{
  "id": 8792655,
  "title": "Korean film 'The Intern' debuts atop weekend box office",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/korean-film-the-intern-debuts-atop-weekend-box-office",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T23:25:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yonhap News",
    "slug": "yonhap-news",
    "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260921001100315"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Seoul, South Korea (Sept. 21) - The Korean adaptation of the 2015 Hollywood film The Intern claimed the top spot on the weekend box office chart, marking a break from Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey which had held the top position for several weeks. The local remake, starring Choi Min-sik and Han So-hee, opened on Wednesday and drew 275,186 admissions over the weekend, bringing its cumulative attendance to 403,906 by Sunday, as reported by the Korean Film Council. The film follows the unlikely friendship between a young female entrepreneur and an elderly intern in her fashion startup. Meanwhile, The Odyssey continued its strong performance, accumulating 256,793 tickets over the same period, totaling 11.2 million admissions. Other Hollywood titles also fared well, with the horror movie Obsession adding 131,467 tickets, raising its total to 701,713. The upcoming horror Resident Evil: Night Zero brought in 80,779 admissions, while Spider-Man: Brand New Day garnered 33,636. As of Monday morning, the anticipated Korean historical thriller The Assassin(s) accounted for 29% of pre-sales, followed by The Odyssey at 22.2%. Tazza: Song of Beelzebub, the concluding installment in the popular Korean crime film series, claimed 13.9%.",
  "summary": "SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- The Korean remake of the Hollywood hit \"The Intern\" ...",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korean film 'The Intern' debuts atop weekend box office",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/korean-film-the-intern-debuts-atop-weekend-box-office",
        "published": "2026-09-21T00:07:02.000Z"
      }
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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."
}