“The Odyssey” held onto the highest spot on the South Korean field workplace through the weekend of Aug. 28–30.
In response to knowledge from KOBIS, the monitoring service operated by the Korean Movie Council, the Christopher Nolan-directed tentpole generated $8.7 million from 1,058,642 admissions over the three-day body throughout 2,071 screens, capturing 64.7% of complete weekend enterprise. Persevering with its powerhouse late-summer theatrical run in its fourth weekend of launch, the movie lifted its cumulative South Korean gross to $71.7 million from 8,864,947 complete admissions since its Aug. 5 launch.
Superhero blockbuster “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” remained in second place throughout its fifth weekend, pulling in $1.9 million from 250,442 admissions over the body. The movie accounted for 14.4% of the weekend market, pushing its cumulative native haul to $65 million from 8,548,400 admissions.
Native household road-trip drama “The Journey to Gyeongju” debuted in third place, producing $912,660 from 124,963 admissions throughout 801 screens. Directed by Kim Mi-jo, the narrative follows a grieving mom and her three daughters who embark on a journey to Gyeongju to confront the launched perpetrator chargeable for the demise of their youngest member of the family. Starring Lee Jung-eun, Gong Hyo-jin, Park So-dam, Lee Yeon, and Byun Yo-han, the movie has collected $1.3 million from 192,384 complete admissions since its Aug. 26 rollout.
“The End of Oak Street” opened in fourth place, pulling in $476,938 from 63,472 admissions over the weekend. Since its Aug. 26 arrival, the title has introduced $783,473 from 107,438 admissions.
Native animated movie “Teenieping: Legend of the Whale Heartstone” completed in fifth place, including $283,019 from 39,740 admissions. Directed by Kim Soo-hoon, the musical fantasy journey follows Princess Romi, Heartsping, and their companions exploring an undersea kingdom to rescue Queen Velita. The household movie has reached $5.7 million from 838,709 viewers since its Aug. 5 launch.
“Insidious: Out of the Further” took sixth place in its sophomore outing, bringing in $169,467 from 22,129 admissions. The horror entry has lifted its general South Korean complete previous the million-dollar mark to $1.1 million from 148,333 viewers.
“Detective Conan the Film: Fallen Angel of the Freeway” landed in seventh place, amassing $154,613 from 20,686 admissions. Directed by Takahiro Hasui, the franchise installment has earned $2.9 million from 403,090 admissions.
The native action-comedy sequel “Okay! Madam: Bon Voyage” took eighth place, producing $80,132 from 10,969 admissions. Directed by Lee Cheol-ha and starring Uhm Jung-hwa, Park Sung-woong, Lee Sang-yun, and Sooyoung, the comedy has moved its cume to $2.2 million from 334,907 ticket patrons.
“Paw Patrol: The Dino Film” positioned ninth, taking $60,367 from 8,636 admissions over the body to push its cume to $749,164 from 106,540 viewers.
Rounding out the highest 10 was the native animated fantasy “Ghost Band,” which opened to $42,077 from 7,961 admissions. Directed by Geum Dong-ho, the musical animation follows a singer-songwriter with the supernatural means to see spirits who joins forces with a quartet of ghosts to kind a musical troupe. Since its Aug. 26 rollout, the indie animation has grossed $71,175 from 13,803 complete admissions.
The general market collective gross for the weekend was $13.5 million, down from final week’s $16.1 million.
