The South Korean box office got a new chart topper with mystery drama “Sleep,” but the weekend was a sleepy affair. “Sleep” earned $2.97 million over the weekend, according to Friday to Sunday data…
“Sleep” earned $2.97 million over the weekend, according to Friday to Sunday data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council . Over its full opening five days, it grossed $3.97 million.
The top-ranked new release meant that “Oppenheimer” slipped to second place after three weeks on top. “Oppenheimer” earned $1.09 million to expand its cumulative total in“Concrete Utopia,” the disaster action-drama that is Korea’s Oscars contender, was third over the weekend with $574,000. Its cumulative total, earned since Aug. 9, is $27.4 million.
“Elemental,” which is already the second highest-scoring film of the year, earned $292,000. Its running total now stands at $52.9 million. “Smugglers,” the biggest hit of the Korean summer season, added $144,000 over the weekend. Its cumulative total $37.0 million, earned since July 26.