Korea Box Office: Strong ‘Witch’ Opening Spells Third Place Debut for ‘Lightyear’

variety.com:

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe theatrical debut of much-anticipated local horror-action film “The Witch: Part 2. The Other One” dominated the Korean box office chart over the latest weekend and overshadowed the simultaneous release of Pixar title “Lightyear.”Distributed by Next Entertainment World, “The Witch: Part 2” conjured up an $8.21 million opening weekend from just shy of 1,800 screens nationwide.

That gave it a market share of 48%. Including Wednesday and Thursday figures, the film enjoyed an $11.7 million five-day debut, earned from 1.46 million ticket sales.The film is a sequel to 2018 title “The Witch: Part 1.

The Subversion” which was made on a budget of less than $6 million and grossed more than $24 million. Both films were written and directed by Park Hoon-jung.

The strong start for “The Witch: Part 2” lifted nationwide aggregate gross receipts to $17 million over the weekend, up from $14.7 million previously.