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\n\t\u201cThe Odyssey\u201d ruled the South Korean box office during the weekend of Aug. 14\u201316. <\/p>\n

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\n\tAccording to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the Christopher Nolan-directed tentpole generated $13.2 million from 1,691,744 admissions over the three-day frame across 2,114 screens, capturing 59.07% of the total weekend market. The film grew its sophomore session by nearly 28%, lifting its cumulative South Korean gross to $35.2 million from 4,542,480 total admissions since its Aug. 5 rollout.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cSpider-Man: Brand New Day\u201d held onto second place in its third weekend, bringing in $5.6 million from 767,839 admissions over the frame. The film accounted for 25.47% of the weekend market, pushing its cumulative haul to $53.5 million from 7,279,373 admissions.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cTeenieping: Legend of the Whale Heartstone\u201d retained third place, generating $906,294 from 133,928 admissions over the three-day window. Directed by Kim Soo-hoon, the musical fantasy adventure follows Princess Romi, Heartsping, and their companions exploring an undersea kingdom to rescue Queen Velita. The family feature has accumulated $4.2 million from 633,527 viewers since its Aug. 5 launch.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe local action-comedy sequel \u201cOk! Madam: Bon Voyage\u201d opened in fourth place, pulling in $827,800 from 120,982 admissions over the weekend. Directed by Lee Cheol-ha and starring Uhm Jung-hwa, Park Sung-woong, Lee Sang-yun, and Sooyoung, the comedy tracks a former secret agent turned twisted-doughnut shop owner whose family cruise turns into a hostage crisis orchestrated by international mercenaries. The film has gathered $1.3 million from 203,968 total admissions.<\/p>\n

\n\tAnime mystery entry \u201cDetective Conan the Movie: Fallen Angel of the Highway\u201d was in fifth place, taking $831,509 from 116,521 admissions. Directed by Takahiro Hasui, the latest installment in the franchise tracks Conan Edogawa investigating high-speed vehicular sabotage on an expressway network. Since opening on Aug. 12, the film has earned $1.5 million from 226,028 admissions.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cPaw Patrol: The Dino Movie\u201d debuted in sixth place, capturing $272,230 from 39,639 admissions. Since its Aug. 13 release, the title has brought in $330,430 from 47,625 admissions. Sci-fi survival thriller \u201cHope\u201d was in seventh place, adding $280,866 from 38,708 admissions. Directed by Na Hong-Jin and starring Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, Jung Ho-yeon, Michael Fassbender, and Alicia Vikander, the village-set alien encounter thriller has pushed its cumulative haul to $33.8 million from 4,475,560 ticket buyers.<\/p>\n

\n\tJapanese director Tomoaki Fujino\u2019s personal family documentary \u201cWhat Should We Have Done?\u201d took eighth place, pulling in $69,362 from 9,499 admissions over the frame to lift its total to $490,387.<\/p>\n

\n\tFaith-based animated feature \u201cDavid\u201d claimed ninth place, adding $45,188 from 6,714 admissions to bring its gross to $2 million from 298,694 total viewers.<\/p>\n

\n\tRounding out the top ten was a re-release of the 2018 Queen musical biopic \u201cBohemian Rhapsody,\u201d which drew $32,941 from 4,234 admissions over the weekend, extending its historic South Korean cumulative gross to $60.9 million from 9,954,658 tickets.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe overall market collective gross for the weekend was $22.3 million, almost on par with last week\u2019s $22.9 million. <\/p>\n

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