Seoul: Park Chan-wook's "No Other Choice" topped the weekend box-office chart, drawing over 600,000 moviegoers, data showed Monday. Released Wednesday, the black comedy attracted 609,274 viewers from Friday to Sunday, bringing its total admissions to 1.73 million.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the film is based on the 1997 satirical thriller novel "The Ax" by American novelist Donald E. Westlake. It follows the story of Man-soo, portrayed by Lee Byung-hun, a desperate father of two who wages his own personal war for survival after losing his long-time job.

Meanwhile, two Japanese animated films trailed behind "No Other Choice" at the box office. "Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc" and "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle Arc" secured the second and third spots with 311,706 and 116,881 moviegoers, respectively, during the weekend.