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Korea Box Office: ‘Swordsmith Village,’ the Latest ‘Demon Slayer’ Franchise Film, Takes Weekend Honors

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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Weekend honors at the South Korean box office went to the Japanese animation film “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – To The Swordsmith Village,” the latest installment in the “Demon Slayer” film and TV franchise.

It earned $2.31 million between Friday and Sunday, for nearly a quarter of the total weekend cinema business, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (KOFIC).

Local charts show another new release, Korean-made crime drama “The Devil’s Deal,” leading the field. That’s because it sold a greater number of tickets 257,000 compared with 235,000 for the Japanese title and Korean charts favor unit sales over gross revenues.

With a lower per ticket price, “The Devil’s Door” had a weekend gross score that was a notch lower at $2.00 million. Further muddying the analysis, the two films released on different days. “The Devil’s Deal” released on Wednesday and scored a total of $3.81 million over five days. “Demon Slayer” opened on Thursday and earned $2.94 million over four days.

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'Wheel of Fortune' fans call 'BS,' claim 'unfair terminology' resulted in loss
Hell hath no fury like a "Wheel of Fortune" fan scorned. In Friday’s episode of the game show, fans were frustrated with the answer to a bonus puzzle question.  After netting the highest score of over $15 thousand, contestant Julie from Wylie, Texas chose the ‘person’ category, selecting letters P, G, M and O as her additional letters.
Brighton defender Lewis Dunk fires warning to Manchester United ahead of FA Cup semi-final
Brighton & Hove Albion captain Lewis Dunk says the Seagulls will be motivated by their 2019 FA Cup semi-final defeat to Man City when they face Manchester United at the same stage of the competition next month.
Man City face Liverpool FC wait despite Erling Haaland injury verdict
Manchester City face a wait to determine if Erling Haaland will be fit to face Liverpool after the striker pulled out of his national team camp.
Keanu Reeves pays emotional tribute to Lance Reddick: ‘f---ing sucks he’s not here’
Keanu Reeves is honoring his late "John Wick" co-star Lance Reddick. After Reddick's unexpected death last Friday, Reeves candidly spoke out about the actor and expressed that it "f---ing sucks he’s not here." "Lance was a beautiful person, a special artist… a man of grace and dignity… such a passion for his craft," Reeves said during an interview with Deadline. "To have had the chance to work with him over the 10 years and four films… is something very special to me," he continued.
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