“Parasite,” the Korean film that scooped the Palme d’Or in Cannes on Saturday, has enjoyed a winning start at its home box office.
It earned $3.93 million on Thursday, according to data from Kobiz, the tracking service of the Korean Film Council.That put it far ahead of holdover title “Aladdin” in second place, and the fourth-placed start for “Godzilla King of the Monsters,” which opened a day earlier on Wednesday and earned only $212,000 on Thursday for a two-day cumulative of $768,000.Since its Cannes victory and the return home on Monday of director Bong Joon-ho, “Parasite” has enjoyed non-stop enthusiastic coverage in Korean media.
It was screened for Korean media on Tuesday.Plaudits were also heaped on actor Song Kang-ho, who has appeared in four of Bong’s films, and who plays the father of a poor, but resourceful family, which works its way into the good graces of a richer family.
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