'Avatar The Way of Water' successfully holds over 60 percent of reservation rate

▲This photo shows poster of 'Avatar: The Way of Water." (Yonhap)

SEOUL December 30 (Yonhap) -- Global Blockbuster movie “Avatar : The Way of Water” shortened as “Avatar 2” which premiered 3 weeks ago, will be continuing on with is success throughout the end of the year.

According to the integrated network of movie tickets by the Korean Film Council on Friday, “Avatar 2” which premiered on December 14 continued to top the South Korean box office for 16 consecutive days. The total admission rate of the movie exceeded over 6.46 million audiences.

On the first week of its premiere “Avatar 2” took over 80 percent of the entire tickets sold have went down due to the premiere of South Korean musical movie “Hero” by director Yoon Jae-kyun, however it is till holding above 60 percent of total tickets sold.

According to the data collected on the morning of December 30, “Avatar 2” had 69.2 percent reservation rate, were as “Hero” had 12.4 percent reservation rate showcasing the high chance of the movie “Avatar 2” of guarding its place on top of the South Korean box office throughout the upcoming weekend.

Moreover, movies such as “Gentleman” starring actor Ju Ji-hoon, “Last Film” by director Jun Soo-il,” animation movie “How to Save the Immortal,” and more will greet the audience this weekend.

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Joonha Yoo)

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