South Korea's box office has witnessed a heated competition between two titans this weekend. Romantic drama "Once We Were Us" and sci-fi blockbuster "Avatar: Fire and Ash" have gone head-to-head for the top spot, with "Once We Were Us" taking home the most ticket sales.
Directed by Kim Do-young, who also helmed the 2018 Chinese hit "Us and Them," the Korean remake of the popular film tells the story of two former lovers who unexpectedly cross paths years after their breakup. Starring Koo Kyo-hwan and Moon Ga-young, the movie has accumulated $6.9 million from over 1 million admissions since its release on December 31.
While "Once We Were Us" raked in more ticket sales with 340,267 admissions between Friday and Sunday, earning $2.3 million, James Cameron's sci-fi epic retained the revenue crown with a weekend gross of $2.6 million from 316,262 admissions. The film has now amassed $48.1 million from over 6 million admissions.
On the other hand, Disney's "Zootopia 2" remained in third place, earning $887,595 over the weekend from 133,639 admissions, bringing its cumulative total to $54.8 million from over 8 million admissions.
Meanwhile, "Choir of God," a Korean musical drama directed by Kim Hyeong-hyeop and starring Park Si-hoo, debuted in fourth place with a gross of $609,305 from 89,857 admissions.
The only animated film holding its ground was "Even If This Love Disappears from the World Tonight," which rounded out the top five with an additional $441,507 over the weekend from 65,744 admissions. Based on the novel by Ichijo Misaki, the film centers on a girl with anterograde amnesia whose memories reset each morning.
Other notable releases include "Crayon Shinchan the movie: Super Hot! The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers" and "The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants."
Directed by Kim Do-young, who also helmed the 2018 Chinese hit "Us and Them," the Korean remake of the popular film tells the story of two former lovers who unexpectedly cross paths years after their breakup. Starring Koo Kyo-hwan and Moon Ga-young, the movie has accumulated $6.9 million from over 1 million admissions since its release on December 31.
While "Once We Were Us" raked in more ticket sales with 340,267 admissions between Friday and Sunday, earning $2.3 million, James Cameron's sci-fi epic retained the revenue crown with a weekend gross of $2.6 million from 316,262 admissions. The film has now amassed $48.1 million from over 6 million admissions.
On the other hand, Disney's "Zootopia 2" remained in third place, earning $887,595 over the weekend from 133,639 admissions, bringing its cumulative total to $54.8 million from over 8 million admissions.
Meanwhile, "Choir of God," a Korean musical drama directed by Kim Hyeong-hyeop and starring Park Si-hoo, debuted in fourth place with a gross of $609,305 from 89,857 admissions.
The only animated film holding its ground was "Even If This Love Disappears from the World Tonight," which rounded out the top five with an additional $441,507 over the weekend from 65,744 admissions. Based on the novel by Ichijo Misaki, the film centers on a girl with anterograde amnesia whose memories reset each morning.
Other notable releases include "Crayon Shinchan the movie: Super Hot! The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers" and "The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants."
it's like, disney has been killin' the game for years 
but seriously, i loved choir of god last week it was so emotional 
park si-hoo is literally my bias now 
and what's up with koo kyo-hwan and moon ga-young they're just too cute together 
anyway, i need to go study for my maths test 2moro 
it was soooo good!! but idk who won the competition thingy... i think once we were us got more people to watch? 
anyway did u know that moon ga-young is like a total idol now in korea? 
. The fact that Disney's "Zootopia 2" is still holdin' strong in third place isn't too shabby either 
. Maybe we can expect some crazy box office battles next weekend 
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but avatar: fire & ash better watch out cuz that's a lot of ticket sales going down 
. just another bunch of remakes or sequels 
. i mean, i love a good romantic drama as much as the next person, but can't we have something fresh and original for once? like, when was the last time we saw a true original k-drama or movie? 
i do love Koo Kyo-hwan tho he's sooo good at acting 
"Avatar: Fire and Ash" has been out for months now and it's still raking in the dough. Meanwhile, people are missing out on original stories like "Even If This Love Disappears from the World Tonight". I swear, sometimes I wonder if anyone even reads reviews or thinks about the plot before shelling out 20 bucks for a ticket