[Box Office] Weekend Audience Decreased but... 'Eternals' Tops for 2nd Week

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Isul] The Marvel hero movie "Eternals" maintained its position at the top of the weekend box office for the second consecutive week.

According to the Korea Film Council's integrated ticket sales network, "Eternals" (directed by Chlo? Zhao) attracted 501,266 viewers over the three-day weekend (December 12-14), securing the number one spot at the box office. Since its release on the 3rd, it has recorded a cumulative audience of 2,465,867.

"Eternals" is a film about immortal heroes who have lived hidden for thousands of years and reunite to fight against the oldest enemy of humanity, the Deviants, after "Avengers: Endgame." On the 12th, it surpassed 2 million cumulative viewers, achieving this milestone faster than this year's highest-grossing foreign film, "Black Widow."

The movie "Gangneung," starring Jang Hyuk and Yoo Oh-sung, which was released on the 10th, attracted 125,625 viewers and ranked second, while the sci-fi blockbuster "Dune," seen by 124,982 viewers, took third place. Directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Timoth?e Chalamet, "Dune" was released on the 20th of last month and has steadily drawn audiences, with a cumulative total of 1,198,417 viewers.

"Tick, Tick... Boom!" and the documentary "1984 Choi Dong-won," both released on the 12th, ranked eighth and tenth respectively.

The total number of moviegoers over the weekend was 911,441, a decrease of about 300,000 from the previous week's 1.38 million.

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