{
  "id": 17696707,
  "title": "Korea Box Office: Anime Hit ‘Chiikawa’ Retains Lead as Brad Pitt Thriller ‘Heart of the Beast’ Debuts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/korea-box-office-anime-hit-chiikawa-retains-lead-as-brad-pitt",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-01T22:38:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/korea-box-office-anime-hit-chiikawa-brad-pitt-heart-of-the-beast-1236936987/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Japanese animated phenomenon “Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island” held the No. 1 position at the South Korean box office over the weekend of Oct. 30–Nov. 1, securing its third consecutive weekend atop the rankings. According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the Toho-distributed fantasy […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}