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Korea Box Office: ‘Dr Cheon’ Finishes Ahead of ‘Road to Boston,’ ‘Cobweb’ on Slow Holiday Weekend

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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief A trio of local films released in time for the Chuseok holiday season dominated the South Korean box office over the latest weekend.

Comedy fantasy “Dr Cheon and the Lost Talisman” dominated. It earned $5.98 million between Friday and Sunday with a more than 48% market share.

Since its release on Wednesday (and including previews from last week) it has a cumulative total of $8.37 million. It stars the ever-appealing Gang Dong-won in the role of a sorcerer in a film that mixes comedy, action, fist-fights and exorcisms.

A length or two behind was “Road to Boston,” a nationalistic sports drama about underdog Korean marathon runners more than half a century ago.

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