‘Get Out’ Tops South Korean Weekend Box Office

The movie, about a young black man who falls victim to his girlfriend’s white suburban family, attracted 802,981 cinemagoers during the May 19-21 weekend for 1,004,008 domestic viewers total, according to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC). (Image: Universal Pictures)

SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The American horror film “Get Out” had a big opening weekend at the South Korean box office, topping the 10 million viewer mark in its fifth day of running, according to a market tracker on Monday.

The movie, about a young black man who falls victim to his girlfriend’s white suburban family, attracted 802,981 cinemagoers during the May 19-21 weekend for 1,004,008 domestic viewers total, according to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC).

Released on May 17, the Blumhouse/Universal’s Jordan Peele thriller has topped the daily local box office for four consecutive days since its second day of running.

The runner-up was “The Merciless,” one of the Korean films invited to this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Starring Seol Kyung-gu and Im Si-wan, the film has sold 376,712 tickets.

The crime-action thriller depicts the friendship and betrayal of an underboss of a large-scale drug trafficking ring and a policeman who goes undercover in jail to investigate the organization.

“King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” climbed fourth notches to third. The British-Australian-American action fantasy sold 209,578 tickets on its opening weekend.

This image, provided by CJ Entertainment, shows an English-language promotional poster for “The Merciless.” (Image: Yonhap)

DreamWorks Animation’s “The Boss Baby,” however, fell one spot to fourth with 193,756 views on its third weekend.

Rounding out the top five was “Alien: Covenant,” the latest from Ridley Scott. It was seen by 133,721 viewers.

(Yonhap)