[Dispatch=Lee Myung-ju Reporter] The film "Odyssey" (director Christopher Nolan) continues to write box office records.
According to the Korean Film Council's integrated box office system, "Odyssey" drew 93,255 viewers on the 11th. It maintained the No. 1 position at the box office for 38 consecutive days.
The cumulative audience has reached 10.426 million. It surpassed "Interstellar" (10.38 million), Christopher Nolan's previous highest-grossing film, and drew the largest audience.
It also ranked 8th in Korea's all-time foreign film box office. It surpassed "Frozen" (10.32 million). It is now challenging 7th place "Avengers: Age of Ultron" (15.0 million).
"Odyssey" tells the story of Odysseus (played by Matt Damon), a hero who won in the Trojan War, overcoming trials of fate to return to his kingdom.
Matt Damon took on the role of Odysseus, king of Ithaca in Greece. Anne Hathaway played his wife Penelope, and Tom Holland played his son Telemachus.
Meanwhile, "Obsession" rose to 2nd place with 41,928 viewers on the same day. "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" followed with 17,806 viewers.
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