Fire and Ash’ Dominates Again

James Cameron’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash” continued to dominate the Korean box workplace over the Dec. 26–28 body, grossing $8.6 million from more than 1 million admissions, according to KOBIS, the monitoring service operated by the Korean Film Council. The movie has now amassed $32.5 million.

“Zootopia 2” remained a robust No. 2, including $3 million for the weekend and lifting its cumulative whole to $50.3 million. The sequel has now crossed 7.4 million admissions, cementing its standing as certainly one of 2025’s top-performing imported animated releases.

Opening in third place was the South Korean romantic drama “Even If This Love Disappears from the World Tonight,” which debuted with $1.2 million. Directed by Kim Hye-young and based on the novel by Ichijo Misaki, the movie stars Choo Young-woo and Shin Si-ah in a bittersweet high-school romance centered on a woman with anterograde amnesia whose recollections reset each morning. The movie has earned $2.5 million in its first 5 days.

Japanese animated release “Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Super Hot! The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers” adopted in fourth, grossing $773,000 for a working whole of $1.8 million.

Local household title “Pororo the Movie: Sweet Castle Adventure” positioned fifth, including $147,000 to achieve $1.2 million. Comedy-drama “The People Upstairs” continued its regular run in sixth, pushing its cumulative haul to $3.6 million. Directed by Ha Jung-woo and starring Gong Hyo-jin, Kim Dong-wook, Lee Ha-nee and Ha Jung-woo himself, the movie follows a downstairs couple pushed to exhaustion by fixed noise from their upstairs neighbours. A tense dinner meant to resolve the issue rapidly unravels into a night of sharp confessions and shifting dynamics.

Stephen King adaptation “The Life of Chuck” opened in seventh with $43,642, while “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” added $38,622, bringing its whole to $1.5 million.

Rounding out the chart have been Japanese anthology options “Tatsuki Fujimoto 17–26 Part-1” and “Tatsuki Fujimoto 17–26 Part-2,” which earned $44,274 and $44,473 respectively.

The top 10 movies collectively grossed $14.02 million over the Dec. 26–28 weekend, barely down from last weekend’s $15.2 million.