'Odyssey' surpasses 5.59 million cumulative viewers in the third week... 700,000 tickets sold, number one for 16 consecutive days

The movie ″Odyssey″ continues its box office success into its third week, maintaining strong ticket sales. As of 1:50 PM on the 20th, total ticket reservations have surpassed 700,000, marking the first time this year that a film has reached such numbers in its third week after release. The pace of success is also rapid. ″Odyssey″ opened at number one at the box office with 291,008 viewers on its first day and surpassed 5 million viewers within 13 days of release. According to the Korea Film Council’s integrated computer network on the 20th, the film added 207,855 viewers the previous day, maintaining the number one spot at the box office for 15 consecutive days. The cumulative audience reached 5,599,543. Ticket reservation competition remains fierce. When reservations for the fourth week began, CGV experienced delays in app access due to a waiting list of over 40,000 people at one point. Due to high demand in IMAX theaters, tickets for some popular screenings are being traded on secondhand platforms at prices exceeding the original price. Scalped tickets priced over 100,000 won have also appeared. Audience ratings are high, with CGV Egg Index at 98%, Lotte Cinema scoring 9.6, and Megabox 9.4. Especially, director Christopher Nolan filmed ″Odyssey″ on full IMAX 70mm film, sustaining steady demand for special screenings. At the Yongsan I’Park Mall IMAX theater, existing reservations sold out, and additional screenings quickly filled up. In the second week of August 2026, the K-content competitiveness analysis firm Good Data Corporation FUNdex announced that director Christopher Nolan ranked 6th in the non-drama celebrity buzz category. It is unusual for an overseas film director to enter the top 10 in domestic non-drama celebrity buzz, reflecting the strong interest of Korean audiences in ″Odyssey.″ ″Odyssey″ is currently showing in theaters nationwide.