Korea Box Office: ‘Hitman 2’ Leads Lunar New Year Holiday as ‘Dark Nuns’ Slips

variety.com:

Naman Ramachandran The Lunar New Year holiday helped drive the South Korean box office over the weekend of Jan. 31-Feb. 2, with “Hitman 2” taking the top spot, while “Dark Nuns” experienced a steep decline. “Hitman 2”, the action-comedy sequel, earned KRW4.1 billion ($2.8 million), accounting for 39.2% of the market share.

The film saw a 6% rise in admissions, attracting 450,751 viewers and bringing its cumulative total to $12.9 million, according to Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council.

Horror-thriller “Dark Nuns” dropped to second place with $1.5 million, representing 21.8% of the weekend market share. The film declined 60.1% from the prior weekend, with 243,886 admissions.

Its cumulative total now stands at $9.6 million. Musical romance “Secret: Untold Melody” making its debut in third place, earned $1.05 million, taking 14.4% of the market share with 160,863 admissions in its opening weekend. “Harbin,” the historical thriller following Korean independence fighters, slipped to fourth place with $390,450, making up 5.4% of the market.