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'Mission Impossible' tops weekend box office in South Korea; 'Barbie' in 4th place 

Published Jul 26, 2023 05:32 am
Tom Cruise’s “Mission: Impossible-Dead Reckoning Part One” topped the weekend box office in South Korea while the global hit “Barbie” managed to place fourth.  The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) released the rankings of the top-grossing movies for the weekend covering the period July 21 to 23.  (Clockwise from top left) “Mission: Impossible-Dead Reckoning Part One," "Barbie," "Detective Conan The Movie: Black Iron Submarine" and "Elemental" (Photos from KOFIC)
“Mission: Impossible-Dead Reckoning Part One” grabbed the No. 1 spot on the weekend box office in South Korea with 75,454 tickets sold and gross of $591,216 during the three-day period.  Since its release on July 12, the film has garnered 3.1 million in total admissions with a total gross of $24.65 million.  “Elemental” placed second with 476,280 tickets sold and gross of $3.69 million over the weekend. It has sold 5.03 million tickets and grossed $38.86 million since its release on June 14.  “Detective Conan The Movie: Black Iron Submarine” grabbed third place with 238,444 tickets sold and gross of $1.8 million for a total of 361,031 in total admissions and revenue of $2.67 million since July 20.  “Barbie” placed fourth with 153,602 in total admissions and gross of $1.19 million over the weekend in South Korea. Since its release on July 19, it has sold 256,868 tickets and grossed $1.91 million.  “Insidious: The Red Door” took fifth place with 143,593 tickets sold and gross of $1.17 million for a total of 241,620 in total admissions and revenue of $1.9 million since July 19.  Here are the 10 top-grossing films in the weekly box office in South Korea from July 21 to 23: | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | |                          

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Release Date

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Weekly Gross


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Admissions


(Total)

 | | 1\. Mission: Impossible \- Dead  Reckoning Part One \(U.S.)
| July 12, 2023 | $5,719,418 | 709,461 | | 2\. Elemental \(U.S.)
| June 14, 2023 | $3,694,053 | 476,280 | | 3\. Detective Conan The Movie: Black Iron Submarine \(Japan)
| July 20, 2023 | $1,801,918 | 238,444 | | 4\. Barbie \(U.S.)
| July 19, 2023 | $1,193,045 | 153,602 | | 5\. Insidious: The Red Door \(U.S.)
| July 19, 2023 | $1,171,291 | 143,593 | | 6\. Super Wings: Maximum Speed \(South Korea)
| July 20, 2023 | $284,511 | 39,973 | | 7\. My Love \(China)
| Aug. 25, 2021 | $262,175 | 33,022 | | 8\. Just Super \(Norway)
| July 20, 2023 | $90,122 | 12,185 | | 9\. Smugglers \(South Korea)
| July 26, 2023 | $100,958 | 12,102 | | 10\. THE ROUNDUP : NO WAY OUT \(South Korea) | May 31, 2023 | $76,268 | 11,416 |

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