Korea Box Office: Anime Phenomenon ‘Chiikawa’ Staves Off Corporate Thriller ‘Final Interview’ to Retain Top Spot

“Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island” stayed at number one in South Korea for a fourth consecutive weekend, leading a market that grew from $5.3 million to $6.2 million. The result extends the Japanese animated film’s strong run, while new releases “Final Interview” and “Detective Conan: The Counterfeit Case of Ultra 30” entered the top four.

“Chiikawa” earned $1.1 million from 149,050 admissions over Nov. 6–8 and has reached $21 million and nearly 2.79 million admissions since Sept. 30. “Final Interview” took second with $787,344 over the weekend, bringing its total to $1.2 million since its Nov. 4 launch; “Heart of the Beast” was third with $667,817. The top ten also included new releases “The Cat in the Hat” and “Wild Horse Nine”, while “The Assassin(s)” reached $25 million after seven weekends.