' Deadpool 2 ' takes down ' Infinity War ' at box officeBy Shim Sun - ah SEOUL , May 21 ( Yonhap ) -- " Deadpool 2 " dethroned three - week , box - office champion " Avengers : Infinity War " in South Korea , data showed Monday . According to the computerized box - office tally from the Korean Film Council , the 20 th Century Fox ' s R - rated superhero film " Deadpool 2 " won the domestic box office , selling 1 . 352 million tickets from Friday to Sunday . Disney and Marvel Studios ' " Avengers : Infinity War " fell to No . 2 with 304 , 063 views after reigning the box office for three weeks . A promotional poster for " Deadpool 2 , " provided by the 20 th Century Fox Korea ( Yonhap ) Still , " Infinity War " remains strong despite losing its crown . In less than a month of release , the superhero film has attracted an audience of 10 . 689 million , becoming the second - highest grossing non - Korean film of all time in South Korea after " Avatar " seen by 13 . 6 million people in 2009 . Director Lee Chang - dong ' s " Burning " debuted at No . 3 on the chart with 220 , 717 admissions . The mystery - thriller about the insecurity and anger of young people was premiered in competition at the 71 st Cannes Film Festival . It earned the Fipresci International Critics ' Prize for best film for its director and the independent Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist for its art director Shin Jeom - hee on Saturday ( local time ) . Coming in fourth was the newly released animated film " Peter Rabbit " seen by 102 , 397 cinemagoers , followed by " Love + Sling , " a sports comedy starring Yoo Hae - jin that attracted 78 , 486 admissions . A still from " Burning " ( Yonhap ) sshim @ yna . co . kr ( END )