By Sonia Kil South Korean cinemas have reopened. But business is far from normal. Nationwide box office over the weekend trickled in at just 7% of what it was this time last year.
And with Hollywood’s direct players and local distributors reluctant to release big titles since the outbreak of coronavirus in the country, screens have been filled with re-releases and small to mid-sized foreign films.
Unusually, not a single Korean film appeared in the weekend’s top ten chart. American musical drama “The Greatest Showman” re-opened on Thursday and took top spot, earning $205,600 over opening five days.
Other re-releases that appeared on the top ten spots include 2018’s action comedy “The Hitman’s Bodyguard,” Makoto Shinkai’s Japanese
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