Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is still commanding the South Korean box office. Over the Sept. 11–13 weekend, the film grossed $3.9 million from 449,474 admissions across 1,648 screens, according to KOBIS, the Korean Film Council’s tracking service. Its market share came in at 51.4% of a $7.6 million overall weekend. The result gives the tentpole its sixth consecutive weekend crown since its Aug. 5 release.
The hold is now the main story
After six weekends, The Odyssey has reached $89.6 million in cumulative South Korean gross from 10,782,715 admissions. For the wider market, that concentration is significant: one title is accounting for more than half of all tickets sold, while the overall weekend total declined from $9.8 million a week earlier to $7.6 million. The market shrank roughly 22%, but the top title kept enough demand to hold its position.
Top five in South Korea, Sept. 11–13
- The Odyssey: $3.9M / 449,474 admissions / 51.4% share
- Obsession: $1.4M / 176,479 admissions / 18.6% share
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day: $544,123 / 84,719 admissions / 7% share
- The Drama: $223,340 / 29,512 admissions / opening frame
- The Journey to Gyeongju: $124,071 / 17,206 admissions
What else moved in the chart
Obsession improved to second in its second weekend, lifting its cume to $3.7 million from 474,818 admissions. Spider-Man: Brand New Day added $544,123 in its seventh outing to reach $68.7 million locally. New opener The Drama earned $223,340 across 616 screens over the three-day frame and has collected $404,575 since its Sept. 9 premiere.
Among holdovers, sci-fi thriller Hope rebounded to seventh place with $125,591 and stands at $36.2 million total. Anime classic Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time entered eighth with $89,975. Portrait of a Family kept ninth with $66,614, while upcoming animated release Forgotten Island used early preview screenings to gross $70,125 and enter the top 10 before its Sept. 23 wide launch.
What media planners should watch
The chart suggests a classic concentration problem: when a single title takes 51.4% of weekend admissions for six straight frames, smaller releases are competing less for general audience attention and more for viable screens, showtimes and marketing share. For campaigns tied to theatrical windows, the safer approach is to eventize niche and local releases early instead of waiting for a clear runway. The market may be softening overall, but the top slice remains unusually sticky.
Source: Variety
