The film "Those Upstairs" is showing a box-office rebound in its second week, with attendance increasing compared with its opening week.
On the 14th, the film Those Upstairs (director Ha Jung-woo, provided/distributed by By4M Studio, produced by C-JeS Studios·Walkhouse Company) said that buoyed by holding the No. 1 spot for two consecutive weeks on the Korean film box office, the so-called hit "gaessaragi" run has begun, with second-week attendance up compared with the opening week.
According to the integrated box office ticketing system, last week's Friday had 28,541 viewers and Saturday had 50,178 viewers, while in the second week Friday had 28,952 viewers and Saturday had 57,751 viewers, showing an increase in attendance. In particular, it recorded comparable seat sale rates to the Hollywood competitor Zootopia 2, showing a surge in box-office momentum toward the upper house.
Those Upstairs, which started its first week with about 200,000 seats, not only increased in viewers and seats but also followed a similar pattern to other comedies that saw a box-office rebound through word of mouth, such as Handsome Guys and Sweetly: 7510, with increases in attendance and seats.
The factor behind this box-office rebound was the film Those Upstairs' delightful word of mouth. Reviewers praised that it is a work that showcases director Ha Jung-woo's keen observational skills and a genius flair for twisting unpleasant situations into humor with a distinct verbal style, and audiences have expressed satisfaction and showered praise for the concentrated display of acting the four actors—Ha Jung-woo, Gong Hyo-jin, Kim Dong-wook and Lee Ha-nee—deliver with their individual timing and rhythm.
Those Upstairs is an unpredictable story that unfolds when the upstairs couple (Ha Jung-woo and Lee Ha-nee) and the downstairs couple (Gong Hyo-jin and Kim Dong-wook), driven together by nightly loud sex-related floor noise, share a meal one night, and it is now showing nationwide in theaters.
[Photo] Provided by By4M Studio.
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