“Odyssey” weekend holiday tops 5 million in just 13 days after release…reaches 4 million one day after

Shot entirely in IMAX and achieves a 98% egg score, with a dominant 70.7% reservation rate

Director 'Christopher Nolan''s epic 'Odyssey' proved an overwhelming box-office phenomenon, surpassing a cumulative audience of '5 million' in just 13 days since its release. According to distributor Universal Pictures, as of 9 a.m. on the 17th, 'Odyssey' set yet another new box-office milestone just one day after it reached the '4 million' mark the previous day.

With this latest record, 'Odyssey' moved past director Na Hong-jin's 'Hope' (roughly 4.475 million viewers) to settle into fourth place among this year's released films in terms of box-office performance. With the current steep upward momentum, it is also within reach of breaking the record held by 'Goon-che' (roughly 5.952 million viewers), which currently sits in third. After repeatedly crossing 1 million on day 4, 2 million on day 6, and 3 million on day 10 since release, the film is also holding onto the top spot in daily box office rankings day after day, beating 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day'.

The driving force behind the hit is clearly its visual finish—far beyond anything else. Based on Homer's ancient Greek epic 'Odysseia', the film tells the difficult homecoming journey of the hero of the Trojan War, 'Odysseus' (played by 'Matt Damon'). The movie was shot entirely in 'full-run IMAX (IMAX)' cameras—marking the first time in film history that an entire feature was filmed this way. The cinematic visuals that perfectly brought the grand mythical world to the screen drew high praise from viewers, which is underscored by the astonishing figure of 'CGV Egg Index at 98%', an indicator based on actual ticket buyers.

Viewers' voluntary word-of-mouth for a well-made film is set to signal a strong box-office surge for the time being. As of 10:30 a.m. on the 17th, 'Odyssey''s real-time ticket reservation rate stood at '70.7%' (about 703,000 ticket buyers). It widened the gap over second-place 'Spider-Man 4' (15.2%) and third-place 'Detective Conan: The Highway's Fallen Angel' (2.7%), sending a clear signal of long-running strength at the box office.