“Hostage: Missing Celebrity” held on to top spot at the South Korean box office as new release “Guimoon: The Lightless Door” gave local films the top four chart places over the weekend.
But business is being held back by new health measures in the Greater Seoul area that were reintroduced last week.“Hostage,” starring Hwang Jung-min, was a comfortable winner with a 38% market share, ahead of another holdover “Sinkhole” with 24%, according to data from the Kobis data service operated by the Korean Film Council.“Hostage” earned $2.48 million on its second weekend of release, down 38% from its debut.
Since its Aug.
18.
launch it has accumulated $9.59 million.“Sinkhole” earned $1.55 million on its third weekend.
Since its Aug.
11 start in cinemas, it has built a cumulative total of $16.7 million.“Escape From Mogadishu” held on to third place with a 20% market share and a $1.37 million weekend haul.
Since its July 28 debut in Korean theaters it has amassed $25.1 million.
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