The film "The King's Warden" surpassed "Extreme Job" to become the second highest-grossing Korean film of all time.
On the morning of the 11th, distributor SHOWBOX posted on its official social media, "Reached No. 2 in all-time box office rankings," and shared photos and videos celebrating the main cast and crew of "The King's Warden."
The released photos and videos showed director Jang Hang-jun, who directed "The King's Warden," and centered on Park Jihoon, who gave a passionate performance as Danjong, and Yoo Hai Jin, who played Eom Heung-do, along with Yoo Ji-tae, Jeon Mi-do, KIM MIN, Lee Jun-hyuk, Kim Su-jin, and Park Ji-yoon celebrating the film's success. They waved placards that read "Thank you" and expressed their deep gratitude to audiences beyond the screen.
According to SHOWBOX, that morning "The King's Warden" surpassed 16.27 million cumulative admissions nationwide. That figure exceeded the 16,266,641 cumulative admissions recorded by "Extreme Job" in 2019. With this, "The King's Warden" rose to No. 2 on the all-time list of Korean film box office rankings. The only film that recorded higher admissions than "The King's Warden" is "The Admiral: Roaring Currents," which drew about 17.61 million viewers in 2014.
In this regard, SHOWBOX added, "Thanks to knocking on the long-awaited gate of Gwangcheon Village, our story has grown warm," and "We sincerely thank the 16.27 million citizens who came to Gwangcheon Village with all our hearts."
"The King's Warden" is a work that depicts the year 1457 at Cheongnyeongpo, telling the story of a village head who volunteered for exile to revive the village and the young deposed king who was exiled.
[Photo] Source: SHOWBOX SNS.
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