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Korea Box Office: ‘Wicked,’ ‘Hidden Face’ Take top Places
'Wicked,' which was by far the highest grossing film in the world this weekend, failed to give the South Korea box office market a much-needed jolt.
The Jon M. Chu-directed fantasy claimed a strong 45% share of the box office in Korea with $3.58 million earned from 501,000 admissions between Friday and Sunday. The film is a Korean remake of a 2009 hit Taiwanese romantic comedy in which a young man helps out with his sister, a hearing-impaired swimmer, and slowly falls in love with a girl he meets. Newly-released, Japanese animation, “My Hero Academia the Movie: You’re Next” earned $204,000 over the weekend and $308,000 over its opening five-day run.
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