The hot title Odyssey (director Christopher Nolan, imported·distributed by Universal Pictures) maintained its No. 1 spot at the box office, surpassing 680,000 real-time reservations and raising expectations for weekend theater performance.
The film Odyssey recorded the No. 1 position at the overall box office for two consecutive days, on its opening day Aug. 5 (Wed) and Aug. 6 (Thu). In addition, according to the integrated theater ticketing system, as of 8:46 a.m. ahead of the opening weekend of its first week, real-time reservations surpassed 680,000, signaling an even stronger box office phenomenon and drawing attention.
Audience reactions from moviegoers who went to theaters to see the film as soon as it was released have also been enthusiastic.
It has recorded a CGV Egg index of 97%, Lotte Cinema rating 9.6, Megabox rating 9.3, and Naver rating 9.2, and praise continues such as "this year's best movie" (Naver wonm**), "a film that makes you grateful to be living in the same era as director Christopher Nolan" (Naver ssk2**), "shows what the caliber of film is" (CGV 즐거운**), "one sentence, one scene—nothing wasted, perfection" (Jihye-ro**), and "just a must-see movie" (CGV 배말랭**). In addition, it has reached No. 1 on the content ranking platform Kinolights, which covers both box office and drama, showing its topicality. As a result, expectations are gathering for the box office legend Odyssey will continue to write.
Director Christopher Nolan of Odyssey, along with lead actors Matt Damon, Charlize Theron, and producer Emma Thomas, came to Korea on a chartered flight on the 1st for a four-night, five-day schedule to meet Korean fans. In particular, world-renowned master Christopher Nolan's first visit to Korea drew attention as he met director Park Chan-wook, film critic Lee Dong-jin, and You Quiz's Yu Jae-seok.
[Photo] Universal Pictures, integrated theater ticketing system
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