According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the Christopher Nolan-directed tentpole generated $10.6 million from 1,321,204 admissions over the three-day frame across 2,182 screens, capturing 66.3% of total weekend business. Showing formidable holding power in its third outing, the film pushed its cumulative local gross to $56.8 million from 7,109,368 total admissions since its Aug. 5 launch. Superhero tentpole “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” held onto second place in its fourth frame, taking $2.9 million from 386,754 admissions.
The film accounted for 18.39% of the market, lifting its cumulative South Korea haul to $61.4 million from 8,127,615 total admissions. Since its Aug. 20 premiere, the release has collected $706,508 from 93,922 total admissions. Local animated feature “Teenieping: Legend of the Whale Heartstone” finished fourth, adding $480,487 from 69,482 admissions.
Directed by Kim Soo-hoon, the musical fantasy adventure follows Princess Romi, Heartsping, and their crew venturing into the deep sea to rescue Queen Velita. The sequel has grossed $5.3 million from 788,263 viewers since its Aug. 5 rollout. Animated mystery “Detective Conan the Movie: Fallen Angel of the Highway” took fifth place in its second weekend, pulling in $380,240 from 50,053 admissions.
Directed by Takahiro Hasui, the franchise installment has reached a total of $2.5 million from 356,276 tickets. The local action-comedy sequel “Ok! Madam: Bon Voyage” took sixth place, generating $239,231 from 33,585 admissions.
Directed by Lee Cheol-ha and starring Uhm Jung-hwa, Park Sung-woong, Lee Sang-yun, and Sooyoung, the film has now earned $2 million. Sci-fi thriller “Hope” took eighth place, adding $130,477 from 18,366 admissions. Directed by Na Hong-Jin and starring Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, Jung Ho-yeon, Michael Fassbender, and Alicia Vikander, the alien-encounter feature has accumulated $35 million from 4,518,395 admissions.
Studio Ghibli’s 2010 animated fantasy “The Secret World of Arrietty,” directed by Yonebayashi Hiromasa, placed ninth via a specialty re-release, earning $82,305 from 10,431 admissions to lift its lifetime South Korea gross to $5.6 million from 1,086,258 tickets. Rounding out the top ten was “Warfare,” which pulled in $58,172 from 7,333 admissions over the frame. The real-time Iraq War encounter film has generated $108,585 from 13,863 admissions since its Aug. 19 rollout.
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