Korea Box Office: ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Launches Ahead of ‘Despicable Me 4’
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Deadpool & Wolverine” landed on top of the South Korea box office in a weekend double header with “Despicable Me 4.” But, if the idea of opening two Hollywood franchise movies against each other was to shock Korean audiences back into the cinemas, it was a misfire. “Deadpool & Wolverine” earned $5.48 million between Friday and Sunday, accounting for a nearly 45% share of the overall market, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic).
Over its full five-day opening session, it accumulated $8.18 million. “Despicable Me 4” took second place with $2.42 million, representing 20% of the nationwide weekend total.
Over its five-day opening run, the film earned $3.98 million. Overall box office at the weekend was $12.2 million, a week-on-week improvement of 17%.
But final figures for July are likely to significantly lag those of last year, when “Elemental,” “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1” and “Smugglers” were the top titles. “Escape,” which a week earlier climbed to top spot in its third weekend, slipped back to third place.
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