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Korea Box Office: Don Lee’s ‘The Roundup: Punishment’ Smashes Its Way to $29 Million Debut, Crushes ‘Challengers’
The Don Lee-starring crime comedy action film 'The Roundup Punishment' destroys competition and completes a $29 million opening.
“ The Roundup: Punishment,” the fourth film in the Don Lee-starring crime action franchise, earned $20.8 million between Friday and Sunday and punched out all competition at the South Korean box office. “Punishment” accounted for a crushing 94% market share and collected its weekend haul from 2.92 million ticket sales, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic). Korean auteur Hong Sang-soo’s latest effort, fresh from its Silver Bear prize in Berlin, earned $24,000 in its theatrical opening in Korea.
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