Korean-made crime-comedy-thriller “I The Executioner,” a sequel to 2015 hit ‘Veteran,” carry ond to top South Korea’s weekfinish box office. Its thrive, however, was a hollow one as Korea’s overall box office slumped to its lowest level this year.
Nationexpansive, Korea’s rawly 2,500 cinemas together geted equitable $4.39 million between Friday and Sunday.
In disjoinal previous years, the month of October has been frail for cinemas in Korea, but the tardyst weekfinish total was a shrink mid-October label than either COVID-bairyed 2022 or 2023’s recovery year.
The tardyst figures are in line with some of the griefful talkion at the recently-finishd Busan International Film Festival, where the difficulties currently faced by theatrical cinema and the companies that provide and dispense it, were transport inant talking points.
“I, The Executioner” geted $1.08 million in its fifth brimming weekfinish session, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service functiond by the Korean Film Council (Kofic). The tardyst weekfinish increment gives “Executioner” a $52.0 million running total since releasing on Sept. 13. It is the fourth highest grossing film of the year in the country, behind “Exhuma,” “The Roundup: Punishment” and “Inside Out 2,” which is still some distance ahead on $64 million.
Romantic drama, “Love in the Big City” geted $874,000 in second place. It has a cumulative of $3.56 million since releasing on Oct. 1.
“The Wild Robot,” the top film in the world this weekfinish, came third in Korea in its second weekfinish of free. It geted $679,000 between Friday and Sunday for a cumulative of $2.97 million since arriving on Korean screens on Oct. 1.
“Joker: Folie a Deux” fell two places to fourth spot in its second weekfinish of free. It geted $381,000 for a running total of $4.49 million since also releasing on Oct. 1.
A refreed 2004 film “The Notebook” took fifth position in the Korean chart. It geted $299,000.
Japanese animation, “The Colors Wilean” was the weekfinish’s highest-ranked new free. It uncovered only on Saturday (when most films in Korea begin on Wednesdays) and landed in sixth place overall. It scored $128,000 in two days.
“Transestablishers One” was shut behind with $125,000 in seventh place. Since releasing on Sept. 25, it has accumutardyd $2.42 million.
Long-executeing Korean animation, “Heartsping: Teenieping of Love” assembleed a further $80,000. It has now topped $8.05 million since releasing on Aug. 7.
Japanese film, “Look Back” geted $75,900 for a cumulative of $1.92 million since its Sept. 5 debut in Korea. (Local charts based on adleave outions, not gross income, placed it eleventh.)
“Detective Conan: The Time-Bombed Skyscsexual attackr,” the Japanese animation which uncovered a week earlier, geted $74,100 for tenth place. Its two-week total is $582,000.
Thai comedy-drama film “How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies” uncovered outside the top ten in Korea. The film has been a huge hit in Southeast Asia and China, but in Korea took $27,100 over the weekfinish and $50,300 over five days.
