WRATH OF MAN Debuts in 3rd

New releases failed to leave a distinct impression on the charts over the past weekend, leaving it to holdovers to keep business humming along. Admissions slowed just over 20% week-on-week, with 624,000 viewers recorded, while the local industry was well behind with less than 2% of all sales.

After playing second fiddle over its first two weeks, Disney’s Cruella rose to first place as it slowed just 18% from last week. The film filled 204,000 seats (USD 1.82 million) over the weekend, pushing its total to 966,000 entries (USD 8.29 million) to date.

Horror sequel The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It was down a sharper 46% in its sophomore frame, during which it brought in 159,000 viewers (USD 1.44 million). The film has sold 614,000 tickets (USD 5.51 million) in 11 days.

Guy Ritchie’s new film Wrath of Man debuted in third place with 110,000 admissions (USD 968,000) over the weekend, with 168,000 spectators (USD 1.44 million) counted over its first five days.

Down 52% during its fourth lap was Fast & Furious 9 with 84,000 entries (USD 746,000). The action tentpole has accrued 2.19 million admissions (USD 18.9 million), making it the most successful non-Korean film to be released in the pandemic to date.

Opening in fifth place was the Japanese animation Earwig and the Witch, which sold 17,000 tickets (USD 136,000) over the weekend, with 20,000 seats (USD 153,000) filled since its Thursday debut.

Looking to top the charts this weekend will be another horror sequel, as A Quiet Place 2 is currently leading the reservations chart. Also set to open is the local horror film WHISPERING CORRIDORS 6: THE HUMMING, which served as the opening film of the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan) last year.