American movies dominated the box office in South Korea for the month of May based on data from the Korean Film Council (KOFIC).
Based on KOFIC’s monthly box office tally for May based on total admissions, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” released on May 3, is No. 1.
(Clockwise from top left) “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3," "Fast X," “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” and “The Roundup: No Way Out" (KOFIC)
The film sold 3.93 million tickets and grossed $31.29 million in May to rule the box office in South Korea with a revenue share of 34.96 percent for the month.
Placing second is “Fast X,” released on May 17, which had total admissions of 1.62 million and gross of $12.79 million.
“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” came in third with 1.55 million tickets sold and revenue of $11.44 million.
The Korean film “The Roundup: No Way Out,” starring Ma Dong-seok, Lee Joon-hyuk and Munetaka Aoki, placed fourth despite the fact it was only released on May 31. It sold 1.22 million tickets (including a three-day preview) and has earned $8.54 million.
Japan’s “Crayon Shin-chan: Mononoke Ninja Chimpuden” is fifth with 685,653 tickets sold and gross of $5.11 million.
Here are the 10 top-grossing films in South Korea for the month of May, according to KOFIC:
1. Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 (US) - $31,293,133 (gross) / 3,936,199 (tickets sold)
2. Fast X (US) - $12,797,125 / 1,624,908
3. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (US) - $11,448,372 / 1,559,743
4. The Roundup: No Way Out (South Korea) - $8,540,962 / 1,222,647
5. Crayon Shin-chan: Mononoke Ninja Chimpuden (Japan) - $5,115,684 / 685,653
6. Dream (South Korea) - $4,212,772 / 582,769
7. The Little Mermaid (US) - $3,824,182 / 487,939
8. Suzume (Japan) - $2,887,301 / 383,363
9. John Wick: Chapter 4 (US) - $2,497,780 / 324,794
10. This is the president (South Korea) - $822,758 / 112,842