[HanCinema's News] "Pilot" Continues to Lead in Second Week at the South Korean Box Office
By William Schwartz | Published on
On August 9th, the Korean Film Council released data confirming that even in its second week, "Pilot" is the most popular film at the South Korean box office. The August 8th box office receipts show that the aviation themed comedy earned 127,363 admissions on August 8th. This brings its overall total to 2,306,088 admissions. The project is the first film for lead actor Cho Jung-seok since "Exit - Movie" from 2019.
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"Pilot" is also the film debut for Lee Ju-myoung, who came to be lead cast after enjoying breakout success for "Twenty Five Twenty One" with only a supporting role to her credit at the time. Second place went to the newly released animated film "Heartsping : Teenieping of Love" with 35,186 admissions for an overall total of 142,344 admissions. "Revolver" is the other new film of the weekend, and had 27,490 admissions for an overall total of 87,286 admissions in third place.
Written by William Schwartz
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William Schwartz
Staff writer. Has been writing articles for HanCinema since 2012, having lived in South Korea from 2011 to 2021. He is currently located in the Southern Illinois. William Schwartz can be contacted via william@hancinema.net, and is open to requests for content in future articles.