[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.06.01 ~ 2012.06.03

HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review

(2012.06.01 ~ 2012.06.03)

"Men in Black III" still tops the charts but had three local flicks biting at its heels, making this past weekend a close race for the top spot. The sci-fi comedy is the third film in the series and sees the return of the popular duo of Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, with Josh Brolin stepping in to share the limelight. The film added 533,134 to its admission count, putting it on 2,454,900 in just two weeks.

Min Gyoo-dong's comedy drama "Everything about my Wife" remains at number two and has narrowed the gap on the Mr. Smith's latest effort. Shin Terra's "Runway Cop" follows suit with 334,120 as it makes it entry into the charts. This comedy stars Kang Ji-hwan, Sung Yu-ri and Lee Soo-hyuk as an oddball detective takes up the guise of a model to catch the bad guys. At four is another new Korean entry; Kim Tae-kyung brings us the first horror of the summer with "Don't Click", a film that has been getting mixed reviews from critics ahead of its opening weekend.

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Rupert Sander's "Snow White and the Huntsman" climbs up one place with 261,366 admissions to its name. That's followed by Marvel's "The Avengers" which seems to have almost run its course here in Korea. "The Avengers" is the highest grossing film released in Korea this year, amassing 6,996,882 admissions thus far. "The Taste of Money" occupies the number seven spot, which is three places down from last weekend's four.

Another "Madagascar" seems to have been made; this time the hilarity takes place in Europe. Animations are generally well received in Korea, but "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" only managed to come into the game with 39,712. That number, and the film's position, might well inflate, as Wednesday is a public holiday here in Korea so the kids might have more to say on what the top films will be. At nine is Moon Hyeon-seong's "As One" with just 19,613, followed by the Japanese animation "Inazuma Eleven Go The Movie" with 10,843.

Box Office - admissions (www.cine21.com & www.kobis.or.kr)		Week-end
# Movies   Week-end 2012.06.01 ~ 2012.06.03 Total 1 Men in Black III   533 134 2 454 900 2 Everything about my Wife (내 아내의 모든 것) 2012/05/17 474 268 2 784 668 3 Runway Cop (차형사) 2012/05/30 334 120 453 436 4 Don't Click (미확인 동영상 : 절대클릭금지 ) 2012/05/30 295 579 352 880 5 Snow White and the Huntsman   261 366 452 397 6 Marvel's The Avengers   96 651 6 996 882 7 The Taste of Money (돈의 맛) 2012/05/17 50 301 1 131 102 8 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted   39 712 40 886 9 As One (코리아) 2012/05/03 19 613 1 856 831 10 Inazuma Eleven Go The Movie (劇場版イナズマイレブンGO　究極の絆 グリフォン)   10 843 81 727 Following Korean movies     In Another Country (다른 나라에서) 2012/05/31 6 588 9 271   Architecture 101 (건축학개론) 2012/03/22 1 983 4 101 409   Spring, Snow (봄, 눈) 2012/04/26 1 508 19 958   A Muse (은교) 2012/04/25 1 329 1 342 899   Hello! (안녕,하세요!) 2012/05/24 539 3 729   Talking Architect (말하는 건축가) 2012/03/08 254 37 193   Kids From Heaven (천국의 아이들) 2012/05/24 242 1 065   Dangerously Excited (나는 공무원이다) 2012/07/__ 226 297   Our Movie (2012, 우리가 만든 영화)   166 166   See You Tomorrow (2011, 애드벌룬)   166 166