The King's Warden has surpassed 16.28 million viewers.
On the 11th, according to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) box office integrated computer network, The King's Warden (director Jang Hang-jun, distributed/provided by SHOWBOX, produced by Onda Works·BA Entertainment, abbreviated as "왕사남") recorded a cumulative audience of 16,283,970 that morning.
With this, The King's Warden, on its 67th day since release, surpassed the final audience of 16.26 million for the 2019 film Extreme Job, ranking second on the all-time overall box office.
The King's Warden is a film set in 1457 Cheongnyeongpo about a village chief who volunteered for exile to revive his village and a young deposed king living in exile. It movingly depicts the friendship between the ill-fated Joseon king Danjong (Park Jihoon) who lost the throne and was killed at a young age, and Eom Heung-do (Yoo Hai Jin), who risked his life to handle his final affairs, earning praise.
Delivering both laughs and emotion and captivating Korea across age and gender, The King's Warden leaves a deep impression through Danjong's heartbreaking narrative in the film and the actors' strong performances, and the Nth-viewing craze continues even in its 10th week since release.
Moreover, The King's Warden is drawing fans' attention with various records. It is the fourth period drama to reach 10 million viewers in history, the 34th film overall to reach 10 million viewers, the first 10-million film in two years since The Roundup: Punishment, and the Korean film that drew the largest audience since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Also, as it is still the highest-grossing film of the year, attention is focused on the new box office records that The King's Warden, which continues to set new box office records day after day, will newly set.<
[photo] provided by SHOWBOX, source KOFIC.
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