Lotte Entertainment comedy “Pilot” flew to a second weekend on top of the South Korean box office with $5.03 million haul and nearly half of the nationwide theatrical haul.
Data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic) showed the title with a 46% share of the market over the Friday-Sunday period. After 12 days on release, it has a cumulative total of $20.3 million, earned from just over three million admissions.
Korean produced kids animation film “Heartspring: Teenieping of Love” took second spot on its opening weekend, with $1.74 million. After a full five-day release session, it has a total of $2.68 million.
“Deadpool & Wolverine” earned $842,000 in third place, boosted by premium large format screenings. After three weekends on release in Korea, it has accumulated $14.2 million. That makes it the eighth ranked title this year in Korea and the fourth highest import.
“Despicable Me 4” dropped by $1 million week-on-week and slipped from third to fourth place. It earned $777,000 for a cumulative of $9.27 million since releasing on July 24.
Newly-released Korean crime film “Revolver” earned $749,000 in fifth place, for a five-day total of $1.33 million.
“Inside Out 2” added $442,000 to reach $60.9 million since releasing on June 12. That total further consolidates its position as the top imported title so far this year.
Korea’s “Escape” earned $185,000 for a running total of $17.6 million after a month on release.
Japanese animation films took the next two places. Newly released “Bocci! The Rock! Movie Part 1” took $171,000 in its opening weekend building a five-day cumulative of $353,000. “Detective Conan the Movie: The Million Dollar Pentagram” scored $140,000 for a $4.97 million haul since mid-July.
Tenth spot belonged to preview screenings of upcoming “Twisters”. It scored $124,000 ahead of its Wednesday release.
Overall weekend box office was $10.9 million, which is weak for the summer season. Traditionally the period is a strong one boosted by Korean audiences heading to the cinemas for the comfort of air conditioning and the chills brought on by horror movies.
