Written by Han Sunhee
SEOUL - "Kung Fu Panda" set records as the fastest moving animated movie in Korean box office history. It topped the chart for the second consecutive week with 908,368 admissions over its second weekend and has taken a cumulative gross of $15.4 million. The pic passed 2 million ticket sales landmark Saturday, its tenth day of release. That is some four days quicker than "Shrek 2," which in 2004 went on to garner 3.3 million admissions.
Another green monster also showed impressive performances at No.2 in the Korean chart. "Incredible Hulk" opened on 529 screens and grossed $2.8 million from 455,588 admissions during the weekend. Helmer M. Night Shyamalan's mystery "The Happening" also debuted at No.3 with a $1.2 million cume from 200,576 admissions during the weekend.
Having opened at No.2 in its first frame, "Sex and the City" slipped to No.4 in its second weekend, taking its cume to $4.9 million to date. "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" and "What Happens In Vegas..." maintained their No.4 and No.5 rankings, taking their cumes to $25.4 million and $4.2 million respectively.
Among local films, two recent releases with female protagonists managed to keep the chart from being totally occupied by Hollywood summer blockbusters. At No.7, "Black Heart," a romantic comedy about three mother and daughter pairs, took $260,000 from 40,760 admissions. "Girl Scout," a vehicle for Kim Sun-ah ("My Lovely Sam-Soon") ranked at No.9 taking its cume to $1.4 million from 219,090 admissions.
Source: Variety Asia
http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/6297/
