Korea Box Office: ‘John Wick 4’ Maintains Lead on Slowest Weekend of the Year

variety.com:

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The South Korean cinema box office fell to its lowest level of the year over the latest weekend.

Nationwide theatrical earnings in a territory which before COVID was the world’s fourth largest were barely over $6 million. “John Wick: Chapter 4” lead the weekend chart from Japanese anime “Suzume” and Korean sports drama “Rebound” in a top three repeat from a week earlier. “John Wick 4” earned $2.51 million in its second weekend of release, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic).

That was a 38% week-on-week decline and represented a 41% share of the total Korean box office market. It also gave the film a cumulative total of $9.73 million since release on April 12. “Suzume,” released on March 8, enjoyed a 20% market share and earned $1.24 million over the weekend.

That lifted its cumulative to $38.1 million, extending its lead as the highest grossing film of the current year. “Rebound” dropped 42% in its third week of release.