'Haechi Ana' Leads Weekend Box Office but...

'Haechi Anha'·'Bad Guys: Forever'·'Doctor Dolittle' Seat Occupancy Rates Fail to Exceed 20%
'Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker' Cumulative Audience of 500,000 Also Uncertain

The movie ‘Haechijianha’ led the weekend box office. According to the Korea Film Council's integrated ticketing system on the 20th, the film attracted 573,529 viewers over the past weekend (17-19) across 1,216 screens (17,350 showings). With a revenue share of 38.3%, it recorded a cumulative audience of 813,407. The seat occupancy rate remained at 18.3%. Although it secured the most seats (3,127,685), it fell short of expectations.

‘Bad Guys: Forever’ drew 289,864 viewers on 896 screens (10,822 showings) during the same period. Its revenue share was 20.7%, with a cumulative audience of 402,599. The seat occupancy rate was only 16.8%. Among films with over 10,000 seats, it ranked 10th. ‘Doctor Dolittle (13.5%)’ also failed to surpass a 20% seat occupancy rate. It attracted 271,246 viewers on 1,081 screens (12,570 showings). Compared to the second weekend of this month (10-12) with 717,752 viewers, this was a 62.2% (446,506 viewers) decrease. The cumulative audience reached 1,454,274.

‘Baekdusan’ attracted 97,132 viewers on 621 screens (5,007 showings). This was a 63.4% (168,253 viewers) decrease from the second weekend of this month. The seat occupancy rate was 14.8%, with a cumulative audience of 8,206,52. ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ drew 47,698 viewers on 458 screens (2,452 showings). This was an 81.8% (214,258 viewers) drop from the second weekend of this month (261,956 viewers). Due to its box office failure, even surpassing 500,000 cumulative viewers seems unlikely. ‘The Astronomer: Asking the Sky’ attracted 34,728 viewers on 435 screens (2,168 showings). This was a 74.8% (102,922 viewers) decrease from the second weekend of this month (137,650 viewers). The cumulative audience reached 1,968,705.

Following were ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire (23,408 viewers; cumulative 33,579)’, ‘Midway (21,197 viewers; cumulative 941,072)’, ‘Start-Up (17,844 viewers; cumulative 3,308,876)’, and ‘Frozen 2 (17,250 viewers; cumulative 13,721,194)’. Notably, Portrait of a Lady on Fire recorded the highest seat occupancy rate (28.3%), signaling a rebound.