[Box Office] Foreign Film 'Nilegang-ui Jugeum' Tops, Weekend Audience Lowest in Two Months

Weekend (11th-13th) Box Office

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Isul] The foreign film "Death on the Nile" topped the weekend box office. It is the first time in two months that the weekend audience fell below 400,000.

According to the Korea Film Council's integrated ticket sales network on the 14th, "Death on the Nile" attracted 94,613 viewers over the three-day weekend (11th-13th), securing the number one spot at the box office. Since its release on the 9th, it has accumulated a total audience of 141,198.

Based on the best-selling novel of the same name inspired by Agatha Christie's experiences, "Death on the Nile" depicts a story where a detective begins investigating a murder on a luxurious passenger ship on the Nile River in Egypt carrying a newlywed couple, but is thrown into chaos by a series of subsequent murders.

Released on the 26th of last month ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, "Pirates: Goblin Flag" followed in second place with 65,298 viewers. Its cumulative audience reached 1,212,392.

In third place was "Kingmaker," starring Seol Kyung-gu and Lee Sun-kyun, which was watched by 48,709 people. The film, released on the same day as "Pirates," has drawn a total of 707,272 viewers.

The documentary film "My Candle," released on the 10th, ranked sixth, while the re-released "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" and "Dune" entered the rankings at seventh and eighth place, respectively.

The total number of moviegoers over the weekend was 357,762. Last week, 404,686 people visited theaters, but the number significantly decreased as the holiday ended and there were no notable new releases. Additionally, this is the first time in two months since December last year that the weekend audience has dropped below 400,000.

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