Korean-made crime-comedy-thriller “I, The Executioner,” a sequel to 2015 hit ‘Veteran,” continued its spree at the top of the South Korea weekend box office . It earned $1.68 million in its fourth full weekend session, ahead of top-ranked new release “ Joker: Folie a Deux .
” “I, The Executioner” saw its market share slip to 29%, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic). The latest weekend increment gives the film a $49.97 million running total since releasing on Sept.
13. That makes it the fourth highest grossing film of the year in the country, behind “Exhuma,” “The Roundup: Punishment” and “Inside Out 2,” which is still some distance ahead on $64 million. “Joker: Folie a Deux” opened with $1.
17 million between Friday and Sunday and achieved a 21% market share, according to Kobis. Over its full five-day opening run, which included Thursday’s National Foundation Day public holiday, it accumulated $3.60 million.
Released the same day (Oct. 1), Korean-produced “Love in the Big City” earned $897,000 over the weekend and $1.88 million over five days.
The drama stars Kim Go-eun, star of “Exhuma” and TV hits “Cheese in the Trap” and “Yumi’s Cells.” Another new release, “The Wild Robot” was the highest ranked of five animated films in this week’s top ten. It earned $741,000 over the weekend and $1.
69 million over its five opening days. “Transformers One,” the previous .
