"Cyrano Agency" still No. 1 after two weeks

Movie poster for "Cyrano Agency" [Lotte Entertainment]

Korean romantic comedy "Cyrano Agency," starring Park Shin-hye and Uhm Tae-woong, topped the Korean box office for the second consecutive week.

For the weekend of October 1 to 3, "Cyrano Agency" stayed at the No. 1 spot of the chart with 280,592 viewers, according to estimates released by Korean Box Office Information System (KOBIS) on Monday.

The picture has attracted close to a total 1.8 million moviegoers since opening in theaters on September 16.

Julia Roberts starrer "Eat Pray Love" bowed into the local box office in second place with 184,320 admissions and Korean comedy tentatively titled "Banga? Banga!" rounded out the top three slots, selling 173,610 tickets over the weekend.

Korean action pic "The Invincibles" stepped down two spots from the previous week to fourth place with 97,595 admits and animated film "Despicable Me" fell two ranks as well to No. 5 with 83,368 tickets sold.

Other movies in the top 10 included "Resident Evil: Afterlife," "The Man From Nowhere," "The Borrowers" and "King of Quiz."

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