Korea Box Office: ‘John Wick 4’ Maintains Lead on Slowest Weekend of the Year
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The South Korean cinema box office fell to its lowest level of the year over the latest weekend.
Nationwide theatrical earnings in a territory which before COVID was the world’s fourth largest were barely over $6 million. “John Wick: Chapter 4” lead the weekend chart from Japanese anime “Suzume” and Korean sports drama “Rebound” in a top three repeat from a week earlier. “John Wick 4” earned $2.51 million in its second weekend of release, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic).
That was a 38% week-on-week decline and represented a 41% share of the total Korean box office market. It also gave the film a cumulative total of $9.73 million since release on April 12. “Suzume,” released on March 8, enjoyed a 20% market share and earned $1.24 million over the weekend.
That lifted its cumulative to $38.1 million, extending its lead as the highest grossing film of the current year. “Rebound” dropped 42% in its third week of release.
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