With a $4.91 million opening weekend, "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" topped the Korean box office charts over the most recent weekend. The total domestic box office increased to $9.78 million from $7.85 million the week prior.
Data from Kobis, the tracking service run by the Korean Cinema Council, shows that the movie screened on more than 2,000 screens and had a 50.1% market share from Friday to Sunday. Since its Wednesday debut, the movie has made $7.1 million during its whole five-day run.
The Japanese animation "The First Slam Dunk," which debuted at the start of the year and held the top rank for the previous two weeks, was surpassed by "Quantumania." Another great performer, "Slam Dunk" brought in $2.17 million, a decrease from the previous weekend's $2.67 million. Since January 4, it has earned a total of $26 million.
The underlying Japanese manga has now sold over one million copies in Korea thanks to the success of the movie, according to the country's publisher Daiwon C.I. in recent days.
With $1.07 million in its second week of release, the re-released "Titanic" managed to maintain third place. Avatar: The Way of Water, another film by James Cameron, managed to hold into fourth position despite charging more for tickets than the previous two films that garnered more viewers. From the middle of December, it has made a total of $105.3 million in Korea after earning $280,000.
"Duda & Duda: The Mystery of HooHoo Island," a Korean animated film, earned $263,000 during the course of its first weekend, placing it in fifth position. The movie made $319,000 in its first five days of release.
"The Amazing Maurice," a German animated picture, debuted in sixth place with a weekend total of $257,000 and a five-day total of $357,000.
Long-running "Hero" made $112,000 during the weekend, bringing its total earnings since its Dec. 21 premiere to $24.6 million.
The Korean drama "Next Sohee," which had its world premiere during Cannes Critics Week the previous year, made $112,000 in its second week of distribution. Its box office earnings after 12 days in Korean theatres have increased to $490,000.
In its third weekend, the Taiwanese soap "Someday or One Day" earned $105,000, placing ninth. Since its Jan. 25 debut in Korean cinemas, the film has earned a total of $2.51 million.
With $98,000 and a three-week cumulative of $1.44 million, "Babylon" rose to tenth position.
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