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Chiikawa Movie Tops South Korean Box Office for Fourth Weekend

The Japanese animated feature Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island earned 2.5 million dollars to lead the South Korean box office.

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The Japanese animated film Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island led the South Korean box office over the weekend of October 23 to 25, Variety reported. The animated release generated 2.5 million dollars from 320,293 admissions across 1,115 screens. It captured 44.7 percent of the weekend market revenue. [1]

The movie is directed by Kei Oikawa and distributed by Toho, according to Variety. Market tracking data from the Korean Film Council service KOBIS confirmed that the fantasy feature maintained its top position in its fourth week of release. The weekend also marked the debut of director Yeon Sang-ho thriller Paradise Lost. [1]

South Korea maintains weekly box office rankings based on total revenue and theater admissions, according to Wikipedia. The Chiikawa franchise originated as a popular Japanese manga series before being adapted into television animation and feature film releases. [1][8]

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In short

  • Chiikawa the Movie earned 2.5 million dollars over the weekend of October 23 to 25 in South Korea.
  • The film accounted for 44.7 percent of South Korea's weekend box office market revenue.
  • Kei Oikawa directed the animated feature, which is distributed by Toho.

Sources

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  1. [1]Korea Box Office: Anime Phenomenon ‘Chiikawa’ Remains Unstoppable as Yeon Sang-ho Thriller ‘Paradise Lost’ DebutsVariety Film, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]‘Clayface’ Tops the Box Office with $24 Million. What Does It Signal About DC Studios’ Latest Reboot?IndieWire, 12h ago
  3. [3]DC’s First Horror Movie Officially Breaks Franchise's Box Office SlumpCollider Book Adaptations, 13h ago
  4. [4]A24’s 3-Hour Viral Sensation Is Officially Becoming a Box Office MonsterCollider Book Adaptations, 13h ago
  5. [5]You Can See Everything Box Office Huge Second Weekend, Clayface LeadsVariety, 13h ago
  6. [6]‘Clayface’ Rolls to $24M Box Office Opening as ‘You Can See Everything’ Shines in Second WeekendThe Hollywood Reporter, 13h ago
  7. [7]‘NAZA’ Tops $1 Million With Neon, Solid Limited Expansion For ‘La Bola Negra’ — Specialty Box OfficeDeadline Film Adaptations, 9h ago

Background

  1. [8]List of 2026 box office number-one films in South Korea on Wikipedia
  2. [9]Jung Ho-yeon on Wikipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 9 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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