Hollywood franchise entry **Predator: Badlands** opened atop the Korean box office with $1.1 million from 160,000 admissions across 953 screens, capturing 25.4% of the market share. The latest installment in the sci-fi action saga bowed strongly midweek, pushing its total to $1.5 million, according to KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council.
South Korean road-trip comedy **The First Ride** slipped to second place with $800,000 for a $3.6 million cumulative. Directed by Nam Dae-joong (The Great Battle), the film follows a group of childhood friends whose long-awaited trip to Thailand quickly spirals into chaotic mishaps. The ensemble cast includes Kang Ha-neul, Cha Eun-woo, Kim Young-kwang, Kang Young-suk, and Han Seon-hwa.
Japanese anime **Chainsaw Man The Movie: Reze Arc** ranked third with $825,000, bringing its total to $21.6 million. The film adapts the “Reze” arc of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s hit manga. Directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara with a screenplay by Hiroshi Seko, the movie follows Denji as his encounter with café worker Reze leads to a clash between intimate connection and bloody chaos. The voice cast includes Reina Ueda, Fairouz Ai, Tomori Kusunoki, and Maaya Uchida. Sony/Crunchyroll are handling distribution in the market.
Another Japanese import, **The Exit 8**, took $313,000 for a $2.6 million cumulative. Directed by Kawamura Genki, the film stars Ninomiya Kazunari as a man trapped in a seemingly endless subway corridor where he must detect minute anomalies to escape.
New entry **Bugonia** opened in fifth place with $154,000 from 528 screens. Tim Burton-produced stop-motion classic **Coraline** continued its reissue run in sixth place with $129,000, bringing its cumulative total to $2.1 million.
**Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba The Movie: Infinity Castle** took seventh place with $125,000, pushing its cumulative total to $41.5 million. South Korean animated feature **Toritori and the Secret of the Baby Dino** opened in eighth place with $116,000 from 240 screens.
Universal’s **Wicked** ranked ninth with $83,000, reaching a cumulative total of $15.3 million, while Pingyao winner **The World of Love** rounded out the top ten with $88,000, bringing its total to $594,000.
The top 10 films collectively grossed $3.8 million for the weekend, down sharply from the previous frame’s $4.5 million, continuing South Korea’s box office doldrums.
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