Korea Box Office Slumps to $2.25 Million Weekend

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The box office outlook in South Korea, which last year was the world’s fourth largest theatrical market, turned from bad to worse. Gross revenues over the weekend dropped to just $2.24 million, a s…

, which last year was the world’s fourth largest theatrical market, turned from bad to worse. Gross revenues over the weekend dropped to just $2.24 million, a slump of 40% compared with the already depressed $3.70 million total of the weekend before.

From Tuesday, Seoul was placed under Level 2 restrictions on a scale of 1 to 4 of virus response. Cinemas can stay open, though many other indoor activities are banned for a week, and private groups cannot exceed more than 10 people. The top film in Korean cinemas over the weekend was new release action comedy “Best Friend” starring Jung Woo and the ever reliable. It earned $1.01 million for a 45% market share. Since release on Nov. 25, it has a gross of $1.55 million.

 

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