Korean blockbuster “The Roundup: No Way Out” suffered a 50% week-on-week decline, but it was still strong enough to see a pair of Hollywood newcomers.The third part of the Don Lee-starring Roundup franchise, “No Way Out” earned $5.16 million between Friday and Sunday, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council.
It accounted for a 42% share of the market and attracted 650,000 additional spectators.After three weeks in cinemas, its cumulative including previews now stands at $68.9 million, earned from 8.91 million spectators.
That makes it the biggest film of the year (ahead of Japanese animation “Suzume” on the $44 million mark) and one of only three Korean-produced films in this year’s top ten.On this pace, “No Way Out” should reach the 10 million ticket sales mark of a mega blockbuster in Korea, but tit is unlikely to surpass last year’s second instalment.
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