Korea Box Office: ‘The Super Mario Bros Movie’ Springs to Opening Weekend Win

on Wednesday, some three weeks after the beginning of its international and North American campaigns, “Super Mario” earned $4.67 million between Friday and Sunday, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council . The film has a cumulative of $5.76 million over its opening five days, plus previews.

Opening in second place over the weekend was Korean sports-comedy-drama title “Dream.” It opened with $2.87 million, or 25% of the market between Friday and Sunday. It took $3.87 million over its full five-day opening period. The film depicts the triumph over adversity tale of a group of homeless people who reach a soccer championship.

Korean-produced horror film “Ghost Station” took fifth place on its second weekend. Adapted from a webtoon about strange activity at a metro station, “Ghost Station” earned $402,000 over the weekend and expanded its total to $1.22 million after 12 days on release. Korean film “Killing Romance” took $91,000 for a three-weekend cumulative of $1.22 million. Chinese period action film “Hidden Blade” opened in ninth place with $55,000 over the weekend and $106,000 over its opening five days. Another Japanese animation, “Fortune Favors Lady Nikuo” took tenth place in the weekend chart with $40,000 over five days.

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