The Odyssey 2026, which is heading toward 10 million admissions, set the highest box office record among foreign films this year.
The film The Odyssey 2026 surpassed Spider-Man: Brand New Day and became the highest-grossing foreign release of 2026, continuing an unabated box office craze.
According to the Korean Film Council's integrated ticketing system, The Odyssey 2026 recorded a cumulative audience of 8,470,108 as of 6:50 p.m. on the 30th, surpassing Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which had held the top spot among foreign films this year, and rose to become the foreign film released in 2026 that attracted the largest audience.
Earlier, The Odyssey 2026 surpassed 8 million admissions in 24 days after its release on the 28th, reaching the 8 million mark faster than Spider-Man: Brand New Day (which reached 8 million on its 26th day), setting the record for the shortest time to reach 8 million among films released this year. In addition, from Aug. 3 (Monday), two days before release, through the 30th (Sunday), it has held the top overall reservation rate for 28 consecutive days and remained No. 1 at the box office for 25 consecutive days since its release, sustaining long-term success and proving its unique presence as the representative foreign hit of this year's theaters.
In particular, the continued hot response from audiences even in the fourth week after release is driving its long-term box office performance. Various short-form videos and memes using characters and iconic scenes from the film, such as "Odysseus challenge," "Circe" and "Argos," are heating up online, while audiences are increasingly delving deeper into the film's world by looking for hidden details and mythological backgrounds.
Even at a point nearly a month after release, as it continuously creates new topics on and off screen and expands its box office heat, attention is focused on what new records The Odyssey 2026, the highest-grossing foreign release of the year, will write next.
Meanwhile, The Odyssey 2026 has effectively entered the countdown to reaching 10 million admissions. Even nearing 8.5 million viewers, it maintains a reservation rate of about 450,000, and it is expected to become this year's second film to reach 10 million as early as next week, following The King's Warden. <
[Photo] Each film poster, Korean Film Council's integrated ticketing system
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