Korea Box Office: Topical Local Titles ‘Mayor,’ ‘Case Note’ Head Weekend

Two topical new releases, “The Mayor” and “The King’s Case Note,” landed on top of the South Korean box office. Opening on Wednesday (Apr. 26), Showbox’s election drama “Mayor” scored $6.13 million from 904,000 admissions over five days. The Choi Min-shik-starrer sees an incumbent  Seoul mayor seeking a third term and employing all means to... Read more » Patrick Frater