Hollywood blockbuster 'Terminator Genisys' tops South Korea's box office on opening day

American actor Arnold Schwarzenegger and British actress Emilia Clarke poses for photographers during a news conference to promote "Terminator Genisys," the fifth installment in the “Terminator” series, at the Grand Ballroom of Ritz-Carton Hotel in Gangnam-gu, southern Seoul, South Korea, Thursday. A Hollywood blockbuster, "Terminator Genisys" topped the local box office on the day of its release Thursday, attracting 252,680 viewers, according to the Korean Film Council, the country's official box-office tracker. "Battle of Yeonpyeong," a South Korean film depicting a bloody inter-Korean naval skirmish 13 years ago, moved down one notch to second place, drawing 167,557 moviegoers. "Battle of Yeonpyeong" had topped the box-office charts for eight straight days.

Park Sae-jin swatchsjp@ajunews.com

Hollywood blockbuster 'Terminator Genisys' tops South Korea's box office on opening day

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