Posters for "The Roundup: Punishment" are shown on the wall of a local cinema in Seoul, April 28. Yonhap

The Korean crime-action film "The Roundup: Punishment" topped the weekend box office chart, with data showing Monday it drew nearly 3 million moviegoers during its opening weekend.

According to data from the Korean Film Council, the fourth installment of "The Roundup" crime-action film franchise, starring Ma Dong-seok, attracted 2.91 million viewers from Friday to Sunday.

Released Wednesday, the film has accumulated 4.25 million admissions to date.

"Kung Fu Panda 4" secured the second spot on the chart with 98,997 admissions, while "Exhuma" followed in third place with 25,998 admissions.

"The Roundup: Punishment" revolves around tenacious cop Ma Seok-do (played by Ma Dong-seok) as he tracks down a ruthless global drug kingpin, Baek Chang-ki (Kim Moo-yeol), and a cryptocurrency entrepreneur, Chang Dong-cheol (Lee Dong-hwi), who employs illegal online casinos for money laundering.

In addition to starring in the lead role, Ma, also known as Don Lee, took on multiple roles as a planner, screenwriter and producer for the film project.

It was directed by Heo Myeong-haeng, who previously worked as a martial arts choreographer on the first three installments. (Yonhap)