'Elemental' Starts at 2nd Place at the Box Office

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The movie starring actor Ma Dong-seok, 'Crime City 3,' attracted 640,000 viewers over the weekend, bringing it close to surpassing 9 million admissions.


According to the Korea Film Council's integrated box office system on the 19th, 'Crime City 3' (directed by Lee Sang-yong) drew 649,669 viewers over the three-day weekend (16th?18th), securing the number one spot at the box office. Since its release on the 31st of last month, it has accumulated a total of 8,912,542 viewers.


'Crime City 3' continued its strong performance by surpassing 2 million viewers on its third day, 3 million on the fourth day, 5 million on the sixth day, and 7 million on the eleventh day after release. However, its momentum appears to have slowed in the third week.


Two foreign films that were released simultaneously on the 14th started off in second and third place. In second place was Disney Pixar's animation 'Elemental,' which attracted 422,074 viewers, bringing its total admissions to 516,034.


The DC movie 'The Flash' drew 293,616 viewers, ranking third, with a cumulative total of 427,313 viewers.


'Transformers: Rise of the Beasts,' seen by 78,511 viewers, ranked fourth. Its total admissions reached 718,919.


Fifth place went to 'Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3,' followed by the animation 'Pok?mon DP: Arceus and the Jewel of Life' in sixth place.



The total number of moviegoers visiting theaters over the weekend was recorded at 1,545,251.


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