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

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/korea-box-office-anime-phenomenon-chiikawa-staves-off-corporate-thriller-final-interview-to-retain-top-spot/
- Published: 2026-11-08T23:42:33+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T00:34:17+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/korea-box-office-chiikawa-final-interview-1236942770/
- Topics: Asia, Entertainment, Film, World

## Key points

- “Chiikawa” held first place for a fourth weekend.
- South Korea’s weekend box office rose to $6.2 million.
- “Final Interview” opened second with $787,344 over the weekend.

## Summary

“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.

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