'Jurassic World: Dominion' opens 2nd at Korean box office with $15 mn haul


Director Colin Trevorrow's film 'Jurassic World: Dominion' scored the third highest opening weekend of the year in South Korea,

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but still managed only second place at the box office, a further sign of recovery in the country.

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For the third weekend in a row, proceedings were dominated by local crime action film 'The Roundup'.

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It earned $10.4 million over the Friday to Sunday period, down 32 per cent from its previous weekend,

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according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic).

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After nearly three weeks on release, the film has an accumulated total of $73.3 million.

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Its cumulative total is 8.87 million spectators.

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The total, already the highest so far of any film in 2022, is certain to be given a further push on Monday,

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Korea's Memorial Day public holiday, making it likely

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