Masterpiece "Gukbo" by Japan-based Korean director Lee Sang-il is expected to record the highest box office among Japanese live-action films.
On the 14th, the film "Gukbo" (director Lee Sang-il, imported by Media Castle, distributed by NEW) said that it has finally surpassed 12.07 million viewers in Japan and is on the verge of becoming the No. 1 highest-grossing Japanese live-action film.
"Gukbo" recorded 12,075,396 viewers and a box office revenue of 17,040,165,400 yen over 158 days since its release through the 10th. It is expected this month to surpass the 17.35 billion yen box office of Dancing Daisasen: The Movie 2 (2003), which would make it the highest-grossing Japanese live-action film of all time. "Gukbo"'s success is a monumental issue that breaks a 23-year record, and it would be no exaggeration to call this kind of box office phenomenon for a live-action film—rather than an animation—unprecedented.
Following Japan, the film "Gukbo," which is set to open in Korea next week, will hold a RE: premiere screening this weekend thanks to critical acclaim. The "Gukbo" RE: premiere screening offers a prime opportunity to see the film before its release, with CGV, Lotte Cinema, Megabox, and CineQ each holding one premiere screening per day at their multiplex theaters.
The film "Gukbo" tells the life-defining story of two men who had to surpass each other to reach the realm of a national treasure. A masterpiece to see this fall that has secured both box office success and critical acclaim, it opens domestically on the 19th.
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