South Korea enjoyed its biggest weekend box office of 2021 propelled, unusually, by a trio of Hollywood titles.
“The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It” topped the chart with a $2.68 million haul, ahead of “Cruella” and “F9.”Aggregate national box office for the three days from Friday to Sunday was $7.12 million, according to data from the Korean Film Council’s Kobis tracking system.
That was a 10% improvement on the previous two weekends, when “F9” had given a turbo charge to takings.For much of the early part of the year weekend grosses had been stuck in the $2.5 million to $4 million range.
That reflected ongoing hesitation on the part of audiences after second and third waves of the coronavirus had caused new restrictions on social life.“The Conjuring” earned its total from 1,133 screens and totaled $3.13 million over its full opening four days.“Cruella” held on to second place for the second successive weekend.
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