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Two Hollywood Films Chase Korea's 10 Million Admissions Milestone

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" and "The Odyssey" have each drawn millions of admissions in Korea, with one still needing millions more tickets to reach the milestone.

Han Ji-won · published Wed 2 Sep 2026, 07:54 KST · version 1

A close-up shot from behind Spider-Man in his red-and-blue suit shows him examining a metal shuriken held between his gloved fingers. — "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" (Sony Pictures Korea)

What this means for travelers

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" needs another 2.3 million tickets to reach the 10 million admissions milestone in Korea.

Current Admissions

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day," which opened July 29, stood at 7.74 million admissions through Thursday.
"The Odyssey," which opened Aug. 5, drew 5.79 million admissions through Thursday, according to the Korean Film Council's box office tracker.

Milestone Requirement

"Brand New Day" needs another 2.3 million tickets to reach the 10 million admissions milestone.
10 million tickets sold is considered the benchmark of a true megahit in Korea.

Context

Only 34 films have crossed the 10 million admissions mark so far: 25 Korean, nine foreign.
"Assassination" (12.7 million admissions) and "Veteran" (13.4 million admissions) were the last pair of films to reach the 10 million admissions milestone together.

Release Schedule

No major film release is on the calendar until mid-September.

Sources

The Korea Herald — Two Hollywood films chase 10m admissions, a feat that's only happened twice before (reporting by The Korea Herald, collected Sat 22 Aug 2026 (KST))

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