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| ▲This photo, provided by CJ ENM, shows movie "Confidential Assignment 2." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
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| ▲This photo, provided by CJ ENM, shows movie "Confidential Assignment 2." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Yonhap) -- "Confidential Assignment 2: International" released during the Chuseok holiday with no competitor captivated audiences.
According to the integrated network of movie tickets by the Korean Film Council on Tuesday, "Confidential Assignment 2" attracted over 3.4 million audiences topping Korean box office.
The movie surpassed estimated break-even-point of 3 million viewers six days after its release.
The number of audience constantly increased during the holiday, 532 thousands, 713 thousands, and 852 thousands. The movie ticket sales reached 75.9%
"6/45," starring Go Kyung-pyo and Lee Yi-kyung, placed second but garnered only 304 million for three days.
"The Black Phone, starring Ethan Hawke and released on the same day as "Confidential Assignment 2" places seventh (32 thousand audiences), and re-released "Aladdin" ranked eight (28 thousands)
For the second series, an additional US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent was thrown into the setting of the first series, in which North and South Korean detectives chased North Korean criminals together. Scenes and the humor both have been upgraded, and it attracted audiences as it has been rated as a good movie to watch for killing time with family on holidays.
The previous film was released in time for the Lunar New Year holiday in 2017, and the final number of viewers was 7.81 million.
"6/45" and "Hunt," second and thrid on S.Korean box office, both surpassed break-even-points. But the atmosphere of movie theater has become dreary as "Confidential Assignment 2" run solo.
The total number of movie theater audiences for three days was about 2.76 million, lower than the pre-pandemic holidays when the daily audience number exceeded 1 million.
Multiplex official said, "The number of audiences who visited the theater this holiday is about 70-80% number in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic," adding, "Movies like 'Confidential Assignment 2' and '6/45' that families can have laughs together were mainly watched."
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Jiwon Woo.)
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