{"id":561478,"date":"2026-07-27T07:35:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T07:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/561478\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T07:35:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T07:35:13","slug":"korea-box-office-na-hong-jins-hope-holds-firm-at-no-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/561478\/","title":{"rendered":"Korea Box Office: Na Hong-Jin’s ‘Hope’ Holds Firm at No. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tScience-fiction thriller \u201cHope<\/a>\u201d maintained its powerful grip on the top spot at the South Korean box office during the weekend of Jul. 24\u201326. <\/p>\n

\n\tAccording to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the big-budget film generated $5.5 million from 767,366 admissions over the three-day window, securing a commanding 66.8% share of total market revenue.<\/p>\n

\n\tDirected by Na Hong-Jin<\/a>, the film features an ensemble cast led by Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, Jung Ho-yeon, Michael Fassbender<\/a>, and Alicia Vikander<\/a>. The narrative chronicles the desperate struggle for survival in a secluded harbor town after residents discover a mysterious alien entity on their outskirts. Following its record-setting opening frame, the local tentpole has now accumulated a gross of $25.3 million from 3,415,707 total viewers.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cMinions & Monsters\u201d was in second place, pulling in $793,103 from 117,916 admissions over the weekend. The film has lifted its cumulative total to $3.9 million from 562,965 total ticket buyers since its Jul. 15 debut.<\/p>\n

\n\tDisney\u2019s live-action musical adaptation \u201cMoana\u201d took third place in its third weekend of release, collecting $593,187 from 87,033 admissions. The Pacific island adventure has reached an overall haul of $6.6 million from 909,270 admissions.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cToy Story 5\u201d took fourth place, bringing in $376,522 from 53,975 ticket buyers. The animation is now nearing the $20 million mark in South Korea, boasting a local cumulative total of $19.8 million from 2,837,123 viewers since its mid-June launch.<\/p>\n

\n\tFaith-based animated production \u201cDavid\u201d claimed fifth place, adding $302,409 from 46,493 admissions over the frame. The biblical story of the shepherd boy turned king has pushed its local cume to $1.4 million from 220,351 viewers.<\/p>\n

\n\tLocal psychological thriller \u201cThe Eyes\u201d placed sixth, generating $269,004 from 37,141 admissions. Directed by Yeom Ji-ho and starring Shin Min-ah and Kim Nam-hee, the Korean remake of the Spanish thriller \u201cJulia\u2019s Eyes\u201d has a gross of $10.6 million from 1,511,619 ticket buyers.<\/p>\n

\n\tJapanese anime feature \u201cDream Animals The Movie\u201d debuted in seventh place, drawing $92,720 from 15,300 admissions over its opening weekend. Directed by Hitoshi Takekiyo and based on Ginbis\u2019s popular long-selling animal biscuit brand, the animated adventure follows the colorful biscuit characters on a fantasy journey. Including previews, the title has earned $148,892 from 24,404 viewers.<\/p>\n

\n\tJosh Safdie\u2019s table tennis comedy-drama \u201cMarty Supreme,\u201d starring Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet and Gwyneth Paltrow, took eighth place with a weekend gross of $37,623, bringing its total local cume to $923,581.<\/p>\n

\n\tShowbox\u2019s action-horror hit \u201cColony,\u201d directed by Yeon Sang-ho and starring Jun Ji-hyun, Koo Kyo-hwan, and Ji Chang-wook, took ninth place with $27,867, lifting its lifetime haul to $42.6 million from 5,949,979 total admissions since its May 21 rollout.<\/p>\n

\n\tRounding out the top 10 was thehorror feature \u201cHokum,\u201d which opened to $22,398 from 3,322 admissions over the frame. Since its Jul. 22 launch, the film has collected $50,203 from 7,972 viewers.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe overall market collective gross for the weekend was $8.2 million, plummeting from last week\u2019s $17.1 million. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Science-fiction thriller \u201cHope\u201d maintained its powerful grip on the top spot at the South Korean box office during…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":561479,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[69495,146,17737,85,46,61153,208978],"class_list":["post-561478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-alicia-vikander","tag-entertainment","tag-hope","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-michael-fassbender","tag-na-hong-jin"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=561478"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561478\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/561479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=561478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=561478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=561478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}