Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefJapanese hit animation “Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train” enjoyed a 32% surge to move to the top of the Korean box office.
It grossed $745,000 over the weekend to expand its cumulative total to $7.74 million in just over four weeks of release.“Demon Slayer” had not previously topped the Korean chart.
But its cumulative total is now solidly the second biggest of any film in Korea this year. Top honors so far in 2021 belong to “Soul,” which has $15.6 million from a cinema run that is one week longer.“Soul” ranked third over the latest weekend with $663,000, behind second-placed Korean-made, live action film “Mission: Possible,” which split the two animated titles with a $684,000 weekend score.
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