[Box Office] 'Top Gun' Soars Past Korean Films, Starts Weekend with 1.5 Million Viewers

'Crime City 2' Surpasses 12 Million Viewers in 40 Days

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Isul] The Hollywood film "Top Gun: Maverick," starring actor Tom Cruise, topped the box office in its opening weekend.

According to the Korea Film Council's integrated ticketing system, "Top Gun: Maverick" attracted 1,127,188 viewers over the three days from the 24th to the 26th, securing the number one spot at the box office. Since its release on the 22nd, the film has recorded a cumulative audience of 1,526,335.

The movie is a sequel returning after 36 years, depicting the story of the top pilot Maverick (Tom Cruise), who returns as an instructor, and the new team members who undertake life-threatening missions together.

Korean films, which had held the top box office spot for over a month, dropped one rank with the arrival of the Hollywood blockbuster. "The Witch: Part 2" (director Park Hoon-jung) attracted 402,346 viewers, ranking second, and since its release on the 15th, it has drawn a cumulative audience of 2,241,525.

The 28th film to surpass 10 million viewers, "The Outlaws 2" (director Lee Sang-yong), took third place with 318,864 viewers. Since its release on the 18th of last month, the film's cumulative audience has reached 12,044,423, surpassing the record of "Taegukgi" with 11,746,135 viewers. This is a faster pace than "A Taxi Driver" (2017) and "Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds" (2019).

Additionally, "Lightyear" ranked fourth, "Broker" (director Koreeda Hirokazu) took fifth, "Theatrical Version Wilbengers: Suspicious Camping Chaos," released on the 23rd, entered at seventh, and "Room Sharing," released on the 22nd, ranked tenth.

The total number of viewers who visited theaters over the weekend was counted at 2,025,877.

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