"The Crucibles" knocks "Arrow" off top of local box office

Movie poster for "The Crucibles" [CJ Entertainment]

Korean drama "The Crucibles" took the No. 1 spot on the local box office over the weekend, pushing down former winner "Arrow The Ultimate Weapon" to second place during the fourth week of September.

According to the Korean Box Office System (KOBIS) on Monday, "The Crucibles" starring Gong Yoo and Jung Yu-mi, came in first place after attracting 685,784 moviegoers for the weekend of September 23 to 25.

In "The Crucibles," Gong Yoo plays a school teacher who comes across a sexual violence case committed in a school for hearing-impaired people. Jung takes on the role of a human rights activist that joins in the efforts to publicize the case against the school's staff and other officers.

"Arrow The Ultimate Weapon," starring Park Hae-il and Moon Chae-won, dropped a spot to second place with 149,183 admissions followed by Hollywood blockbuster "Contagion" with 111,932 tickets sold since opening in local theaters on September 22.

Other films on the top ten include "Mr. Popper's Penguin," "Unstoppable Family," "Killer Elite," "The Client," "Countdown," "Pain" and "Champ."

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