SINKING OF JAPAN SINKS HOST

Korea has a new movie in the number one slot after THE HOST has been crouching there all wet and slimey for five weeks: THE SINKING OF JAPAN.

US$3.2 million worth of Koreans showed up to see Japan destroyed by natural disasters, making SINKING the Japanese movie with the second-highest opening in Korea, beaten only by HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE.

THE HOST was in Japan this weekend as well, opening up at the number 7 spot, beaten at the box office by SINKING OF JAPAN which is on its eighth week of screenings in its home country.

(Thanks to HogaCentral and Ryugangi)