Chiikawa the Movie reaches 1.8 million admissions in 19 days
The animated film 'Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island' has surpassed 1.8 million admissions, overtaking 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' in box office performance.
'Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island' held the top weekend box office position for a second consecutive week, surpassing 1.8 million cumulative admissions by the 19th. The film's success marks it as the second most successful animation released this year, trailing only 'Toy Story 5'.
'Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island' has maintained its position at number one at the weekend box office for two consecutive weeks.
According to the Korean Film Council's Korean Box Office Information System on the 20th, the film reached the top of the box office this past weekend, surpassing 1.8 million cumulative admissions just 19 days after its release.
As of the 19th, cumulative admissions were tallied at 1,853,136.
This figure exceeds the 1,636,624 cumulative admissions of the animation 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie', which was released this past April.
It also ranks as the second most successful animation released this year, following 'Toy Story 5', which was released this past June and drew 2,949,202 viewers.
Released on the 30th of last month, 'Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island' is an animated film depicting the Chiikawa group's suspicious subjugation mission as they travel to an unknown island, lured by the sweet temptation of 100 times the treasure.
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