Korean film “Killing Romance” took $91,000 for a three-weekend cumulative of $1.22 million. It earned $231,000 for a $4.73 million cumulative. Japanese animation “The First Slam Dunk” earned $267,000 in sixth place, for a cumulative of $35.7 million after being on court for nearly four months.Īnother sport-themed picture, Korean “Rebound” fell from third place to seventh in its fourth weekend of release. Adapted from a webtoon about strange activity at a metro station, “Ghost Station” earned $402,000 over the weekend and expanded its total to $1.22 million after 12 days on release. Korean-produced horror film “Ghost Station” took fifth place on its second weekend. It added another $1.03 million to its tally and expanded its chart-topping cumulative total to $39.2 million. Long-playing Japanese animation film “Suzume” took fourth place over the weekend. Its weekend score of $1.72 million was a 30% week-on-week decline and raised its total to $12.4 million after 19 days on release. “John Wick: Chapter 4,” which had held top spot for the two previous weekends, fell to third place. The film depicts the triumph over adversity tale of a group of homeless people who reach a soccer championship. It took $3.87 million over its full five-day opening period.

Opening in second place over the weekend was Korean sports-comedy-drama title “Dream.” It opened with $2.87 million, or 25% of the market between Friday and Sunday. Monday is not an official public holiday in South Korea, but it is widely observed. And its weekend score represented a comfortable 40% market share.įurther near-term success may be on the cards. The film’s weekend numbers are the second highest opening tally recorded by any film this year in Korea. Netflix Commits to $2.5 Billion Production Spend on Korean ContentĬhina Box Office: 'The First Slam Dunk' Scores $55 Million in Four-Day Opening Period Movie,' the Actor Gives His Peachiest Performance in Years That Old Jack Black Magic: As the Villain of 'The Super Mario Bros. The film has a cumulative of $5.76 million over its opening five days, plus previews. Opening in Korea on Wednesday, some three weeks after the beginning of its international and North American campaigns, “Super Mario” earned $4.67 million between Friday and Sunday, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic). “The Super Mario Bros Movie” and a local sports movie “Dream” gave the South Korean box office some bounce on their first weekend on release.

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