‘Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island’ Ranks 1st at Weekend Box Office… ‘Assassins’ Surpasses 3 Million

According to data from the Korean Box Office Information System, the animation ‘Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island’ took first place at the weekend box office, drawing approximately 407,800 viewers over the three days from October 9 to 11. The cumulative number of viewers for this work, which was released on September 30, was tallied at approximately 1.281 million. This film, which deals with secrets occurring on an unknown island, continues its box office success based on the popularity of the character known as ‘Chiikawa’ in Korea.

Director Hur Jin-ho's film ‘Assassins’ remained in second place by a narrow margin, recording approximately 407,600 weekend viewers. However, as of this weekend, it achieved the feat of surpassing 3 million cumulative viewers. This film, based on the assassination attempt of Yuk Young-soo on August 15, 1974, continues to attract steady audiences despite various issues such as controversies over historical distortion.

Third place was taken by ‘Tazza: Song of Beelzebub,’ which gathered approximately 190,000 viewers, recording a cumulative audience of approximately 1.744 million since its release on September 23. Following this, director Christopher Nolan's ‘The Odyssey’ ranked 4th with approximately 95,000 viewers, and ‘Resurrection Man: The Red’ starring Koo Kyo-hwan ranked 5th with approximately 49,000 viewers. Director Hirokazu Kore-eda's new work ‘Look Back’ recorded 6th place with approximately 41,000 viewers.

Meanwhile, as of 9:00 AM today, in the reservation rate tally, ‘Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island’ is maintaining its lead with a reservation rate of 30.5%.

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