“ Boss ” opened at the top of the Korean box office with $4.5 million from 666,679 admissions over Oct. 3–5, commanding 31.5% of weekend sales across 1,168 screens, according to KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council.

Directed by Ra Hee-chan, the action-comedy stars Jo Woo-jin as Soon-tae, Jung Kyung-ho as Kang-pyo, Park Ji-hwan as Pan-ho and Lee Kyu-hyung as Tae-gyu. The film, which debuted at the Busan International Film Festival , centers on gang underlings who, oddly, compete to avoid becoming the boss while pursuing personal ambitions.

Park Chan-wook ‘s “ No Other Choice ” moved to second with $3.2 million (458,582 admissions) for a 22.5% share. The title, released Sept. 24, now stands at $12.8 million. Lee Byung-hun plays Man-su, a laid-off paper man

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