‘Chiikawa’ Tops Korean Box Office Revenue as ‘Assassin(s)’ Leads — SkimNews
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- The Assassin(s) held first place in admissions with 412,012 tickets sold over the Oct. 2–4 weekend, capturing 23.89% of the market and bringing its total to 2.23 million admissions and $16.3 million since Sept. 23
- Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island generated the highest weekend gross at $3.2 million from 405,978 admissions, securing 25.31% of theatrical revenue despite finishing second in attendance
- Tazza: The Song of Beelzebub placed third with $2.2 million from 299,915 admissions in its second week, bringing its cumulative gross to $10.2 million from 1.37 million viewers
- The Odyssey reached $101.2 million in domestic gross from 11.998 million admissions, nearing the 12-million viewer milestone that would mark a major commercial achievement
- Reawakened Man debuted fifth with $885,217 from 115,894 admissions since its Sept. 30 release, adapting a popular webtoon into an action fantasy about a man who resurrects after death to fight crime
- Possible Love earned $482,385 from 60,534 admissions in its ninth week, contributing to a $1.7 million total from 230,483 viewers as South Korea’s official Oscar submission
Why it matters: The box office split between admissions and revenue leadership shows divergent audience behaviors — older or prestige films like 'The Assassin(s)' draw consistent crowds, while anime like 'Chiikawa' command higher per-ticket spending. This changes how studios assess success beyond raw ticket counts.
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