Korean-made action film “Escape From Mogadishu” overcame new release “Jungle Cruise” and holdover “Boss Baby 2” to dominate the South Korean box office over the weekend.
“Mogadishu,” directed by the consistently successful Ryoo Seung-wan, played on 1,688 screens nationwide and earned $4.93 million between Friday and Sunday. That gave it a 57% share of the total weekend box office.
Having launched on Wednesday, its five-day cumulative stood at $6.54 million as of Sunday night, according to data from the Korean Film Council’s Kobis tracking service.
The film stars popular actors Kim Yun-seok and Zo In-sung. It is based on real events in 1991 that saw both South Korean and North Korean diplomatic missions trying to escape from the Somalian capital city and civil war.
The strong opening was more than double last week’s debut by “Boss Baby 2” which managed only $2.08 million for a 32% market share.
The strong opening helped lift the nationwide Korean box...
“Mogadishu,” directed by the consistently successful Ryoo Seung-wan, played on 1,688 screens nationwide and earned $4.93 million between Friday and Sunday. That gave it a 57% share of the total weekend box office.
Having launched on Wednesday, its five-day cumulative stood at $6.54 million as of Sunday night, according to data from the Korean Film Council’s Kobis tracking service.
The film stars popular actors Kim Yun-seok and Zo In-sung. It is based on real events in 1991 that saw both South Korean and North Korean diplomatic missions trying to escape from the Somalian capital city and civil war.
The strong opening was more than double last week’s debut by “Boss Baby 2” which managed only $2.08 million for a 32% market share.
The strong opening helped lift the nationwide Korean box...
- 8/2/2021
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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