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Local film Inside Men ruled the South Korean box office for the fourth consecutive weekend for the Dec. 11-Dec. 13 period, accounting for 38.8 percent of the market. In the Heart of the Sea came in second, also maintaining its place from the previous week.
International Weekend 12/13/15
Weekend | Cume | |
---|---|---|
1. Surprise – Journey to the West | $17.0M | $17.0M |
2. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 | $15.4M | $320.1M |
3. The Good Dinosaur | $14.3M | $78.2M |
4. Spectre | $12.9M | $629.8M |
5. In the Heart of the Sea | $12.6M | $39.4M |
6. Point Break | $12.3M | $34.5M |
7. The Martian | $8.1M | $366.3M |
8. Bridge of Spies | $6.7M | $53.2M |
9. Inside Men | $5.0M | $41.0M |
10. The Master (China) | $4.2M | $5.0M |
Distributed by Showbox/Mediaplex, Inside Men‘s market share has tapered off since it took as much as 55.4 percent two weeks ago. Nevertheless, the crime drama starring Terminator Genisys star Lee Byung-hun has earned a cume of $40.31 million.
In the Heart of the Sea, handled by Warner Bros. Korea, ranked No. 2 for the second weekend in a row as it took in 15.1 percent of the revenue, slightly down from the previous week’s 17.6 percent. Ron Howard’s maritime adventure story starring Chris Hemsworth has so far collected $5.19 million.
Three other films shared the remaining revenue, each taking in 7 percent-9 percent of the market.
Pororo 3: Cyber Space Adventure, featuring a beloved Korean cartoon penguin, debuted in third place. Accounting for 8.7 percent of ticket sales during its opening weekend, the homegrown animated film distributed by NEW grossed $1.02 million.
The opening of Pororo 3 pushed The Priests down one spot to the fourth position. The local mystery drama about a Catholic exorcism trailed close behind the animated film as it accounted for 8.1 percent of ticket sales. Total revenue for the CJ Entertainment title amounts to $35.46 million to date.
The U.K./France film Legend debuted in fifth place, taking 7.1 percent of the market share. Distributed by Isu C&E, the crime thriller starring Tom Hardy grossed $980,743 during its first week in theaters.
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