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Hollywood Trio Lift Korea Box Office to Biggest Weekend of 2021
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South Korea enjoyed its biggest weekend box office of 2021 propelled, unusually, by a trio of Hollywood titles. “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It” topped the chart with a $2.68 million haul, ahead of “Cruella” and “F9.”
Aggregate national box office for the three days from Friday to Sunday was $7.12 million, according to data from the Korean Film Council’s Kobis tracking system. That was a 10% improvement on the previous two weekends, when “F9” had given a turbo charge to takings.
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For much of the early part of the year weekend grosses had been stuck in the $2.5 million to $4 million range. That reflected ongoing hesitation on the part of audiences after second and third waves of the coronavirus had caused new restrictions on social life.