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'Exhuma' dominates monthly box office in March in South Korea

Published Mar 31, 2024 11:31 pm

The Korean horror film “Exhuma” dominated the box office in South Korea in March, garnering 62 percent revenue share. 

According to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), which tracks box office receipts, “Exhuma,” starring Choi Min-sik, Kim Go-eun, Yoo Hae-jin and Lee Do-hyun, bagged the No. 1 spot in March, selling 7.11 million tickets and earning a gross of $51.4 million for a revenue share of 61.75 percent for the month. 

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"Exhuma" (KOFIC / Showbox)

Since its release in South Korea on Feb. 22, “Exhuma” has garnered 10.81 million in total admissions and gross of $77.43 million. 

With its total admissions, “Exhuma” emerged as the No. 1 film in South Korea this year to date. 

Placing second in March is the Hollywood film “Dune: Part Two,” with 1.59 million in total admissions and gross of $14 million. 

In third place is the Korean movie “Troll Factory” with 418,028 tickets sold and gross of $2.82 million. 

“Wonka” claimed fourth place in March with 395,555 tickets sold and gross of $2.8 million followed by “Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire” with 232,940 in total admissions and $1.72 million in monthly gross. 

Since its release on Jan. 31, “Wonka” has grossed $25.12 million in South Korea with 3.52 million tickets sold. 

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"Dune: Part Two" (KOFIC)

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"Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire" (KOFIC)

BOX OFFICE IN MARCH IN SOUTH KOREA 

(Source: Korean Film Council)

RANK

TITLE

RELEASE DATE

MONTHLY GROSS

(TOTAL)

ADMISSIONS

(TOTAL)

REVENUE SHARE

1

Exhuma

South Korea

February 22, 2024

$51,404,854

($77,434,303)

7,113,528

(10,810,765)

61.75%

2

Dune: Part Two

U.S.

February 28, 2024

$14,005,382

($16,082,538)

1,596,390

(1,864,895)

16.82%

3

Troll Factory

South Korea

March 27, 2024

$2,828,370

($2,828,370)

418,028

(418,028)

3.39%

4

Wonka

U.S.

January 31, 2024

$2,805,949

($25,120,281)

395,555

(3,520,252)

3.37%

5

Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire

U.S.

March 27, 2024

$1,721,419

($1,721,419)

232,940

(232,940)

2.06%

6

SPY x FAMILY CODE: White

Japan

March 20, 2024

$1,634,283

($1,634,283)

220,596

(220,596)

1.96%

7

Bread Barbershop : Celeb in Bakery Town

South Korea

March 1, 2024

$1,073,623

($1,202,912)

170,453

(189,335)

1.28%

8

Poor Things

U.S.

March 6, 2024

$1,042,805

($1,075,381)

140,865

(145,043)

1.25%

9

The Birth of Korea

South Korea

February 1, 2024

$925,991

($8,078,013)

138,521

(1,171,287)

1.11%

10

Past Lives

U.S.

March 6, 2024

$781,282

($800,950)

113,707

(116,591)

0.93%

11

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba To The Hashira Training

Japan

February 14, 2024

$532,079

($4,169,385)

69,770

(496,641)

0.63%

12

The Tyrannosaurus Rex

China

March 01, 2024

$293,709

($305,702)

47,051

(48,824)

0.35%

13

Land of Bad

U.S.

March 13, 2024

$279,835

($279,835)

44,094

(44,094)

0.33%

14

Bob Marley: One Love

U.S.

March 13, 2024

$260,233

($260,233)

38,565

(38,565)

0.31%

15

May December

U.S.

March 13, 2024

$205,117

($222,575)

29,984

(32,307)

0.24%

16

Picnic

South Korea

February 7, 2024

$173,239

($2,263,485)

27,078

(341,456)

0.2%

17

1980: The unforgettable day

South Korea

March 27, 2024

$171,666

($171,666)

25,791

(25,791)

0.2%

18

Katak: The Brave Beluga

Canada

March 13, 2024

$123,496

($124,696)

22,642

(22,873)

0.14%

19

Robot Dreams

Spain,France

March 13, 2024

$156,381

($164,573)

21,693

(22,835)

0.18%

20

Marlowe

U.S.,Ireland

March 21, 2024

$100,025

($100,025)

18,430

(18,430)

0.12%

 

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