Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer tops box office 19 Day: - $22.4 million

"Oppenheimer" became the top-grossing film in South Korea for the third consecutive weekend.

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The film grossed $2.04 million in 19 days for a total of $22.4 million.

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The series of victories of "Oppenheimer" again shows the appreciation of Korean audience's top acting skills.

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The Oppenheimer film also highlights the weak selection of competing titles in the Korean market.

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The newly released title ranked by the Korean Film Council was the drama thriller "Don't Buy the Cellar", which took second place.

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Oppenheimer scored only $1.27 million over the weekend and $1.87 million in its first five days.

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The box office gross pulled below trend and below $10 million for the second consecutive weekend.

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Taking in theaters on Friday and Sunday was only $7.21 million, down from $9.95 million the week before.

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