Korea Box Office: Don Lee’s ‘The Roundup: Punishment’ Smashes Its Way to $29 Million Debut, Crushes ‘Challengers’

The Roundup: Punishment,” the fourth film in the Don Lee-starring crime action franchise, earned $20.8 million between Friday and Sunday and punched out all competition at the South Korean box office.

Challengers,” which headed the box office this weekend in North America, with $15 million, opened fourth in Korea a 0.5% market share.

“Punishment” accounted for a crushing 94% market share and collected its weekend haul from 2.92 million ticket sales, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic).

The film opened officially on Wednesday, when it scored $4.92 million, and followed that with a $3.25 million Thursday. Including the

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