"New Moon" stays atop Korean box office

Hollywood film "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" saw a smashing second week in Korea, repeating its stay atop the domestic box office over the weekend.

According to estimates released by Korea Box Office Information System (KOBIS) on Monday, "New Moon" took the top place on the Korean box office with 407,395 viewers for the weekend of December 11-13. The vampire flick has attracted over 1.5 million viewers since its release on December 2.

"Law Abiding Citizen", starring Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler, came in second with 311,469 viewers over the weekend while blockbuster "2012" remained strong at No. 3 with 243,333 viewers. "2012" has attracted over five million viewers in Korea since its release on November 12.

Korean movie "Saving My Wife" stood at No. 4 with 231,769 viewers and "Actresses", which stars six Korean actresses as themselves, rounded out the top five with 200,733 viewers on its opening weekend.

Other films included in the top ten were Hollywood movies "Ninja Assassin", "A Christmas Carol" and Korean movies "The Descendants of Hong Gil-dong", "White Night" and "Fly Up".

Reporter : Lynn Kim lynn2878@asiae.co.kr
Editor : Jessica Kim jesskim@asiae.co.kr