Odyssey Slumps While Obsession Rises... Changes in Box Office Landscape

The films The Odyssey and Obsession have defended their spots at the top two positions of the box office.

According to the Korean Film Council's integrated ticketing computer network tally on the 10th, The Odyssey attracted 76,675 people nationwide on the 9th, maintaining its place at the top of the box office. Its cumulative audience number reached 10,192,012.

Following closely, Obsession drew 26,367 people to keep the number two spot at the box office. Its cumulative audience number stood at 239,527.

The Odyssey reached the long-awaited 10-million viewer milestone on the 6th, which was the weekend of its fifth week since release. It continued its winning streak into the weekdays of its sixth week. However, entering its sixth week, its daily audience number fell below 100,000.

On the other hand, Obsession started its run at third place at the box office during its opening week, but climbed past Spider-Man: Brand New Day to take second place starting from its second week. Its daily audience numbers are also on an upward trajectory.

Considering that its screening scale is more than three times smaller than that of the 10-million viewer movie The Odyssey, this can be considered an extraordinary feat.

The current two-way race between The Odyssey and Obsession is likely to be shaken up starting with the release of The Intern on the 16th. With the upcoming releases targeting the Chuseok holiday on the 23rd—including The Assassin(s), Taza: Beelzebub's Song, and Possible Love—the box office landscape is expected to be reshaped.

(SBS Entertainment News, Reporter Kim Ji-hye)
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