutive days. Its cumulative attendance stands at 7,460,315.
Next, “Spider-Man: A Brand New Day” took second place, drawing 41,657 viewers. Its cumulative audience count stands at 8,215,574.
Third place went to the horror film *Insidious: They’ve Come Over*. On that day, 10,898 moviegoers watched *Insidious: They’ve Come Over*.
“Detective Conan: The Angel of the Highway” ranked fourth, and “Okay, Madam 2” ranked fifth.
As of 9:07 a.m. on the 26th, “The Odyssey” also held the top spot in real-time ticket sales. With 461,842 tickets sold and a 66.8% share of advance sales, “The Odyssey” demonstrated its overwhelming popularity.
In second place is “Spider-Man: A Brand New Day,” with 53,234 tickets sold. Third place went to the Korean film “Gyeongju Journey,” which opens today (the 26th) and recorded 43,358 tickets sold.

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