Korean films lead box office in August
A scene from "Escape from Mogadishu" / Courtesy of Lotte Entertainment
Korean films led the box office in August, with the action movie "Escape from Mogadishu" placing first, according to recent data.
A total of 7.91 million people went to the movies last month spending 76.4 billion won ($64.9 million) on ticket sales, the Korean Film Council said Friday.
Local films accounted for 76.1 percent of the sales, up 45.7 percentage points from July, and beating the percentage of foreign films for the first time this year.
"Escape from Mogadishu," based on the true story of South Korean and North Korean diplomats in Somalia, attracted 2.56 million viewers in August, and later became the first film this year to top the 3 million mark.
The disaster comedy film "Sinkhole" came second with 2.02 million viewers, while the action thriller "Hostage: Missing Celebrity" followed in third place with 1.21 million.
Rounding out the top five were two American films the superhero flick "The Suicide Squad" with 420,000 and adventure film "Free Guy" with 300,000. (Yonhap)