Train To Busan sequel Peninsula surpasses #ALIVE to record highest 1st day moviegoers since COVID 19 outbreak

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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefZombie action thriller, “Peninsula” dominated the South Korean box office for the second weekend. I beat competition that comprised a mix of reruns and smaller local titles.“Peninsula,” a sequel to the 2016 hit “Train to Busan,” earned $4.49 million between Friday and Sunday.

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Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorEXCLUSIVE: Lots of movement on the international box office front this past weekend, and into the beginning of the week. Korean zombie sequel Peninsula, as we reported Sunday, made a meal of five overseas markets with a $21M Wednesday-Sunday frame.

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South Korean filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho’s Peninsula — a follow-up to the 2016 cult zombie action flick Train to Busan — scored an impressive $20 million in its international debut in a much-needed boost for the box office, according to early industry estimates. That includes $13.2 million in South Korea despite capacity limitations and ongoing concerns amid the novel coronavirus.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe much-awaited release of “Peninsula” in South Korea lived up to the hype, despite capacity limitations and other social distancing measures imposed across the nation’s cinemas.The “Train to Busan” sequel earned a thumping $9.20 million over the weekend from 2,575 screens, giving it an unapproachable 93% market share.

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Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorYeon Sang-ho’s Peninsula, the follow-up to his 2016 zombie smash, Train To Busan, made a meal of the international box office this weekend, in Korea and four other markets. The thriller sequel (aka Train To Busan Presents: Peninsula) already logged the biggest opening day score of the year in its home market on Wednesday and went on to rule the weekend with what Kobiz estimates is a $13.2M Korea bow.

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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefSouth Korean zombie action film “Peninsula” made a blistering start in cinemas across Asia.

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