‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Leads Again at Korea Box Office as Newcomers ‘Elio’ and ’28 Years Later’ Open Strong

DreamWorks’ “How to Train Your Dragon” held on to the top spot at the South Korean box office for a third straight weekend, grossing $1.5 million from 213,525 admissions.

Its cumulative earnings now stand at $9.4 million with over 1.28 million tickets sold, according to KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council.

Pixar’s “Elio” launched in second place with $1.4 million and 212,011 admissions from 1,110 screens. The film has earned $1.7 million after five days in release. Not far behind was horror sequel “28 Years Later,” which debuted in third with $1.1 million and 176,946 admissions. The Danny Boyle-directed film, a follow-up to “28 Days Later” and “28 Weeks Later,” has a total of $1.5 million.

Local film “Hi-Five” slid to fourth with $967,469 and 139,463 viewers. Its total now stands at $11.6 million from over 1.7 million admissions.

“Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” dropped to fifth with $531,583 and 71,916 admissions. The Tom Cruise-led action film has collected $23.4 million in Korea. “The Pact” followed in sixth with $440,273 and a running total of $4.8 million. Japanese animated film “Magic Candies” added $45,535 for $402,001 to date.

New entry “Queer,” directed by Luca Guadagnino and starring Daniel Craig, landed in eighth place with $78,737 from 10,546 viewers. Vietnamese thiriller “Detective Kien: The Headless Horror” debuted at No. 9 with $41,092.

Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch” rounded out the top 10 with $34,952, pushing its total to $3.2 million.

The top 10 films earned $6.8 million over the June 20–22 frame, up slightly from $6 million the week before.