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\n\tThe Michael Jackson biographical drama \u201cMichael\u201d comfortably claimed the top position at the South Korean box office during the weekend of May 15\u201317. <\/p>\n

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\n\tAccording to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the Lionsgate and Universal Pictures international release earned $3.6 million from 470,375 admissions, securing a dominant 51.03% share of the weekend market. It has amassed a cumulative gross of $4.8 million from 647,916 admissions since its mid-week launch on May 13.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe high-fashion comedy sequel \u201cThe Devil Wears Prada 2\u201d added $897,275 from 120,545 admissions. The film has accumulated $9.6 million from 1,444,286 admissions since its late-April launch.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie\u201d generated $829,213 from 123,558 tickets over the three-day frame. The film has now reached a cumulative gross of $9.4 million with total attendance tracking toward the 1.5 million mark.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe local horror-thriller sensation \u201cSalmokji : Whispering Water\u201d took fourth place, adding $669,972. Directed by Lee Sang-min, the genre hit reached a cumulative total of $21.6 million from 3,169,730 total admissions.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Hollywood sci-fi holdover \u201cProject Hail Mary\u201d secured fifth place, adding $279,821 to push its total South Korean lifetime haul to $21.4 million. It was followed in sixth place by a specialty re-release of the 2022 blockbuster \u201cTop Gun: Maverick,\u201d which cleared $136,047 over the weekend to take its Korean gross to $59 million.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe historic box office run of \u201cThe King\u2019s Warden\u201d took the seventh spot, adding $92,473. Now in its 15th week of release, the Jang Hang-jun historical drama has expanded its unparalleled domestic footprint to 16,863,925 total admissions, accumulating $108.3 million in total revenue.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe local horror-comedy sequel \u201cTeaching Practice: Idiot Girls and School Ghost 2\u201d debuted in eighth place, earning $74,384. Directed by Kim Min-ha as a standalone sequel to his 2024 feature, the film stars Han Sun-hwa as a passionate student teacher who, along with a high school black magic club, must survive a supernatural, deadly version of a mock exam orchestrated by a 400-year-old samurai ghost. Since its May 13 opening, it has grossed $123,356.<\/p>\n

\n\tRounding out the top 10 were a specialty screening of the 2004 romance classic \u201cIf Only\u201d in ninth place with $96,354, and Jung Woo\u2019s directorial debut \u201cAudition 109\u201d in 10th, which added $86,804 to bring its cumulative total to $2.6 million<\/p>\n

\n\tThe overall market collective gross for the weekend was $6.8 million, an improvement from last week\u2019s $4.9 million. <\/p>\n

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The Michael Jackson biographical drama ‘Michael’ comfortably claimed the top position at the South Korean box office during the weekend of May 15\u201317.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":122,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[17,151,152],"class_list":["post-123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film","tag-michael","tag-the-devil-wears-prada-2-2","tag-the-super-mario-galaxy-movie"],"yoast_head":"\nKorea Box Office: Michael Jackson Biopic \u2018Michael\u2019 Dominates Weekend with Over 50% Market Share - Relocation Observer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=123\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Korea Box Office: Michael Jackson Biopic \u2018Michael\u2019 Dominates Weekend with Over 50% Market Share - 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