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Korea Box Office: ‘I, The Executioner’ Kills It With $15 Million Debut, Dominates Early Holiday Season


Helped by a long holiday weekend, 'I, The Executioner' dominated proceedings at the South Korean cinema box office.

Crime action film ‘ I The Executioner ” topped the South Korea cinema box office weekend with an utterly dominant $15 million haul. “I, The Executioner” was the sole tentpole to stake out the season, and Korean commentators have speculated that Chuseok is losing its importance for the movie industry. Concert film “Lim Young Woong IM HERO The Stadium” ranked sixth in revenue terms, taking $232,000 for a cumulative of $5.65 million since releasing on Aug 28.

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