Korea Box Office: Theatrical Market Reaches Three-Month Low Despite New Releases
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” held on to top spot at the South Korean box office. But the overall market continued to soften despite a slew of new release titles.
Nationwide theatrical grosses totaled just $7.26 million. That made it the slowest box office weekend in over three months. “Quantumania” collected $2.0 million between Friday and Sunday, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic), and enjoyed a 27% market share.
The second weekend increment lifted its 12-day total to $10.6 million. Long-running Japanese animation title, “The First Slam Dunk” earned $1.36 million in its eighth weekend on release.
Since Jan. 4 it has accumulated $28.0 million. Local sports drama film “Count” led the list of newcomers. It earned $1.12 million over the weekend and $1.63 million since release on Wednesday.
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