The film "Once We Were Us," issuing a warning of tears at winter theaters, surpassed 1.5 million viewers on its 19th day since release.
Once We Were Us, having established itself as a standout romance, continued its box office run by surpassing 1.5 million viewers on the morning of Jan. 18 (Sun).
Once We Were Us, which quickly gained word of mouth right after release, surpassed 1 million viewers on Jan. 11 (Sun), its 12th day since release, and on Jan. 12 (Mon) crossed the break-even point, delivering good news day after day. On Jan. 14 (Wed), it also overtook Avatar: Fire and Ash to rank first in overall movie reservation rate, further boosting its box office momentum.
Once We Were Us reached 1.5 million viewers on its 19th day, a full week faster than Decision to Leave, which drew 1.5 million viewers on its 26th day, underscoring the romance phenomenon sweeping theaters again.
Meanwhile, Once We Were Us proved strong word of mouth into its third week, maintaining a CGV Golden Egg index of 97%, a Naver real-audience rating in the 9s, and weekday audience numbers in the 50,000s. Real audience members left empathetic comments such as "Don't watch this after breaking up; you won't be able to stop crying on the way home" (Naver_keu***), "I miss those days, but if I could go back I would make the same choice" (Naver_hdt***), "A treasure I found by chance. A personal coming-of-age film even before it's a love story" (Naver_jum***), "Remembering my 20s watched over by each other" (CGV_Kim***), and "The love, pain and anxiety of youth in this era" (CGV_neulpureun***), adding to its momentum.
Once We Were Us, which leaves an aftertaste beyond its running time, is spreading a "Manwoo ail" craze in theaters and is expected to continue an unwavering box office run into its fourth week.
Once We Were Us, a reality-resonant romance in which Eun-ho and Jeong-won, who loved each other passionately, accidentally reunite after 10 years and unfold the traces of their memories, was released on the 31st of last month.
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