“F9” became the most-watched foreign film in South Korea since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic on another weekend where Hollywood and Japanese titles dominated the South Korean box office.
The weekend box office chart was headed by “Cruella,” which held strong in its third frame and swapped places with newer “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It.”
“Cruella” scored $1.82 million according to data from Kobis, the Korean Film Council’s film tracking service, down just 17% from its second outing. Since release on May 26, “Cruella” has accumulated $8.29 million.
“The Conjuring 2” earned $1.45 million, a 46% drop compared with its opening weekend. Since June 3, it has earned $5.51 million.
New release, “Wrath of Man” came in third. It took $967,000 between Friday and Sunday and $1.44 million since opening in Korean cinemas on June 9.
“F9” slipped another gear and shifted down from third place to fourth with $746,000 over the weekend. But its racy performance...
The weekend box office chart was headed by “Cruella,” which held strong in its third frame and swapped places with newer “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It.”
“Cruella” scored $1.82 million according to data from Kobis, the Korean Film Council’s film tracking service, down just 17% from its second outing. Since release on May 26, “Cruella” has accumulated $8.29 million.
“The Conjuring 2” earned $1.45 million, a 46% drop compared with its opening weekend. Since June 3, it has earned $5.51 million.
New release, “Wrath of Man” came in third. It took $967,000 between Friday and Sunday and $1.44 million since opening in Korean cinemas on June 9.
“F9” slipped another gear and shifted down from third place to fourth with $746,000 over the weekend. But its racy performance...
- 6/13/2021
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
South Korea enjoyed its biggest weekend box office of 2021 propelled, unusually, by a trio of Hollywood titles. “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It” topped the chart with a $2.68 million haul, ahead of “Cruella” and “F9.”
Aggregate national box office for the three days from Friday to Sunday was $7.12 million, according to data from the Korean Film Council’s Kobis tracking system. That was a 10% improvement on the previous two weekends, when “F9” had given a turbo charge to takings.
For much of the early part of the year weekend grosses had been stuck in the $2.5 million to $4 million range. That reflected ongoing hesitation on the part of audiences after second and third waves of the coronavirus had caused new restrictions on social life.
“The Conjuring” earned its total from 1,133 screens and totaled $3.13 million over its full opening four days.
“Cruella” held on to second place for the second successive weekend.
Aggregate national box office for the three days from Friday to Sunday was $7.12 million, according to data from the Korean Film Council’s Kobis tracking system. That was a 10% improvement on the previous two weekends, when “F9” had given a turbo charge to takings.
For much of the early part of the year weekend grosses had been stuck in the $2.5 million to $4 million range. That reflected ongoing hesitation on the part of audiences after second and third waves of the coronavirus had caused new restrictions on social life.
“The Conjuring” earned its total from 1,133 screens and totaled $3.13 million over its full opening four days.
“Cruella” held on to second place for the second successive weekend.
- 6/7/2021
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
“F9” enjoyed a second weekend at the front of the South Korean box office. It was joined by “Cruella” in keeping the nationwide gross total over $6 million for a second week.
Action franchise movie, “F9” grossed $3.21 million between Friday and Sunday, according to data from the Korean Film Council’s Kobis tracking service. That was a 43% drop from its film opening lap a week earlier, but still good enough for first place and good enough for a 49.6% market share (down from 85%).
The nationwide aggregate over three days was almost unchanged at $6.47 million, compared with $6.52 million. These weekend totals are nearly double that average of the past few deeply depressed months, during which audiences have stayed away, cinemas have struggled and film releases have been delayed.
The strong performance of “F9” lifts its cumulative total to $15.1 million since its release on May 19. That makes it the third highest grossing film this year in Korea.
Action franchise movie, “F9” grossed $3.21 million between Friday and Sunday, according to data from the Korean Film Council’s Kobis tracking service. That was a 43% drop from its film opening lap a week earlier, but still good enough for first place and good enough for a 49.6% market share (down from 85%).
The nationwide aggregate over three days was almost unchanged at $6.47 million, compared with $6.52 million. These weekend totals are nearly double that average of the past few deeply depressed months, during which audiences have stayed away, cinemas have struggled and film releases have been delayed.
The strong performance of “F9” lifts its cumulative total to $15.1 million since its release on May 19. That makes it the third highest grossing film this year in Korea.
- 5/31/2021
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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