The box office in South Korea has been dominated by the cleverly crafted crime-comedy-thriller “I, The Executioner.” The film, a sequel to the 2015 cinematic success ‘Veteran,’ has continued to conquer the box office in its fourth weekend, pulling in $1.68 million and outpacing the top new release, “Joker: Folie a Deux.”
Despite the market share for “I, The Executioner” slipping down to 29%, the film has shown no signs of slowing down. According to the tracking data sourced from Kobis, a service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic), the film’s recent weekend earnings have pushed its cumulative revenue since its September 13 release to a hefty $49.97 million. This achievement places the film as the fourth highest-grossing film for the year within South Korea, trailing behind “Exhuma,” “The Roundup: Punishment,” and “Inside Out 2,” which remains at a striking distance with a box office total of $64 million.
Concurrently, the newly released film “Joker: Folie a Deux” made quite an entrance, generating $1.17 million in box office earnings between Friday and Sunday, thus gaining a 21% market share. Given the advantage of the National Foundation Day public holiday, the film managed to accrue a commendable $3.60 million over its entire opening five-day run.
Contrastingly, another film released on the same day (Oct. 1), the Korean drama “Love in the Big City,” secured a less impressive $897,000 over the weekend, totaling to $1.88 million over the five-day period. The drama features Kim Go-eun, the star actress from “Exhuma,” “Cheese in the Trap,” and “Yumi’s Cells.”
Meanwhile, “The Wild Robot” emerged as the top-grosser among five other animation films released during the week, earning $741,000 over the weekend and $1.69 million in total over its first five-day run.
While “Transformers One,” last weekend’s highest opener, fell to the fifth spot, taking in an additional revenue of $251,000 for a cumulative total of $2.16 million.
“Detective Conan: The Time-Bombed Skyscraper” bagged the sixth spot after amassing $152,000 over the weekend. After its Thursday release, “Detective Conan” managed to garner $412,000 in its initial four-day run.
Notably, the re-released film, “Begin Again,” saw continued success, earning $127,000 over the weekend. This combines with its initial 2014 run to create an impressive cumulative amount of $21.7 million.
Similarly, the animation film “Heartspring: Teenieping of Love” continued its pursuit to become the highest-earning Korean-made animation film ever. Over the weekend, it managed to pull in $118,000, resulting in overall earnings of $7.91 million since it first hit the screens on August 3rd.
Claiming the ninth spot was “Lim Young Woong: IM Hero The Stadium.” Thanks to its premium-priced tickets, this concert film garnered $94,500, bumping its running total to an impressive $6.63 million.
Finally, the tenth spot was occupied by the new Japanese animation film release, “Butt Detective the Movie Farewell, My Lovely Partner, Butt Detective.” It made $62,900 over the weekend and a total of $226,000 over its opening five-day run.
Summing up, the overall weekend cinema revenues failed to impress, trailing at a disappointing $5.54 million, making it the second-slowest grossing weekend of the year.
FAQs:
Q: What was the highest grossing film over the weekend in South Korea?
A: “I, The Executioner” remained at the top with weekend earnings of $1.68 million.
Q: Which new release managed a prominent run at the box office?
A: “Joker: Folie a Deux” had a successful run at the box office, with its five-day opening collecting $3.60 million.
Q: Where does “Love in the Big City” stand in the weekend run?
A: The Korean drama “Love in the Big City” tallied $897,000 over the weekend, making a total of $1.88 million over its opening five days.
Q: How did the animated movie “Heartspring: Teenieping of Love” perform?
A: The animation film earned $118,000 during the weekend, pushing its cumulative earnings to $7.91 million since August 3rd.
Q: What was the overall weekend box office revenue?
A: With earnings of $5.54 million, the weekend revenue was notably low, marking it as the second-slowest for the year.
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