“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” gave the South Korean box office its biggest weekend of the year, with a $10.3 million start. The film played on more than 1,800 screens and enjoyed a 46% share of …
The film played on more than 1,800 screens and enjoyed a 46% share of the overall market between Friday and Sunday, according to data supplied by Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council., the opening by “Guardians” was twice that of “The Super Mario Bros Movie” and nearly four times bigger than the next biggest individual title debut of 2023 . Over its opening five days, “Guardians” managed $13.
Despite the strength of the competition, Japanese anime film “Crayon Shin-Chan: Mononoke Ninja Chimpuden” also had a fine debut in third place. It earned $2.26 million. The strong top four gave the nationwide box office an aggregate of $22.2 million over three days. In the last 12 months there have only been four weekends exceeding $20 million, with the last two occurring in December when “Avatar: The Way of Water” provided temporary relief.
Over the latest weekend the long-playing Japanese anime “Suzume” consolidated its place as the year’s strongest. It earned $982,000 for a cumulative of $41.3 million.
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