Chiikawa tops South Korean weekend box office by 215 admissions

Japanese animation Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island took first place at South Korea’s weekend box office for October 9–11, edging The Assassin(s) by 215 admissions, Korean Film Council figures show.

Chiikawa recorded 407,895 admissions over the three days, compared with 407,680 for the Korean film. Their cumulative totals reached 1,281,485 and 2,992,544 respectively.

The Assassin(s), released on September 23, had led the weekend chart for two consecutive weeks. Its previous weekend total was 412,004 admissions, Yonhap reported.

Tazza: Song of Beelzebub ranked third with 190,080 admissions. The Odyssey followed with 95,218, while Reawaken Man: The Red was fifth with 49,345. The figures count cinema admissions rather than individual viewers or box-office revenue.