
Award Season Contenders Emerge as South Korean Film Breaks Box Office Records
Industry analysts identify seven key films likely to dominate upcoming award ceremonies, while the South Korean movie The Odyssey sets a new domestic box office record.
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'The Odyssey' becomes fastest film to top 8 mln admissions in S. Korea this year
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" on Friday became the fastest film to surpass 8 million admissions in South Korea this year, its local distributor said. The film has remained No. 1 at the box office for 24 days since its release on Aug. 5 and reached the 8 million mark two days earlier than "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" and "The King's Warden," which both surpassed 8 million admissions on their 26th day of release, according to Universal Pictures. Based on Homer's epic poem "The Odyssey," the fil
By The Korea Herald
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SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" on Friday became th...
By Oh Seok-min
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