Marvel movie “Eternals” enjoyed the biggest opening weekend of any film this year in South Korea. It came as some Korean cinemas moved towards near to normal operation. “Eternals” earned $10.2 mill…
“Eternals” earned $10.2 million between Friday and Sunday, and fully $14.3 million in its five opening days, according to data from Kobis, thePlaying on 2,650 screens, “Eternals” accounted for 82.4% of the nationwide weekend box office. In terms of admissions, the film achieved 1.61 million ticket sales in five days.
In contrast “The Legend of Shang-Chi” opened with $4.76 million over the Chuseok holiday weekend. In July, “Black Widow” debuted with a similar screen count and earned $8.82 million over its opening weekend . The “Black Widow” weekend total was $11.0 million. Cinemas have responded by creating ‘vaccine pass theaters’ for patrons who can prove that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Kofic has also reinstated its discount coupon scheme in order to bring audiences back into cinemas.
Following ticket sales of 227 million in 2019, the number of spectators plunged to 59.5 million in 2020. The total to date in 2021 is 47.6 million, according to Kobis.