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\n\tLocal science-fiction survival thriller \u201cHope\u201d stormed the top of the South Korean box office during the weekend of Jul. 17\u201319. <\/p>\n

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\n\tAccording to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the highly anticipated blockbuster generated $11.3 million from 1,504,019 admissions over the three-day window, capturing a dominant 66.62% share of the total market revenue.<\/p>\n

\n\tDirected by Na Hong Jin, the big-budget production features a star-studded international and local ensemble including Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, Jung Ho-yeon, Michael Fassbender, and Alicia Vikander. The narrative centers on the residents of a remote, isolated harbor village who discover a mysterious alien entity on the outskirts of their town, quickly turning their quiet community into a desperate battleground for human survival. Capitalizing on massive pre-release anticipation and extensive preview screenings, the film has amassed a cumulative gross of $16 million from 2,129,723 total admissions.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cMinions & Monsters\u201d debuted in second place, capturing $2.1 million from 308,575 admissions over the frame. Since its launch, the film has gathered a total local cume of $2.6 million from 374,784 ticket buyers.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cMoana\u201d moved to third place during its sophomore outing, collecting $1.2 million from 173,555 admissions. The film has brought its South Korean cumulative haul to $5.6 million from 772,104 total viewers.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cToy Story 5\u201d took fourth place, bringing in an additional $834,989 from 114,720 ticket buyers. The animation has pushed its total local footprint to $19.1 million from 2,750,183 total admissions since its mid-June premiere.<\/p>\n

\n\tPsychological horror-remake \u201cThe Eyes\u201d finished in fifth place, generating $552,784 from 75,565 admissions. Directed by Yeom Ji-ho and starring Shin Min-ah and Kim Nam-hee, the thriller has maintained excellent longevity into its fourth frame, lifting its cumulative total to $9.9 million from 1,431,223 total admissions.<\/p>\n

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\n\tFaith-based animated musical \u201cDavid\u201d was in sixth spot, pulling in $436,845 over the frame to push its overall total past the million-dollar threshold.<\/p>\n

\n\tLong-running genre juggernaut \u201cColony\u201d placed seventh, adding $92,196 from 11,534 admissions. The Yeon Sang-ho viral hive-mind thriller starring Jun Ji-hyun, Koo Kyo-hwan, and Ji Chang-wook has achieved a cume of $42.2 million from 5,941,130 tickets since its May 21 arrival.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Japanese animated feature \u201cDoraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil\u201d followed in eighth place, pulling in $42,042 over the three-day weekend for a cumulative gross of $424,137.<\/p>\n

\n\tJosh Safdie\u2019s table tennis comedy-drama \u201cMarty Supreme,\u201d starring Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet and Gwyneth Paltrow, took the ninth position with a weekend take of $48,551, bringing its cume to $853,810.<\/p>\n

\n\tRounding out the bottom rung of the top 10 was the Japanese animated franchise entry \u201cBleach: Thousand-Year Blood War \u2013 The Calamity,\u201d which added $30,669 from 3,492 admissions to push its cumulative total to $126,351.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe overall market collective gross for the weekend was $17.1 million, a massive lift from last week\u2019s $8.2 million. <\/p>\n

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