Korea Box Office: ‘The Match’ Dominates Again as ‘The Amateur’ Debuts at No. 2

The South Korean box office remained firmly under local control for the third consecutive weekend as “The Match” retained the top spot with $2 million, accounting for 52.79% of total weekend revenue. The sports drama, based on the legendary Go rivalry between Cho Hun-hyun and Lee Chang-ho, added 306,028 admissions, bringing its cumulative gross to $11.

8 million and total admissions to 1.81 million, according to Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council. More from Variety Opening in second was the U.



S. espionage thriller “The Amateur,” which debuted with $325,352 from 47,963 admissions. The film, starring Rami Malek as a CIA cryptographer who goes rogue, has now grossed $492,149 since its April 9 release.

South Korean comedy-drama “Lobby” slipped to third place with $290,668 and 41,512 additional viewers. The film has now grossed $1.6 million with over 243,000 total admissions.

In fourth, “Attack on Titan The Movie: The Last Attack” continued to draw anime fans, earning $283,162. The Japanese franchise finale has amassed nearly $5 million in Korea with 709,512 admissions since mid-March. 2017 Japanese romantic drama “Let Me Eat Your Pancreas” saw a rerelease this weekend and placed fifth with $90,039 and 14,685 admissions, pushing its long-term Korean total to $2.

7 million. “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” debuted in sixth with $87,542 and 14,222 admissions and has a total of $92,025. Animated feature “Flow” was close behind with $88,624 and 12,860 weekend admissions.

The film’s cumulative gross has surpassed $1 million. Action thriller “Weekend in Taipei” debuted at No. 8 with $80,596 and 12,691 admissions across 475 screens.

Biopic “Better Man” followed in ninth with $54,554 and 9,128 admissions. The film, about the rise of pop singer Robbie Williams, has earned $125,361 in Korea so far. Rounding out the top 10, “Conclave” added $50,862 to bring its total to $1.

7 million from 266,927 admissions. The top 10 titles brought in $3.4 million, marking a decline from last weekend’s $5.

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