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‘The Match’ tops box office for 3rd straight weekend
- “The Match,” starring Lee Byung-hyun and Yoo Ah-in, topped the weekend box office for the third consecutive week, data showed Monday.
The Korean sports drama, which premiered March 26, attracted over 300,000 moviegoers from Friday to Sunday, bringing its total audience to 1.8 million, according to the Korean Film Council.
Based on the real-life rivalry between South Korea’s two legendary Go players, the movie follows the mental journey of Cho Hoon-hyun (Lee), who discovers the young genius Lee Chang-ho (Yoo) and takes him under his wing at the height of his professional career.
“The Match” was followed by Rami Malek’s spy thriller “The Amateur,” which drew 47,963 viewers, and Ha Jung-woo’s black comedy “Lobby” with 41,512.