"Odyssey" surpasses 5 million in 13 days... Similar box office pace to Nolan's previous works

Christopher Nolan’s film ″Odyssey″ surpassed 5 million cumulative viewers just 13 days after its release. According to the Integrated Computerized Ticketing System, as of 10:22 a.m. on the 17th, ″Odyssey″ exceeded 5 million cumulative viewers. This record was achieved on the 13th day since its release on the 5th, with an additional 1 million viewers added just one day after surpassing 4 million the previous day. This pace is faster than this year’s domestic hits such as ″A Man Who Lives with the King″ (surpassed 5 million on the 18th day), ″The Swarm″ (24th day), ″Zootopia 2″ (19th day), and ″Avatar: Fire and Ash″ (17th day). It is a similar record to Nolan’s previous work ″Interstellar,″ which surpassed 5 million viewers on its 12th day. ″Odyssey″ recorded 1 million viewers on the 4th day, 2 million on the 6th day, 3 million on the 10th day, and exceeded 4 million on the 12th day. Since its release, it has continuously held the number one spot at the daily box office, surpassing ″Spider-Man: Brand New Day″ (Spider-Man 4). On the second weekend, it attracted about 1.69 million viewers, more than the first weekend’s 1,333,436 viewers. In this year’s box office rankings, ″Odyssey″ surpassed director Na Hong-jin’s ″Hope″ (about 4.475 million viewers) to rank 4th and is also ahead of the 3rd place ″The Swarm″ (about 5.952 million viewers). Reservation status is also strong. As of 10:30 a.m. on the 17th, the reservation rate was 70.7%, marking 15 consecutive days at number one. It showed a significant gap compared to competing films such as ″Spider-Man 4″ (15.2%) and ″Detective Conan: The Highway’s Fallen Angel″ (2.7%). The number of reserved viewers was counted at about 703,000. The CGV Egg Index, which reflects audience evaluations, recorded a high score of 98%. ″Odyssey″ is based on Homer’s epic ″The Odyssey″ and depicts the return of Odysseus (played by Matt Damon), the hero of the Trojan War. In addition to Matt Damon, the cast includes Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Zendaya, and Charlize Theron. The film has attracted attention for its full IMAX shooting and visual beauty that realizes the world of Greek mythology.