{"id":910865,"date":"2026-11-09T04:12:11","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T04:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/910865\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T04:12:11","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T04:12:11","slug":"korea-box-office-chiikawa-staves-off-final-interview-for-top-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/910865\/","title":{"rendered":"Korea Box Office: ‘Chiikawa’ Staves Off ‘Final Interview’ for Top Spot"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tJapanese animated phenomenon \u201cChiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island<\/a>\u201d held onto the top spot at the South Korean box office over the weekend of Nov. 6\u20138, capturing its fourth consecutive weekend crown. <\/p>\n

\n\tAccording to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the Toho-distributed fantasy feature generated $1.1 million from 149,050 admissions across 977 screens, claiming 23.5% of the weekend market. Directed by Kei Oikawa and adapted from the popular manga by Nagano, the animated hit has accumulated $21 million from 2,788,843 total admissions since its Sept. 30 rollout.<\/p>\n

\n\tNext Entertainment World\u2019s corporate mystery thriller \u201cFinal Interview<\/a>\u201d opened in second place, pulling in $787,344 from 104,476 admissions across 957 screens to capture 16.7% of theatrical receipts. Directed by Kim Jung-hoon and adapted from Akinari Asakura\u2019s bestselling novel, the claustrophobic thriller stars Cho Yi-hyun, Kim Jae-won, Shin Seung-ho, Kang You-seok, Kwak Dong-yeon, and Bae Gang-hee as six finalists competing for a single coveted corporate position who are tasked with evaluating each other during a two-hour deliberation, only for the process to descend into chaos when envelopes containing their darkest secrets are exposed. Since launching mid-week on Nov. 4, the release has grossed $1.2 million from 166,796 admissions.<\/p>\n

\n\tSony Pictures and TriStar\u2019s wilderness survival thriller \u201cHeart of the Beast\u201d took third place in its sophomore frame, earning $667,817 from 90,679 admissions across 851 screens for 14.17% of the market. The Brad Pitt<\/a>-starring action-adventure lifted its cumulative total to $2.7 million from 379,763 viewers since its Oct. 28 debut.<\/p>\n

\n\tToho\u2019s anime special \u201cDetective Conan<\/a>: The Counterfeit Case of Ultra 30\u2033 debuted in fourth place, pulling in $592,765 from 79,999 admissions across 409 screens to take 12.58% of the frame. The 30th-anniversary mystery special, which follows Conan Edogawa uncovering an organized counterfeit banknote operation and a connected murder case, has accumulated $803,051 from 108,164 admissions since bowing on Nov. 5.<\/p>\n

\n\tWarner Bros. Pictures Animation\u2019s animated feature \u201cThe Cat in the Hat\u201d opened in fifth place, grossing $200,431 from 29,259 admissions across 608 screens for 4.2% of receipts. It has taken $216,246 from 31,449 viewers since opening wide on Nov. 6.<\/p>\n

\n\tAniplex\u2019s anime fantasy \u201cPuella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-\u201d placed sixth on the admissions chart with 25,069 tickets across 187 screens, though it generated a higher revenue gross of $211,771 (4.4% market share) due to premium ticketing. Directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and Yukihiro Miyamoto, the long-awaited franchise sequel has grossed $362,956 from 43,319 admissions since its Nov. 4 premiere.<\/p>\n

\n\tAnime re-release \u201cAttack on Titan: Crimson Arrows\u201d placed seventh, collecting $125,629 from 14,448 admissions across 130 screens, lifting its cumulative total to $742,804 from 97,105 admissions.<\/p>\n

\n\tSearchlight Pictures\u2019 \u201cWild Horse Nine\u201d debuted in eighth place with $111,927 from 14,113 admissions across 318 screens. The Venice competition title has grossed $166,275 from 21,394 admissions since opening on Nov. 4.<\/p>\n

\n\tDirector Hur Jin-ho\u2019s political crime thriller \u201cThe Assassin(s)\u201d placed ninth in its seventh weekend, taking in $90,222 from 12,333 admissions across 406 screens. Distributed by Hive Media Corp and starring Yu Hae-jin, Park Hae-il, and Lee Min-ho, the reconstruction of the 1974 assassination attempt on President Park Chung-hee has accumulated $25 million from 3,476,553 admissions since its Sept. 23 launch.<\/p>\n

\n\tRounding out the top 10, By4M Studio and Barunson E&A\u2019s exam-committee workplace comedy \u201cUgly Duckling Ms. Maeng,\u201d starring Lee Sun-bin and Yoo Jae-myung, earned $70,527 from 10,340 admissions across 395 screens, pushing its cumulative gross to $688,175.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe overall market collective gross for the weekend was $6.2 million, up from last week\u2019s $5.3 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Japanese animated phenomenon \u201cChiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island\u201d held onto the top spot at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":910866,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[13158,377947,380665,88,380666,206],"class_list":["post-910865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-brad-pitt","tag-chiikawa-the-movie-the-secret-of-the-mermaid-island","tag-detective-conan","tag-entertainment","tag-final-interview","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/910865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=910865"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/910865\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/910866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=910865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=910865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=910865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}