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'Keys to the Heart' tops box office on second weekend

  • Published : Jan 29, 2018 - 16:38
  • Updated : Jan 29, 2018 - 16:38

Korean film "Keys to the Heart" took the top spot at the local box office on its second weekend, data showed Monday.

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A still of "Keys to the Heart," released by CJ Entertainment (Yonhap)
The comedy-drama starring Lee Byung-hun and Park Jung-min sold 672,719, tickets from Friday to Sunday, accounting for 29.2 percent of all attendance, according to the real-time based tally from the Korean Film Council.

The flick revolves around a former Asian boxing champion who comes to live with his younger half-brother who suffers from savant syndrome but is a genius piano player. It has accumulated 1.98 million views since its release on Jan. 17.

In second was Walt Disney and Pixar's animated film "Coco," seen by 483,430 viewers.

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This photo, provided by Walt Disney Company Korea, is a still from "Coco." (Yonhap)
Set in Mexico, the movie tells the story of a young boy named Miguel who wants to follow his dreams of pursuing music, despite his family not allowing it.

It has drawn a total of 2.55 million viewers, becoming the third most-viewed Disney-Pixar animation in South Korea after "Inside Out" (4.96 million) and "Finding Dory" (2.6 million).

Hollywood sci-fi film "Maze Runner: The Death Cure" dropped to third in its second weekend, selling 361,221 tickets.

Two Korean box-office smash hits -- "Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds" and "1987: When the Day Comes" -- continued their long runs at the box office at No. 4 and 5, respectively.

"Gods" became the third most-viewed film of all time in Korea last week and is now narrowing the distance with No. 2 "Ode to My Father," the 2014 hit seen by 14.26 million moviegoers.

"1987" surpassed 7 million on Sunday, the 33rd day of its theatrical run, according to the KOFIC. (Yonhap)

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