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‘The Jungle Book’ Tops Korean Box Office; ‘Proof of Innocence’ Secures Second Spot

By Staff Reporter | Jun 21, 2016 02:52 PM EDT
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(Photo : Reuters) The Jungle Book is still toping the Korean box office in the second week of the film’s release.

The Jungle Book is still toping the Korean box office in the second week of the film's release. This represents about 28 percent of the total weekend box office revenue in the region. During its run between Friday and Sunday, The Jungle Book earned a total of $4.68 million from 619,000 admissions, pushing the film's total revenue to $12.8 million.

Local hit Proof of Innocence, which tells the story of a cop who turned in a law breaker in a bid to try to make things right for a falsely accused prisoner, came in second. The film earned $3.78 million during its run from Thursday to Sunday with 538,000 admissions. The film is directed by Kwon Jong-kwan and stars Kim Myung-min, Kim Sang-ho and Kim Young-Ae.

The horror flick The Conjuring 2 managed to land at the third spot amassing $3.04 million from Friday to Sunday. Over the course of its two weeks in the box office, the film earned a total of $8.76 million.

The critically acclaimed The Handmaiden from prominent filmmaker Park Chan-wook dropped to the fourth spot. It recorded $2.1 million from Friday to Sunday. Over the span of the three weekends, the film garnered a total of $26.3 million in the box office.

Warcraft, which was at the number two spot last week, slipped to the fifth position and posted a weekly decline of about 65 percent. Between Friday and Sunday, the film earned $2.1 million. After three weekends, Warcraft earned a total of $26.3 million.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadow earned a somewhat minimal opening record with $1.28 million between Thursday and Sunday. The film, which is a joint production of Lotte Entertainment and Paramount, debuted at the sixth spot on the box office list.

Romantic-drama film Me Before You scored $4.57 million over its three weeks' stay on the box office chart, essentially securing the seventh spot this week.

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