Chiikawa Holds the Top Spot at the South Korean Box Office for a Third Weekend

Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island stayed on top of the South Korean box office for a third straight weekend, according to Variety. The anime film took $1.7 million from 221,651 admissions over Oct. 30 to Nov. 1. Admissions means tickets sold.

The film claimed 32.1% of the weekend market, which is its share of all ticket money spent in the country that weekend. It played on 1,167 screens. Since its Sept. 30 rollout, it has reached a cumulative gross of $20.1 million from 2,583,851 admissions. The film is directed by Kei Oikawa and adapted from the manga by Nagano.

Heart of the Beast opened in second place with $1.2 million from 162,790 admissions across 1,106 screens. It opened midweek on Oct. 28 and holds 23% of theatrical revenue for the weekend. Its total so far is $1.5 million from 215,237 admissions.

Ugly Duckling Ms. Maeng debuted in third place with $326,609 from 44,799 admissions on 677 screens. Since its Oct. 28 opening, it has grossed $505,208 from 71,767 viewers.

Further down the chart, The Assassin(s) held on in fourth place in its sixth weekend with $307,719 from 41,265 admissions. Its run now totals $25.5 million from 3,448,036 admissions since its Sept. 23 launch. Attack on Titan: Crimson Arrows was fifth with $266,616 from 30,263 admissions on 233 screens, bringing its total to $547,187.

Tazza: The Song of Beelzebub came sixth with $208,310 from 26,650 admissions, and has reached $15.7 million overall. Paradise Lost took seventh place with $124,104 from 17,053 admissions. Its cumulative total is $1 million from 151,429 admissions.

Clayface ranked eighth by admissions, with 16,641 viewers and $140,321 in revenue, and has $899,915 in total takings. The Odyssey placed ninth in its 13th weekend with $108,833 from 13,332 admissions. Since its Aug. 5 opening, it has collected $106.4 million from 12,335,377 admissions.

Taken together, the chart shows a market where a handful of new and recent titles take most of the seats. Older releases such as The Odyssey still keep drawing a steady crowd months after opening. Next weekend's figures will show whether Chiikawa can hold first place for a fourth week.