Korean-made crime-comedy-thriller “I The Executioner,” a sequel to 2015 hit ‘Veteran,” continued to top South Korea’s weekend box office. Its victory, however, was a hollow one as Korea’s overall box office slumped to its lowest level this year.
Nationwide, Korea’s roughly 2,500 cinemas together earned just $4.39 million between Friday and Sunday.
In several previous years, the month of October has been weak for cinemas in Korea, but the latest weekend total was a lower mid-October mark than either COVID-blighted 2022 or 2023’s recovery year.
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