Christopher Nolan's new film "The Odyssey 2026" surpassed 7 million admissions 19 days after its release, relentlessly writing new domestic and international box office records.
On the 23rd, according to the Korea Integrated Ticketing System, "The Odyssey 2026" exceeded a cumulative audience of 7 million as of 1:01 p.m. that day. It drew 1 million people in just two days after surpassing 6 million on the 21st.
This matches the pace of this year's fastest to reach 7 million admissions, Spider-Man: Brand New Day (Spider-Man 4), and Nolan's blockbuster Interstellar. Moreover, it comfortably surpassed the records of the 10-million-admission films 12.12: The Day (on the 20th) and The King's Warden (on the 24th), demonstrating solid box office power even in its fourth week.
In fact, "The Odyssey 2026" currently holds the unshakable No. 1 spot with a 71% reservation rate, recorded a 60.0% seat sale rate on the weekend of its second week, and on the 21st—despite being in its third week—exceeded 750,000 advance ticket sales, creating a spectacle.
Additionally, "The Odyssey 2026" surpassed $1.34 billion in worldwide box office revenue (approximately 1.8678 trillion won), overtaking Deadpool and Wolverine ($1.33 billion) to claim the highest-grossing R-rated film throne. The achievement is more meaningful because it was earned by a work based on an ancient epic rather than an existing major IP series.
The film industry is watching how far director Christopher Nolan, who reborn a 3,000-year-old epic with original direction and overwhelming scale, will continue his box office myth.
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