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2016.10.14 ~ 2016.10.16

2016.10.14 ~ 2016.10.16

"Lucky.Key" opens its account and scores...

Lee Gye-byeok's sophomore film, "Lucky.Key", was officially released on Thursday and shot to the top by capturing 68.2% of the box office pie. Lee's drama, which starsYoo Hae-jin,Lee JoonandJo Yoon-hee, attracted 1.6 million filmgoers from 1,158 screens to dislodge Tim Burton's dark fantasy flick from pole position.

"The Beast and the Beauty", Lee's debut feature, attracted 1.3 million admissions back in 2005, and "Lucky.Key" has already surpassed that sum with 2 million ($14.7 million). Last weekend's number one, "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children", Tim Burton's adaptation of Ransom Riggs' 2001 novel of the same name, saw its weekend haul drop from 660,695 admissions (35%) last to 272,281 (11%) here, bringing its bottom line in Korea now to $17.6 million (2.4 million admissions).

Fede Alvarez's horror "Don't Breathe" has received positive reviews from critics and its third weekend out in Korea yielded another 156,860 admissions (6.9%). The film entered in eighth at the end of September, moved up to second place during week two, and with the success of Lee's latest, "Don't Breathe" dipped to third as its total gross in Korea clicks over to $6.6 million (894,331 admissions).

This American horror also marked the watershed as its closest challenger, Sharon Maguire's "Bridget Jones's Baby", attracted significantly less attention (57,034 admissions) in this top-heavy weekend. The French-American action flick "Bastille Day", starring Idris Elba and Richard Madden, was not far behind Maguire's sequel; it arrived on Korea's cinema circuit on Thursday and 54,359 filmgoers (2.2%) came out in support over the weekend.

Ben Affleck's new film, "The Accountant", directed by Gavin O'Connor ("Tumbleweeds", "Pride and Glory", "Jane Got a Gun"), entered the fray in sixth with 39,220 (1.6%) from 375 screens. Critics and filmgoers have been harsh on Affleck's efforts, and to date, the film has grossed $27.5 million of the $44 million it took to produce (the film was released in American last Friday).Choi Seunghofirst film,"Spy Nation", a documentary that investigates the government's accusations of espionage against a civil servant, attracted 30,770 admissions (1.3%) from just 152 screens.

Last weekend's number three,Kim Seong-su's"Asura: The City of Madness"(starringJeong Woo-seong,Hwang Jeong-min,Joo Ji-hoonandKwak Do-won) fell five places to eighth with 27,237 admissions (1.1%), which brings its box office revenue now to $17.9 million (2.5 million admissions). "Sully", too, move towards the wrong end of the chart. Clint Eastwood's depiction of the heroic efforts of Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger-who successfully completed an emergency landing on the Hudson River in 2009 and saved the lives of the 155 passengers-fell from sixth to ninth with 23,161 admissions (1%), and the final slot went to the kids' animation "Geuk-jang-pan Peu-ri-pa-ra Mo-du Mo-yeo-ra! Peu-ri-jeum Tu-eo-jeu" with 13,917 (0.6%).

Korean Box Office - Admissions for the Weekend 2016.10.14 - 2016.10.16 (www.kobis.or.kr)

#FilmsRelease dateWeek-endTotal
1"Luck.Key"(럭키)2016/10/131 642 8302 002 932
2"Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" 272 2812 491 722
3"Don't Breathe" 156 860894 331
4"Bridget Jones's Baby" 57 034760 824
5"Bastille Day" 54 36170 050
6"The Accountant" 39 22048 719
7"Spy Nation"(자백)2016/10/1330 77058 244
8"Asura: The City of Madness"(아수라)2016/09/2827 2372 577 360
9"Sully" 23 163607 852
10"Geuk-jang-pan Peu-ri-pa-ra Mo-du Mo-yeo-ra! Peu-ri-jeum Tu-eo-jeu" (劇場版プリパラ み~んなあつまれ!プリズム☆ツアーズ) 13 91720 934
Korean movies only 
 "The Bacchus Lady" (죽여주는 여자)2016/10/0612 70583 937
 "The Age of Shadows"(밀정)2016/09/079 0547 494 358
 "A Quiet Dream"(춘몽)2016/10/135 0697 189
 "The Net"(그물)2016/10/062 32654 239
 "Queen of Walking"(걷기왕)2016/10/209663 216
 "Showdown"(대결)2016/09/2295232 278
 "The Map Against the World" (고산자, 대동여지도)2016/09/07578973 656
 "Woojoo's Christmas"(우주의 크리스마스)2016/10/134251 241
 "The Last Princess"(덕혜옹주)2016/08/033235 597 055
 "Farewell My Love Part 3" (미워도 다시 한번 3, 1970) - Re-release 3211 559

 -Chris Wheeler

Source from :Hancinema