The King's Warden has surpassed cumulative sales of 151 billion won and is holding onto the top spot at the domestic box office.
On the 31st, according to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) integrated ticketing network, on the 30th The King's Warden (abbreviated as WangSaNam) drew 60,602 viewers and retained first place at the domestic box office.
With this, The King's Warden recorded a cumulative audience of 15,676,534. It is about 590,000 viewers behind Extreme Job, the second highest-grossing film in domestic box office history, which recorded 16,266,641.
In particular, The King's Warden recorded cumulative sales of 151.2772763 billion won, setting a new record for cumulative sales for a Korean film in history. Tickets for The King's Warden are still selling strongly, drawing attention to whether the box office sales record will continue to rise.
Meanwhile, the Hollywood blockbuster sci-fi Project Hail Mary held second place at the domestic box office. Project Hail Mary drew 42,581 viewers on the 30th and has a cumulative audience of 1,193,275.
However, star translator Hwang Seok-hee, who translated Project Hail Mary, is embroiled in past sexual assault allegations. As a result, boycott movements are emerging, drawing attention to whether Project Hail Mary's position as the top in advance ticket sales will be broken.<
[Photo] SHOWBOX, Sony Pictures provided.
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