‘Smugglers,’ ‘Concrete Utopia’ Go Head-to-Head in Box Office Race
"Smugglers" and "Concrete Utopia" are leading the Korean box office with impressive responses from viewers.
Since the movies officially premiered in theaters, both star-studded films racked positive reactions from the public, and scored remarkable box office success.
'Smugglers' Officially Hits 4 Million Mark
In a report cited by a news outlet, the action-crime movie "Smugglers" continues to prove the box office syndrome after receiving a new milestone since its premiere.
The Kim Hye Soo and Yum Jung Ah-led film surpassed 4.35 million cumulative audiences in its third week of release.
As mentioned by the Korea Film Promotion Commission's integrated computer network, the film has maintained a consistently high reservation rate since the premiere.
On top of that, the action-crime film recorded a high number of seat sales.
"Smugglers" officially hit theaters on July 26 and has been continuing to maintain its status for several weeks.
As mentioned by a news portal, the action-crime film reached its first 1 million moviegoers in less than 4 days since its debut.
In addition, "Smugglers" followed the achievement set by Ma Dong Seok's "The Roundup: No Way Out" ("The Outlaws 3") after the recently premiered movie became the second-fastest Korean film to hit the 1 million mark.
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Headlined by Kim Hye Soo, Yum Jung Ah, Park Jung Min, Jo In Sung, Go Min Si, Kim Jong Soo, and more, the movie is set in the 1970s, and depicts the story of sea divers who unexpectedly get caught up in a big-time smuggling scheme.
"Smugglers" is directed and penned by Ryu Seung Wan of "Veteran" and "Escape from Mogadishu."
Interestingly, another Korean movie is gaining the attention of viewers as it joins the box office race.
'Concrete Utopia' Ranks First in Box Office
While "Smugglers" officially hit the 4 million mark, another star-studded film is making a huge scene in the Korean box office.
As obtained by Ten Asia, the movie theater ticket integrated computer network has garnered over 1 million moviegoers since "Concrete Utopia" hit the big screen.The movie recorded a cumulative audience of 1,546,261 in the first week of release.
With this, "Concrete Utopia," directed by Uhm Tae Hwa, ranked first at the box office. It stars Lee Byung Hun, Park Seo Joon, Park Bo Young, and more, who play survivors after a massive earthquake hit Seoul.
Coming in at second is "Smugglers," followed by the animation comedy film "Elemental" by Disney/Pixar.
Wrapping the top five is "Unofficial Operation," starring Ha Jung Woo and Ju Ji Hoon, in fourth place, while the Hollywood film "Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One" lands in fifth place.
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