Gather around, fellow cinephiles, as Hollywood Hrishita takes you on a whirlwind tour of the South Korean box office! Grab your popcorn and let’s dive into this drama of dollars and duds! 🎬
Venom: The Sequel Strikes Back! 🕷️
Oh, "Venom: The Last Dance," you sly creature! Holding your ground for a second weekend win, giving a cheeky wink to local comedy "Amazon Bullseye." You grabbed $2.21 million—though you did drop 48% from your initial $4.45 million, as reported by our trusty Kobis friends. Since your release on October 23, you’ve pocketed a neat $9.34 million. Not too shabby, eh?
Amazon Bullseye: The New Challenger 🎯
Enter "Amazon Bullseye," a fresh face in the arena with a $1.45 million weekend debut, and $2.37 million over five days. Directed by Kim Chang-ju, this comedy has a Korean archery champ crash-landing in the jungle. Oh, the hilarity as he meets tribesmen with far superior arrow skills! Can you imagine the culture clash when he brings them back to Korea? 😂
A Normal Family: Keeping It Together 👨👩👧👦
Holding third place is Hur Jin-ho’s "A Normal Family," earning $337,000 in its third weekend. It’s the cinematic equivalent of a dinner party with drama, adapted from "The Dinner" by Herman Koch. Total earnings? A respectable $4.03 million. Not bad for a family gathering that’s far from ordinary!
Other Notables at the Box Office 📽️
- "Love in the Big City": Fourth place with $282,000 earnings. Since October 1, it’s amassed $5.63 million. Not too shabby for a love story!
- "Weathering With You": The Japanese animation makes a comeback, earning $268,000 and nabbing fifth place. Oh, the nostalgia!
- "The Wild Robot": Sixth place with $176,000. This animation’s been around since October 1 and now totals $4.16 million.
- "Longlegs": Nicolas Cage’s latest venture opened with $116,000 over the weekend, totaling $184,000 for its five-day launch. Welcome to the club, Nick!
- "4 Minutes 44 Seconds": Released Friday, this Korean drama took eighth with $76,100. Just edging out…
- "The Notebook": Back again for more tears, it claimed ninth with $76,000. Some love stories never die! 💔
- "The Nutcracker and the Magic Flute": Russian animation takes tenth, earning $53,000 over the weekend. You tried, little nutcracker. You tried. 🥜
Moral of the Story 🧐
In the cinematic jungle, it’s all about finding your niche! Whether you’re an archery champ or a symbiotic anti-hero, there’s always room for a sequel—or a cultural clash comedy! Keep your bows ready and your symbiotes closer! 😉
