‘Seobok’ Opens at Top of Korea Box Office Despite Simultaneous Online Launch
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variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefHotly-anticipated thriller “Seobok” opened on top of the box office in South Korea over the weekend, despite also premiering on streaming video.
It was comfortably ahead of second-placed film, another new release, “Detective Conan: The Scarlett Bullet.”Together the top two films managed to return overall theatrical revenues back to the depressed range that they have been stuck in since the beginning of the year, but below which they dipped on the previous weekend.“Seobok” earned $1.43 million over the weekend, and $1.81 million in the four days since its Thursday release.
That gave it a 41% share of the weekend box office. “Detective Conan,” which released on Friday, took $674,00 for a $19% market share..
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