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[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.09.14 ~ 2012.09.17

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(2012.09.14~ 2012.09.17)

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<p style=Tony Gilroy's "The Bourne Legacy" wasn't able to hold down the top spot over the weekend, ultimately being surpassed by Kim Ki-duk's "Peta" as well as two new releases both foreign and domestic. But it was Choo Chang-min's "Masquerade" that turned out to be the big favorite with 1,100,859 admissions, that accounted for and 53.3% of ticket sales over the weekend. Previously known as "The King of Joseon", it tells the familiar tale of the commoner come King in this historical drama. "Masquerade" stars Lee Byung-hun, Ryu Seung-ryong, Han Hyo-joo and Jang Gwang and was released last Thursday.

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<p style=The popular zombie franchise of "Resident Evil" returns to Korea's cinemas. "Resident Evil: Retribution" came in second over the weekend with 246,855 admissions (14.3%) and was followed by Kim Ki-duk's awarding winning, and Korea's Oscar entry, "Pieta" with 148,558. Last weekend saw "The Bourne Legacy" jump to number one and in so doing it was the first foreign film to sit at the top since the "Dark Knight Rises" in July. However that seemed to be a short-lived glory as it now finds itself at number four with just 135,953 (6.5%) and still shy of the million admissions mark.

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<p style=Writer/director Kim Hong-seon's "Traffickers" also fell three places, with the weekend's number awarding this action thriller fifth position in the chart with 92,743 admissions. Next was Mamoru Hosoda's Japanese animation "The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki" (as known as "The Wold Children"); the film has been well-received by Japan's own critics as well as internationally and has claimed 77,809 admissions in its first weekend out in Korea. "The Expendables II" falls fours places to find itself at this weekend's number seven. Last weekend this Hollywood blockbuster cracked 241,415 admissions, but a week later and that number has plummeted to a paltry 53,581.

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<p style=Kim Hwi's "Neighbors" has also been ejected from the top ranks of the charts, but with its 2,416,234 admissions count, Hwi won't be losing much sleep over the matter. Similarly, "The Thieves" now has almost 13 million admissions in Korea alone, and is still occupying 194 screens around the country. At number ten is the US film "Insidious", a horror film from 2011 that pinched the final position with 27, 646.

Korean Box Office - Admissions for the Weekend 2012.09.14 - 2012.09.17 (www.kobis.or.kr)

# Films Release date Week-end Total
1 "Masquerade" (광해, 왕이 된 남자) 2012/09/13 1 100 855 1 281 300
2 "Resident Evil 5"   246 855 305 090
3 "Pieta" (피에타) 2012/09/06 148 558 353 774
4 "Bourne Legacy"   135 953 914 063
5 "The Traffickers" (공모자들 ) 2012/08/29 92 743 1 535 033
6 "The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki" (おおかみこどもの雨と雪, 2012)   77 809 85 946
7 "Expendables 2"   53 584 416 376
8 "Neighbors" (이웃사람) 2012/08/22 40 401 2 416 234
9 "The Thieves" (도둑들) 2012/07/25 32 059 12 923 563
10 "Insidious"   27 646 35 188
Korean movies only  
  "The Grand Heist" (바람과 함께 사라지다) 2012/08/08 21 681 4 898 540
  "Project 577" (577 프로젝트) 2012/08/30 1 085 94 179
  "Han Kyung-jik" (한경직) 2012/09/13 1 083 1 417
  "R2B: Return to Base" (R2B: 리턴투베이스) 2012/08/15 371 1 201 606
  "The Ugly Duckling" (미운 오리 새끼) 2012/08/30 300 45 456
  "Spy" (간첩) 2012/09/20 263 898
  "Fighting! Family" (화이팅 패밀리) 2012/09/13 236 406
  "Too Old Hiphop Kid" (투 올드 힙합 키드) 2012/09/13 224 1 112
  "Wedding Scandal" (웨딩스캔들) 2012/09/06 208 21 136
  "It Rained Yesterday" (어제 내린 비, 1974)   173 817

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