Japanese animated film "Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island" dominated the South Korean box office over the weekend of October 23-25, capturing nearly 45% of the total ticket revenue in its fourth week.According to data from KOBIS, the Korean Film Council's tracking service, the Toho-distributed fantasy film earned $2.5 million from 320,293 admissions across 1,115 screens, accounting for 44.7% of the weekend market.
The film, directed by Kei Oikawa and adapted from the popular manga by Nagano, follows a small protagonist and their companions as they travel to a scenic coastal island and uncover a sinister local mystery.
Driven by enduring youth and family turnout, the animated blockbuster pushed its cumulative South Korean earnings to $17.5 million from 2,248,137 total admissions since its release on September 30.
Hur Jin-ho's political thriller "The Assassin(s)" came in second, earning $520,822 from 68,241 admissions across 730 screens, capturing 9.2% of the market.
The period drama, distributed by Hive Media Corp, reconstructs the August 15, 1974 assassination attempt on President Park Chung-hee and stars Yu Hae-jin, Park Hae-il, and Lee Min-ho as they investigate irregularities surrounding the inquiry into the death of First Lady Yuk Young-soo.
Despite facing persistent political backlash and legal challenges, the film's theatrical run continues.
Conservative civic groups and bereaved family members have lodged defamation complaints, alleging historical distortion over its depiction of state involvement.Despite protests that previously prompted 19 film guilds to issue a joint statement defending cinematic freedom, the release lifted its total to $25 million from 3,374,517 admissions since its September 23 rollout.
CJ Entertainment's psychological thriller "Paradise Lost" opened in third place, generating $502,962 from 66,699 admissions across 803 screens for an 8.9% market share.
Directed and co-written by Yeon Sang-ho and starring Kim Hyun-joo and Bae Hyun-sung, the mystery follows a desperate mother navigating a closed religious community while searching for her missing son.Following its world premiere at Toronto and an October 21 mid-week rollout, the title has accumulated $769,865 from 104,877 total admissions.
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and DC Studios' "Clayface" debuted in fourth place, collecting $388,947 from 48,245 admissions across 655 screens for 6.9% of the market.Since opening on October 21, the film has grossed $595,460 from 77,153 viewers.
CJ ENM's gambling drama "Tazza: The Song of Beelzebub" took fifth place in its fifth weekend, taking in $371,743 from 46,919 admissions across 618 screens to claim 6.6% of receipts.
Directed by Choi Kook-hee and starring Byun Yo-han, Noh Jae-won, and Ayaka Miyoshi, the fourth installment in the franchise pushed its total to $15.3 million and stands on the brink of two million tickets at 1,999,477 admissions.
Plus M Entertainment's period drama "Still Shining" opened in sixth place, earning $148,298 from 21,564 admissions across 562 screens.
Directed by Song Il-gon and starring veteran actor Kim Hye-ja alongside Cha Mi-kyung, the drama traces the lifelong bond between two women who promised to sing together in Seoul during the Japanese colonial era.Counting mid-week business since its October 21 debut, the release has taken $278,527 from 41,037 viewers.
Universal's tentpole "The Odyssey" placed seventh in its twelfth weekend, drawing $164,558 from 20,189 admissions across 341 screens.
Its cumulative haul reached $106.2 million from 12,311,245 admissions since opening on August 5.
Amazon MGM Studios and Warner Bros.' psychological thriller "Verity" opened in eighth place, pulling in $120,876 from 16,416 admissions across 458 screens and has grossed $178,096 from 25,190 admissions since its October 22 bow.
Director Kore-eda Hirokazu's live-action manga drama "Look Back" took ninth place in its third weekend, earning $126,854 from 15,624 admissions across 190 screens, lifting its cumulative total to $1 million from 131,051 admissions.
Rounding out the top 10 was domestic action thriller "Killing Time" with $82,439 from 11,244 admissions across 274 screens.
Directed by Jang Jun-yeob and featuring Ryu Hye-young and Nam Yoon-su, the movie follows a well-known YouTube group that faces a major downfall when one of their members dies in an accident during a live stream.
To regain their popularity, the group decides to pull off a bold and risky comeback.However, strange people then drag them into a dangerous real-life survival challenge.Since it came out on October 21, the thriller has made $135,388 from 19,121 viewers.
For the weekend, the total box office earnings were $5.6 million, which is less than the previous week's total of $6.7 million.
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