Korea Box Office: ‘Alienoid 2’ Takes Top Spot on Opening Weekend
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Sci-fi fantasy comedy “Alienoid 2” opened on top of the South Korean box office with $3.57 million on a weekend that otherwise saw five animation titles and a political documentary in the top ten.
The big-budget, time-traveling “Alienoid 2” earned $3.57 million between Friday and Sunday with a market share of 39% and $4.77 million over its opening five days, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council.
Imax reports that some $370,000 of the film’s total was earned from 24 Imax screens. The film was made as a two-parter. The first instalment of “Alienoid” was one of the biggest flops of 2022.
It opened with a $5.19 million weekend in July that year. But it suffered terrible reviews and word of mouth and finished with just $12.2 million.
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