The King's Warden surpassed 13.8 million admissions, overtaking Frozen II's performance.
On the 19th, according to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) integrated box office information system, The King's Warden drew 124,110 viewers on the 18th. The cumulative attendance reached 13,846,269.
Through this, The King's Warden overtook the 13,768,797 admissions of Disney+ animation Frozen II and rose to sixth place in the all-time box office rankings for films released in Korea. Even including the 14,003,138 admissions for the remastered release of Avatar, this is an impressive achievement that ranks seventh.
The only foreign film to record a higher figure from a single release in Korea is the Marvel Cinematic Universe blockbuster Avengers: Endgame, which drew 13,977,602 admissions. Even on weekdays The King's Warden is still drawing audiences in the 100,000s. Accordingly, it is expected to comfortably reach the 14 million mark by this weekend.
If it surpasses 14 million viewers, The King's Warden will make the domestic top five box office all Korean films, alongside The Admiral: Roaring Currents, Extreme Job, Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds and Ode to My Father. That achievement is especially notable given the slump in Korean films and the theater industry. As a result, attention on The King's Warden's box office race is growing.
The King's Warden is a work that depicts events in 1457 at Cheongryeongpo, telling the story of a village chief who volunteered to be exiled for the village's revival and a young deposed king who was sent into exile. It movingly portrays the young Joseon king Danjong (Park Jihoon), who was usurped by his uncle Grand Prince Suyang at a young age and killed, and Um Heungdo (Yoo Hai Jin), who risked his life to handle the king's final affairs, earning praise.
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