Korea Box Office: ‘Napoleon’ Opens in Third Place, as ‘12.12: The Day’ Hits $50 Million
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Fact-based political thriller “12.12: The Day” dominated the Korean box office for the third successive weekend and advanced its takings haul beyond $50 million.
It was far ahead of “Napoleon,” which opened a disappointing third. The Kim Sung-soo-directed picture earned $11.4 million between Friday and Sunday, accounting for 75.8% of nationwide weekend cinema revenues, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic).
It has held up particularly strongly and dropped by only 12% in its third weekend. The latest weekend score was again higher than its opening frame.
It earned $11.3 million in its opening weekend and expanded to $12.95 million in its second weekend. Over 19 days of release, “12.12: The Day” (aka “Seoul Spring”) has earned $50.9 million from 6.97 million admissions.
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