The Japanese hit “Chainsaw Man the Movie: Rezehen” earned $2.4 million from 324,171 viewers from October 10th to 12th, and topped the Korean charts, capturing a 27.6% market share on 998 screens.
The film has now earned $13.7 million since its Sept. 24 release, according to KOBIS, a tracking service run by the Korean Film Council. This movie is an adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s blockbuster manga “Reze”. Directed by Tatsuya Yoshiwara and written by Hiroshi Seko, the film depicts Denji’s encounter with cafe clerk Reze, which causes him to be conflicted between intimacy and bloody chaos. Voice actors include Rena Ueda, Ai Fairuz, Tomori Kusunoki, and Maaya Uchida.
The Korean film “Boss” came in a close second with $2 million (307,168 people in attendance), gaining a 23.8% share on 1,194 screens and reaching a cumulative $13.8 million in 10 days of release. The action comedy directed by Ra Hee-chan stars Cho Woo-jin as Seung-tae, Jung Kyung-ho as Gang-pyo, Park Ji-hwan as Bang-ho, and Lee Kyuhyun as Tae-gyu. The film, which premiered at the Busan International Film Festival, centers on gangster underlings who race to avoid being bossed while pursuing their bizarre personal ambitions.
Park Chan-wook’s “No Other Choice” held on to third place, adding $1.28 million (186,043 attendees) to bring its total to date to $18.1 million. Lee Byung-hun plays Man-soo, a laid-off paper manufacturing expert. Mance commits serial murder to eliminate his competitors in search of just one job, but discovers that there is a position to supervise AI testing.
“One Battle After Another” came in 4th place with $594,024 (admissions of 83,729 people), and the Japanese blockbuster movie “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Castle”, which is currently the world’s No. 1 movie, came in 5th place with $501,695 (admissions of 71,033 people), bringing the local total to $40.9 million. New opener Tron: Ares took sixth place with $425,560 on 725 screens and 52,618 attendees.
“Bread Barbershop: The Bakerytown Baddies” earned $207,478 ($1.5 million cumulative), and “Your Letter” came in seventh and eighth with $209,688 ($1.2 million cumulative). “Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie” placed ninth with $119,956 (total $664,628). Rounding out the top 10 was local animated sports drama “Badass Girl,” which opened with $97,183 from 14,910 attendees.
For the October 10-12 weekend, the top 10 films grossed $7.9 million, down from $13.6 million in the previous slot.
