Korea Box Office: ‘Elemental’ Expands in Third Weekend, Whips ‘Indiana Jones’

Pixar animation film “Elemental” expanded at the South Korean box office in its third weekend of release and easily bested new release title “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.”“Elemental” earned $5.27 million between Friday and Sunday, according to data from Kobis, the box office tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic).That represented a 38% increase on its previous weekend performance and was the best of its three weekends so far.

It also increased its market share to 39%, also its strongest market position, despite only adding a handful of additional screens.

After 19 days on release, “Elemental” has amassed $16.9 million from 2.25 million spectators.The film’s third week holdover performance compared favorably with new release “Indiana Jones,” which had a $2.86 million weekend session.

Over its full five-day opening period, “Indiana Jones” whipped up $3.98 million.

The film’s slightly disappointing numbers were matched elsewhere in the world.

It earned $60 million…

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