Another neck-and-neck weekend for THE DIVINE WEAPON and MAMMA MIA!, with WEAPON winning by just 12,000 admissions and only $10,000 (I guess WEAPON sold more student tickets, giving MAMMA MIA a revenue advantage). After three weeks, both films are doing quite well, both on the verge of zipping past the 3 million attendance mark.
Similarly, OUR ENGLISH TEACHER beat THE MIRROR by attendance, but since I rank by revenue, THE MIRROR came out on top. THE MIRROR is, of course, the Hollywood remake of that goofy Korean horror film INTO THE MIRROR.
I wonder how HELLBOY 2 will do in Korea. I saw it last night and the theater was just about empty.
Johnny To and Wai Ka-fai’s violent cop thriller MAD DETECTIVE opened in 15th, so did not make this chart. Just $15,000 on 8 screens.
This Week | Title…………………………………….. | Release Date | Screens Nationwide | Weekend Revenue (bil. won) | Total Revenue (bil. won) |
1. | The Divine Weapon (Shingijeon – Korean) | 9.04 | 568 | 2.74 | 19.34 |
2. | Mamma Mia! | 9.04 | 468 | 2.73 | 17.52 |
3. | Rough Cut (Yeonghwaheun Yeonghwada – Korean) | 9.11 | 367 | 1.61 | 5.99 |
4. | The Mirror | 9.18 | 248 | 0.76 | 0.89 |
5. | Our English Teacher (Ulhakgyo Iti – Korean) | 9.11 | 360 | 0.75 | 3.67 |
6. | The Children of Huang Shi | 9.18 | 278 | 0.46 | 0.57 |
7. | Loner (Oetoli – Korean) | 9.18 | 241 | 0.29 | 0.35 |
8. | Earth | 9.04 | 149 | 0.14 | 1.2 |
9. | Flower Over Boys | 9.11 | 190 | 0.11 | 0.81 |
10. | Bangkok Dangerous | 9.11 | 196 | 0.11 | 1.25 |
(Source: KOBIS – Figures represent 98% of nationwide box office)
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