Korea Box Office: ‘The Match' Dominates Again as ‘The Amateur' Debuts at No. 2
The South Korean box office remained firmly under local control for the third consecutive weekend as 'The Match' retained the top spot with $2 million, accounting for 52.79% of total weekend revenue.
The sports drama, based on the legendary Go rivalry between Cho Hun-hyun and Lee Chang-ho, added 306,028 admissions, bringing its cumulative gross to $11.8 million and total admissions to 1.81 million, according to Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council.
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Opening in second was the U.S. espionage thriller 'The Amateur,' which debuted with $325,352 from 47,963 admissions. The film, starring Rami Malek as a CIA cryptographer who goes rogue, has now grossed $492,149 since its April 9 release.
South Korean comedy-drama 'Lobby' slipped to third place with $290,668 and 41,512 additional viewers. The film has now grossed $1.6 million with over 243,000 total admissions.
In fourth, 'Attack on Titan The Movie: The Last Attack' continued to draw anime fans, earning $283,162. The Japanese franchise finale has amassed nearly $5 million in Korea with 709,512 admissions since mid-March.
2017 Japanese romantic drama 'Let Me Eat Your Pancreas' saw a rerelease this weekend and placed fifth with $90,039 and 14,685 admissions, pushing its long-term Korean total to $2.7 million.
'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' debuted in sixth with $87,542 and 14,222 admissions and has a total of $92,025. Animated feature 'Flow' was close behind with $88,624 and 12,860 weekend admissions. The film's cumulative gross has surpassed $1 million.
Action thriller 'Weekend in Taipei' debuted at No. 8 with $80,596 and 12,691 admissions across 475 screens. Biopic 'Better Man' followed in ninth with $54,554 and 9,128 admissions. The film, about the rise of pop singer Robbie Williams, has earned $125,361 in Korea so far.
Rounding out the top 10, 'Conclave' added $50,862 to bring its total to $1.7 million from 266,927 admissions.
The top 10 titles brought in $3.4 million, marking a decline from last weekend's $5.6 million.
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