Disney’s “ Inside Out 2 ” held very strongly in its fourth weekend of release in South Korea to reach a cumulative score of $48 million. It earned $6.30 million between Friday and Sunday, earned from 906,000 ticket sales, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic).
That represented a week-on-week decrease of just 11%. And the film held on to a powerful 43% market share in its fourth week. Its $48.
1 million cumulative total from 6.92 million ticket sales cements “Inside Out 2’s” position as the third-highest film of the year behind “Exhuma” and “The Roundup: Punishment.” And it has a score close to double that of fourth-placed “Wonka,” on $24.
6 million. Daily chart data showed “Inside Out 2” being bested on Wednesday by new Korean release “Escape,” but the new film’s lead was not sustained. “Escape” earned $3.
64 million over the weekend and $5.01 million over its opening five-day run. The action-drama about a North Korean soldier who dreams of defecting and the South Korean officer who pursues him is directed by Lee Jong-pil, who previously made surprise 2020 hit “Samjin Company English Class.
” It stars Lee Je-hoon and Koo Kyo-hwan. Comedy-horror film “Handsome Guys” held on to the third position in its second weekend. Benefitting from decent word of mouth, it earned $2.
14 million, only down 6% from its opening weekend score. After 12 days in Korean cinemas, it has earned $6.49 mi.
