Tom Cruise has become a regular visitor to South Korea and, while his latest visit was more than a week ago, the impact of his efforts appeared to endure.His ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning’ got off to the second strongest start at the Korean box office of any Hollywood movie released this year.The film grossed $9.75 million between Friday and Sunday, according to Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic).
That represented a 60% market share, earned from some 2,400 screens.
In its full opening five days (plus previews), it earned $14.2 million.The film’s weekend score is a fraction below “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3,” which went on to earn $34.8 million.
And only Korean blockbuster “The Roundup: No Way Out” is further ahead, with a $20 million debut.“Elemental,” which had been gathering steam over the two previous weekends, earned a still impressive $4.79 million and maintained a…
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