Korea Box Office: Lee Jung-jae’s ‘Hunt’ Wins Third Weekend, Climbs to $28 Million Total
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Intra-Korean espionage actioner “Hunt” claimed a third weekend as the top film at the South Korea box office, while “Bullet Train” managed only a fourth-place opening. “Hunt,” directed by and starring “Squid Game” star Lee Jung-jae, earned a lowly $2.91 million in its third weekend of release.
The figure was a 48% weekend-on-weekend decline and saw the film’s market share decline to 33%, down from 47% the previous weekend. “Hunt” now has a cumulative of $28.7 million, making it the fifth-highest grossing film of the year to date and the third biggest Korean title.
Lee had a busy week. He also announced a series spin-off from his 2020 hit film “Deliver Us From Evil.” The weekend win for “Hunt” was made possible given the weakness of new release opposition.
And, overall, the weekend aggregate dipped to $8.82 million, the second-lowest scoring session since the lifting of COVID restrictions at the beginning of May.
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