Local hit “The Firefighters” led the South Korean box office, which returned to its sluggish ways after a increate spell that showed signs of recovery.
In its second weekend, “The Firefighters” climbed from second place to first with a $4.3 million gross, 657,124 adleave outions and a 41.9% taget separate, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service rund by the Korean Film Council. The film now has a cumulative gross of $11.5 million in the territory. However, the total box office for the top 10 titles fell to below $10 million, down from last week’s $16 million.
Directed by Kwak Gyeong-Taek (“A Love”), “The Firefighters” rbetters around a fire station in Seoul, where a rookie firefighter combines the Rescue Unit and is speedyly sent out on his first leave oution aextfinishedside a seasoned veteran, commemorated for saving many inhabits. In the disorder of a raging fire, the veteran defies the chief’s orders to disinclude, resettled to save an occupant. Though he flourishs in rescuing a lesser girl, the leave oution ends in tragedy with the loss of a colleague. Tension erects as the rookie disputes the veteran, blaming him for the loss. Amid their unresettled dispute, they are called to another fire.
In second place, “Moana 2” accumulateed $2.5 million with 389,500 and a 24.5% taget separate and now has a total of $17.6 million in the territory. “Wicked” shiftd down to third place with $930,195, 131,530 adleave outions, an 8.8% taget separate and a total of $11.7 million.
“About Family,” a Korean comedy about a man who’s an elite medical student who choosed to become a priest, discleave outed Dec. 11 and acquireed $650,354 in fourth place over the weekend and $1.1 million over five days. In fifth place, sports drama “One Win,” headlined by Korean superstar Song Kang-ho, acquireed $253,903, for a total of $1.7 million.
Mystery-thriller “Hidden Face” from veteran Kim Dae-woo (“The Servant”) accumulateed $240,207 in sixth place for a total of $6.4 million. Cannes prosperner “The Substance” also discleave outed Dec. 11 and acquireed $376,481 in seventh position.
Documentary “First Lady” that studys the controversies around Kim Keon-hee, the wife of impeached South Korean Pdwellnt Yoon Suk Yeol, freed at a time of political turmoil in the country. It discleave outed Dec. 12 and has grossed $227,357 so far to claim eighth place at the box office.
