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SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) – The Marvel hero movie “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” has remained at the top of the Korean box office for two consecutive weeks.
According to the Korean Film Council’s Box-office Information System on Monday, “Ant-Man 3” has topped the list with 244,000 viewers (27.5% of sales share) for three days on weekends.
“Ant-Man 3,” which opened the 5th Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), has maintained its No. 1 spot in the box office since its release on the 15th. The cumulative number of audiences until the previous day was about 1,312,000 people.
The Japanese animation “The First Slam Dunk” has taken second place. Entering its eighth week of release, “The First Slam Dunk” has been watched by 170,000 (18.7%) over the weekend, continuing its long-term success. The cumulative number of viewers is about 3.58 million.
Four new films, which marked their first weekend, have also entered the top 10.
Jin Sun-kyu's first solo lead film "Count," which was released on the 22nd, has ranked third with 146,000 (15.4%).
U.S. mystery thriller "Missing" starring Daniel Henney and domestic horror film "Marui Video," starring Seo Hyun-woo, followed by fourth and fifth, respectively. The children's animation “OCTONAUTS: Above & Beyond – Season 2” has ranked eighth.
Director Makoto Shinkai's new film, "Suzume," which is scheduled to be released on the 8th of next month, has ranked 7th with 19,000 (3.0%) of the audience just by pre-screening.
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Yunhee Cho.)
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