Box office takings in South Korea retreated over the weekend, despite a local film taking the top spot.
This year has seen a dearth of local movies releasing in cinemas, though that shortage may be reversed in the coming months.Local comedy drama film “Perhaps Love” was the biggest film of the weekend.
It earned $2.09 million from 1,192 screens, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated y the Korean Film Council (Kofic), and deposed Marvel franchise film “Eternals,” which earned $1.94 million from a larger 1,257 screen combination.Following a Wednesday release, “Perhaps Love” racked up an opening five-day total of $2.87 million.
It was directed by Choi Eun-ji and stars the reliable Ryu Seung-ryong.“Eternals” was released on Nov.
3 and had a strong opening session.
After three weekends, it has now amassed a cumulative of $25.1 million.
That figure makes it the third highest grossing film of 2021 in Korea, while its momentum
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