Pixar's 'Soul' tops weekend box office again
Pixar's latest film “Soul” topped the weekend box office in Korea. Courtesy of Walt Disney Company Korea
By Lee Gyu-lee
Pixar's latest film “Soul” has topped the local box office over the weekend for the third consecutive time since its Jan. 20 release.
The animated film garnered about 20,900 ticket sales from Friday to Sunday, grossing about 1.9 billion won ($1.7 million). So far, it has sold 1.2 million tickets, accumulating 11.1 billion won ($9.9 million).
Directed by Pete Docter, “Soul” revolves around a middle school music teacher Joe Gardner (voiced by Jamie Foxx) who dreams of becoming a jazz pianist in New York. After receiving a once-in-a-lifetime job offer he falls down a manhole and gets stuck in the afterlife.
As Gardner tries to find the way back to his physical body, he learns the meaning of a soul and reflects on his past.
The film, after landing on the top spot on its opening day, has been soaring in the box office, along with the contender “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yiba the Movie ― Mugen Train,” which was released Jan. 27.
The Japanese animation took the second spot at last weekend's box office.