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Seoul Box Office: “Demon Slayer” Dominates, “My Daughter is a Zombie” Slides to Second – “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training” surged to the top of the South Korean box office, earning $3.4 million (4.6 billion Korean Won) from 483,848 admissions in its opening weekend.The film, the latest installment in the hugely popular anime franchise, depicts Tanjiro Kamado and his comrades preparing for a final battle against Muzan Kibutsuji, the progenitor of all demons, in a bid to end the war between humans and demons.
South Korean film “My Daughter is a Zombie” dropped to second place but still drew $1.9 million from 272,232 admissions. The film, directed by Pil Gam-sung and starring Jo Jung-seok, Lee Jung-eun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Yoon kyung-ho, and Choi Yoo-ri, has now reached $34.2 million since opening on July 30.
Brad Pitt‘s racing drama “F1” followed in third with $1.1 million, pushing its cumulative gross to $35 million.
Japanese horror mystery ”Kinki,” directed by Koji Shiraishi and starring Miho Kanno, Chihiro Seno, Eiji Akaso, and Yusei Ozawa, placed fourth with $342,323.Its running total stands at $1.3 million.
South korean romantic comedy “Pretty Crazy,” from director Lee Sang-geun and led by Im Yoon-ah and Ahn Bo-hyun, earned $322,228 for a $2.6 million cume.
south Korean animated feature “The King of Kings” added $154,849, lifting its total to $8.7 million.
“Smurfs” grossed $78,929 for $1.1 million to date, while “The Bad Guys 2” picked up $74,132, bringing its cume to $2.5 million.
“Only God Knows Everything,” a South Korean thriller-mystery directed by Paek Seung-hwan, opened in ninth place with $73,815 for a cumulative $91,9