'The Greatest Showman' tops local box office amid virus-led void

Scenes from the 2017 musical film “The Greatest Showman.” / Courtesy of 20th Century Fox Korea

By Lee Gyu-lee

Hit musical film “The Greatest Showman” has topped the local box office for three consecutive days, since Thursday.

The 2017 flick, starring Hugh Jackman and Zac Efron, reopened in theaters on Wednesday to fill the void in coronavirus-hit theaters.

The film garnered about 30,000 tickets over the four days, making a total of 1.4 million tickets in Korea since its original premiere.

Gross takings totaled about 11.7 billion won ($9.4 million) as of Sunday.

Directed by Michael Gracey, the film follows the life of American showman and businessman P. T. Barnum, who founded the Barnum & Bailey Circus.

Meanwhile, daily box office ticket sales at the weekend have remained below 80,000 since May 9. Saturday's sales were a little over 70,000.