Woo Min-ho’s historical drama film titled Harbin made its debut to a number one ranking in the South Korean box office during the weekend of December 27 through December 29. Harbin is based on the 1909 time period portraying the actions of Korean independence activists as they plotted an assassination against Japan's Prime Minister. The cast for Harbin includes well known talents Hyun Bin Park Jeong-min and Jeon Yeo-been bringing this story to life.
Harbin Secures Top Spot Earning $5.9 Million Demonstrating its Box Office Success
Harbin generated 5.9 million dollars in revenue that accounts for a large 55.3% of overall box office and also had a high admission rate of 903865 admissions for the film to rank at first place showing it to be most popular of the recent releases. Harbin's cumulative box office totals are reaching approximately 15.5 million dollars and are rapidly growing after initial box office debut for historical films. Kobis the Korean Film Council tracking service officially tracked Harbin in order to generate reliable statistical data from the opening weekend that was extremely strong.
“The Firefighters” and “Mufasa: The Lion King” Secure Second and Third Place Amid Box Office Activity
“The Firefighters” directed by Kwak Gyeong-Taek secured second place at the box office taking in 1.5 million dollars for the weekend which gave a 14% market share with 233365 movie tickets sold while this film details the lives and actions of local firefighters. The film "The Firefighters" also has an accumulated gross earnings total at 20.5 million based on Kobis data putting the action title at second rank this week. Disney’s Mufasa The Lion King followed up by ranking third with 809000 dollar earnings capturing 7.5% market share totaling 120080 admissions adding the cumulative amount to 4.1 million in total income.
"Moana 2" and "Crayon Shin-Chan" Round out Top Five Movie Spots in Box Office Performance
Moana 2 Disney production managed fourth place earning 642000 during the same weekend which translated to a 5.9% box office share while seeing 99783 viewers bringing cumulative earning up to 20.9 million. The fifth spot was taken up by anime film Crayon Shin-Chan Ora’s Dinosaur Diary who obtained 636000 dollars from 98621 admissions adding up to a total of 3.4 million gross profit after initial openings of the titles. The box office numbers for films shows a healthy and competitive range of film categories that are performing well.
Box Office Totals: "Wicked," "The Substance," and Others Fill out Remainder of the Top 10 Movie Ranking List
The film "Wicked" managed sixth position by grossing 394000 this weekend reaching a 13.5 million dollar total, while “The Substance” took seventh position accumulating $100,000 for a total earning of $976,000 dollars. "Niko: Adventures of the Aurora Expedition" earned $74,000 in total at the number 8 ranking for 278,000 total. The ninth rank was taken by “Pororo the Movie: Great Adventure Under the Sea” gaining 81,660 dollars totaling $214,610 dollars overall while “The Fall: Director’s Cut” was at tenth ranking grossing 82,540 totaling an amount of 165900 dollars which provides complete listing for top 10 grossing movie rankings during the noted dates. The top 10 movie list indicates a diverse variety of popular movie genres for viewing within the south korean marketplace.
Slight Uptick in Overall Weekend Box Office Earnings Across South Korean Market
The most recent overall total weekend earnings demonstrates a small increase when compared to totals collected in the previous week. The overall numbers prove to the viability of films even within different categories of viewer options as historical drama does exceptionally well among other big budget Disney and international production pieces for viewership in the Korean marketplace and the region in general.
Harbin's initial box office performance displays its strong initial response with viewers drawn to powerful plots and well known leading actors. Harbin’s high audience attendance demonstrates its compelling plot within South Korea as audiences and viewers seek movies with great story and direction.