Korea Box Office Weekend Reaches Yearly High Led by Local Thriller ‘Hard Hit’
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variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefBusan-set chase thriller “Hard Hit” this weekend became the first local film to head the South Korean box office in more than a month.
It earned $2.27 million in its opening weekend.The arrival of a significant, commercial film from Korea may be a sign of growing confidence that the return to business of the seriously dented exhibition and distribution sectors is now gaining momentum.For much of this year audiences in Korea have stayed away from cinemas leaving admissions and box office at a small fraction of pre-pandemic levels.
That in turn has caused the delay or abandonment of the releases of many local titles. For the past month the only major film releases in Korea have been Hollywood franchise movies.
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