Korean film 'The Intern' debuts atop weekend box office
The Korean remake of the Hollywood hit "The Intern" (2015) debuted at No. 1 on the weekend box-office chart in South Korea, snapping a weekslong chart-topping run by Christopher Nolan's epic "The Odyssey," data showed Monday. The Korean film, which opened Wednesday, added 275,186 admissions over the weekend, bringing its total admissions to 403,906 as of Sunday, according to the data released by…
The Korean adaptation of the 2015 Hollywood film, The Intern, opened atop the weekend box office in South Korea, ending a prolonged streak at the top by Christopher Nolan's epic The Odyssey, according to data released by the Korean Film Council. The Korean version, starring Choi Min-sik and Han So-hee, premiered on Wednesday and collected 275,186 admissions over the weekend, bringing its cumulative admissions to 403,906 as of Sunday.
The film follows the unlikely friendship between a young female entrepreneur and an elderly intern in her fashion startup, mirroring the original's storyline with Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway in the lead roles. The Odyssey, on the other hand, continued its strong performance, drawing 256,793 admissions over the weekend, with its total admissions now reaching 11.2 million.
Other Hollywood films also fared well, with the horror movie Obsession adding 131,467 admissions, bringing its total admissions to 701,713. The horror blockbuster Resident Evil: Night was also part of the weekend box office lineup.
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