[Box Office] Disaster Movie 'Moonfall' Tops Weekend... Again at Lowest Level

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Isul] The disaster film 'Moonfall' topped the box office in its opening weekend. Due to the spread of Omicron, the number of viewers remained at the lowest level of the year, similar to last week.

According to the Korea Film Council's integrated ticket sales network, over the three days of the past weekend (18th-20th), 'Moonfall' (director Roland Emmerich) attracted 101,635 viewers, securing the number one spot at the box office. Since its release on the 16th, it has accumulated a total of 136,741 viewers.

The film is a disaster blockbuster depicting humanity's final survival amid an unprecedented catastrophe where the moon deviates from its orbit and falls to Earth.

In second place was 'The Mathematician in a Strange Land' (director Park Dong-hoon), starring Choi Min-sik, with 93,833 viewers. Released on the 9th, it has accumulated 386,303 viewers.

The hero blockbuster 'The Batman' (director Matt Reeves) ranked third with 55,515 viewers, followed by the foreign film 'Spencer,' starring Kristen Stewart, in fourth place.

The animated film 'Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie' attracted around 20,000 viewers, ranking fifth, while the romance film 'Marry Me,' seen by about 5,000 viewers, took sixth place.

The total number of viewers who visited theaters over the weekend was 343,770, similar to last week's lowest record of the year at 342,740. The number of viewers continues to decline, showing little sign of recovery.

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