[News Culture] The Korean box office has developed into a genuine two-film contest, with Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island moving back in front of Assassin(s) over the weekend.
The Japanese animated feature drew 119,961 admissions on Oct. 11, enough to reclaim No. 1 with a margin of just 11,914 tickets, according to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC). Its Korean total has now reached 1,281,485.
Based on Nagano’s hit manga, the film follows Chiikawa and friends to a mysterious island after the promise of a reward 100 times larger than usual draws them into an increasingly strange mission.
Assassin(s) remained right behind with 108,047 admissions, taking its cumulative audience to 2,992,544. Jin-ho Hur’s historical thriller is now fewer than 7,500 admissions away from the 3 million mark.
The film revisits the unanswered questions surrounding the Aug. 15, 1974 assassination attempt that killed South Korean First Lady Yuk Young-soo. Hae-jin Yoo, Hae-il Park and Min-ho Lee lead the cast.
Tazza: The Song of Beelzebub held third with 53,759 admissions, pushing its total to 1,744,160.
Yo-han Byun stars as Jang Tae-young, an online casino entrepreneur who loses everything to his namesake and former friend Park Tae-young, played by Jae-won Noh. Their reunion on the international gambling circuit turns an old betrayal into a high-stakes revenge game.
The Odyssey remained fourth with 25,270 admissions. Christopher Nolan’s epic has now drawn 12,179,163 moviegoers in Korea.
Matt Damon stars as Odysseus, alongside Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson and Charlize Theron.
Reawaken Man: The Red returned to the top five with 15,183 admissions, bringing its cumulative audience to 302,355.
Kyo-hwan Koo stars as Seok, an unemployed young man who discovers that he returns to life 72 hours after dying — only to find himself pursued by mysterious enemies once his ability comes to light.
Reported by News Culture M.J._mj94070777@nc.press
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