Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Korean-made crime-comedy-thriller “I, The Executioner,” a sequel to 2015 hit ‘Veteran,” continued its spree at the top of the South Korea weekend box office.
It earned $3.03 million in its third full weekend session, ahead of top-ranked new release “Transformers One.” “I, The Executioner” commanded a 53% market share, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic).
The latest weekend increment gives the film a $47 million running total since releasing on Sept. 13. That makes it 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. “Transformers One” opened with $917,000 between Friday and Sunday and achieved a 16% market share, according to Kobis.
Over its full five-day opening run, it muscled up $1.43 million.The re-released “Begin Again” came third. It earned $269,000 over the weekend for a cumulative including its 2014 first run of over $21 million. “Heartsping: Teenieping of Love” continued to make its case as the highest grossing Krean-made animation film of all time.
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