Robert Pattinson, Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Mickey 17’ Leads Korean Box Office as ‘Attack on Titan’ and ‘Snow White’ Chase Close Behind
variety.comNaman Ramachandran South Korea’s box office continued its post-peak cool-down this weekend as “Mickey 17” held on to the top spot for a fourth consecutive frame, despite modest earnings.
Bong Joon-ho’s sci-fi epic, starring Robert Pattinson, brought in $928,843, accounting for 21.2% of the weekend market share, according to Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council.
From March 21 to 23, the top 10 titles combined for just over $4.9 million in total grosses. “Mickey 17” added 140,161 admissions over the weekend, taking its cumulative total to 2.8 million tickets sold and $19.1 million in earnings since its February 28 release.
In second place, “Attack on Titan the Movie: The Last Attack” earned $834,101 from 121,843 admissions across 391 screens. The Japanese franchise finale now stands at $2.6 million with nearly 400,000 admissions since debuting on March 13.
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