Movie Industry

'Odyssey' Tops the Charts for the 40th Consecutive Day… 440,000 Viewers Over the Weekend Alone

No. 2 'Obsession' · No. 3 'Spider-Man 4'

Choi Hee-jae
2026-09-14 08:17:03
[Edaily Starin Choi Hee-jae Reporter] Director Christopher Nolan’s film “The Martian” continued its run at No. 1 for the sixth consecutive week, driving box office success.
Poster for the movie *The Martian* (Photo: Universal Pictures)

According to the Korean Film Council’s integrated computer network on the 14th, “The Martian” drew 449,039 viewers over the three-day weekend from the 11th to the 13th, securing the top spot at the box office.
Showing unstoppable momentum even in its sixth week of release, “The Odyssey” has recorded a cumulative total of 10,782,278 viewers and is on track to reach 11 million.
Second place went to the horror film “Obsession.” “Obsession” is gaining momentum through word of mouth, drawing 176,468 viewers over the weekend. Its cumulative audience stands at 474,807.
Third place went to “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” (Spider-Man 4). “Spider-Man 4” drew 84,713 viewers over three days, bringing its cumulative total to 8,930,406 and putting it on the verge of surpassing 9 million.
In fourth place is “The Drama,” which drew 29,472 viewers, while “Gyeongju Journey” took fifth place, bringing 17,002 viewers to theaters.
With the release of Korean films such as “The Intern,” “Assassins,” “Tazza: The Song of Beelzebub,” “The Resurrected Man,” and “Possible Love” scheduled for this Chuseok holiday, attention is focused on what changes might occur in the box office, where “The Odyssey” continues to dominate. In particular, with Korean films across a variety of genres set to be released in quick succession, all eyes are on whether Korean cinema will once again take center stage at the box office starting with the Chuseok holiday.

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