Korea pix crash at B.O.
'300' slaughters local productions
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The Zack Snyder-directed behemoth remained at No. 1 at the box office for a second week, having taken more than $13 million on 318 prints in its first 11 days.
Other imports are also faring well, with European co-production "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer" debuting at No. 2 with $2.2 million on 232 prints; "The Number 23" landing at No. 3 with $1.4 million on 170; and "The Break-Up" opening at No. 5 with $910,000 on 150.
In a month with an unusually low number of local releases, only two Korean films cracked this week's top 10.
Cinema Service's critically acclaimed revenge thriller "Soo," by Korean-Japanese director Sai Yoichi, took only $940,000 on 244 screens in its first week, while Showbox's "Big Bang" has amassed a disappointing $2.3 million after 11 days on release.
The weak performances come as the local industry grapples with the after-effects of a 2006 production glut that many producers and investors believe has tipped the industry into a crisis.
