Korea Box Office: ‘The Match’ Holds Strong as ‘Lobby’ Debuts in Second

Over the weekend, I found myself contributing to the dominance of the South Korean box office by “The Match,” a movie that managed to pull in an impressive $2.7 million. This remarkable film accounted for an astounding 54.7% of the market share, remaining under local control throughout the period.

From April 4th through 6th, the sports drama centered around Go saw a total of 427,007 people attend, boosting its overall earnings to $8.6 million and ticket sales to 1.3 million, as reported by Kobis, a tracking service managed by the Korean Film Council.

Making its entrance as the second highest-grossing film was “Lobby,” a comedy-drama by Ha Jung-woo, focusing on a round of golf where fierce lobbying for a multi-billion dollar government contract occurs. Over the weekend, it brought in $672,033 from 101,520 ticket sales across 978 cinemas. Since its release on April 2, the film’s total earnings have amounted to $1.07 million.

In its fourth week of release, the movie “Attack on Titan The Movie: The Last Attack,” a Japanese animation, ranked third with earnings of $428,886 and attendance of 60,751 people. So far, this final episode in the anime series has garnered a total of $4.3 million from a grand total of 642,113 viewers.

The movie “Attack on Titan The Movie: The Last Attack” finished third during its fourth week, earning $428,886 and welcoming 60,751 visitors to the theater. With a cumulative total of $4.3 million, this climactic installment in the anime series has been seen by 642,113 viewers since it premiered.

In a close contest for positions four and five, the animation “Flow” narrowly surpassed Bong Joon Ho’s “Mickey 17” by less than $200. Specifically, “Flow” made $130,418 from 19,988 viewers, increasing its overall earnings to approximately $903,115. On the other hand, “Mickey 17,” during its sixth weekend, garnered $130,269 and attracted an additional 19,135 viewers. This space-themed film featuring Robert Pattinson has amassed over $20.1 million from almost 3 million admissions to date.

In the sixth spot at the box office, the horror movie “Heretic” featuring Hugh Grant debuted, earning $88,889 and welcoming 15,245 viewers to its screens across a total of 152 locations.

In the debut, Lee Dae-hee’s Korean sci-fi film “Mr. Robot” placed seventh, earning $81,333 from 14,072 moviegoers. On the other hand, the Vatican drama “Conclave” maintained its momentum in eighth position, recording a weekend box office of $86,278 with 12,519 viewers. This has brought its overall total to $1.6 million.

The movie version of K-pop band Seventeen’s “Right Here” world tour concert generated $183,986 in revenue from screenings, which placed it ninth among all films despite being shown on just 96 screens. To date, the film has amassed a total of $270,290 from a crowd of 14,728 fans.

Completing the list of the top ten earners, the American fantasy adaptation of “Snow White” brought in an additional $59,226 and welcomed 9,609 new viewers, now boasting a grand total of $1.2 million with 186,462 tickets purchased.

Over the weekend, the top ten movies generated around $5.6 million in earnings, which represents a modest increase compared to the previous week’s $5.2 million. This boost can be attributed to the robust showings of locally produced films.

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2025-04-07 16:18