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  "id": 2337899,
  "title": "'The Odyssey' tops 6 mil. admissions in Korea",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/the-odyssey-tops-6-mil-admissions-in-korea-2337899",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-21T08:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/films/20260821/the-odyssey-tops-6-mil-admissions-in-korea"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Christopher Nolan's film The Odyssey has surpassed 6 million admissions in South Korea, according to the local distributor. The movie, released on August 5th, achieved this milestone four days later than Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which held the record for the fastest 6 million admissions in the country. The Odyssey outpaced The King's Warden, a Korean historical drama, which reached the same number of admissions on the 20th day after its release. The movie has attracted over 16 million viewers since its February 4th release, placing it in third place among the highest-grossing films of the year in Korea. The Odyssey is based on Homer's epic poem and follows the journey of Odysseus (played by Matt Damon) as he returns home after the Trojan War. The star-studded cast also includes Anne.",
  "summary": "Christopher Nolan's \"The Odyssey\" surpassed 6 million admissions in Korea on Friday, 16 days after its release, the film's local distributor said. The film, released on Aug. 5, reached the milestone four days later than \"Spider-Man: Brand New Day,\" which was the fastest film this year to exceed 6 million admissions, according to Universal Pictures. The new Spider-Man film passed the threshold on…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "'The Odyssey' tops 6 mln admissions in S. Korea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/the-odyssey-tops-6-mln-admissions-in-s-korea",
        "published": "2026-08-21T07:52:21.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "'The Odyssey' tops 6 mil. admissions in Korea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/the-odyssey-tops-6-mil-admissions-in-korea",
        "published": "2026-08-21T08:22:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}