Dominating the Weekend: ‘Yadang: the Snitch’

The South Korean box office witnessed a significant change as the crime thriller “Yadang: the Snitch” surged to the top spot, earning approximately $4.1 million and capturing 69.8% of the weekend’s total revenues. The film, directed by Hwang Byeng-Gug, features Kang Ha-neul from the hit series “Squid Game 2.”

Plot Overview

“Yadang: the Snitch” follows a professional informant, known as a yadang, who discreetly provides information about the drug trade to law enforcement agencies. The narrative escalates following a dramatic drug bust at a gathering of elite second-generation VIPs, plunging the informant into a perilous conspiracy as he struggles for survival. The cast also includes notable actors Yoo Hai-jin and Park Hae-joon.

Box Office Performance

Released on April 16, “Yadang: the Snitch” secured 608,104 admissions between April 18 and 20, across 1,832 screens, as reported by Kobis, the Korean Film Council’s tracking service. The film has reached a total gross of $5.2 million with a cumulative attendance of 786,032, marking one of the most successful domestic premieres of the year thus far.

Overall Box Office Summary

The impressive performance of “Yadang: the Snitch” lifted the combined revenues of the top 10 films to $5.4 million, a notable increase from the previous weekend’s earnings of $3.4 million.

Featured Films and Performances

• Second Place: earned $705,043 with 105,817 admissions, totaling $13.1 million over four weeks.
• Third Place: Attack on Titan The Movie: The Last Attack attracted $171,764 from 22,435 viewers, summing to $5.3 million across more than 752,000 admissions.
• Fourth Place: In a limited pre-release, A Minecraft Movie debuted with $171,633 from 20,916 admissions across 83 screens.
• Fifth Place: Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy opened with $77,951, accumulating $191,408 since its midweek release.
• Sixth Place: Flow generated $57,600 in its sixth weekend, reaching a total of $1.1 million.
• Seventh Place: The biographical drama Maria, starring Angelina Jolie, debuted to $39,819.
• Eighth Place: Japanese horror film Sayuri followed closely with $38,476.
• Ninth Place: The Amateur dropped to ninth, earning $37,363 for a total of $610,758.
• Tenth Place: Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can’t Sing reached $39,872 from 26 screens.