Korea Box Office: ‘Rebound’ Fails to Provide Bounce on Quietest Weekend of the Year

variety.com:

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Japanese animation “Suzume” held on to top spot for a fifth consecutive weekend at the South Korean box office, as Korean-produced sports film “Rebound” proved to be misnamed.

Arriving only in second place, “Rebound” failed to provide any bounce to the beleaguered cinema sector, leaving the weekend as the lowest scoring this year. “Suzume” earned $3.08 million with a dominant 46% market share, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic).

That lifted the film’s running total to $33.9 million. It is now within sight of overtaking another Japanese animation “The First Slam Dunk” to be the top-scoring film released in Korea this year and to overtake the 2023 total of “Avatar: The Way of Water.” Based on a true story about how a 2012 high school basketball team overcame multiple handicaps to play at a national championship with a squad of just six players, “Rebound” opened with $1.56 million between Friday and Sunday for a 23% market share.

Over its five-day run since opening on Wednesday, it has earned $2.10 million. “The First Slam Dunk” shot another $421,000 over the weekend.