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Two S. Korean films surpass 3 mln in attendance on Christmas Eve

  • Published : Dec 25, 2017 - 11:30
  • Updated : Dec 25, 2017 - 11:30

Two South Korean blockbuster films surpassed 3 million in attendance on Sunday.

Figures from the Korean Film Council showed that “Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds” and “Steel Rain” have each sold more than 3 million tickets as of Sunday morning.

“Along with the Gods,” which opened last Wednesday, was sitting at just over 2.28 million and drew more than 700,000 viewers early Sunday. It’s expected to join a rare company of films that sold more than a million tickets in one day.

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A still cut from “Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds,” released by Lotte Entertainment. (Yonhap)


“Steel Rain” has been in theaters since Dec. 14, and it had drawn some 2.77 million viewers through Saturday before reaching over 3 million on Christmas Eve.

“Along with the Gods” is the first installment of a two-part series based on a famous webtoon of the same title by Joo Ho-min.

It follows a man who is judged in seven hells for 49 days after death, guided by three grim reapers. It was directed by Kim Yong-hwa of “200 Pound Beauty,” “Mr. Go” and “Take Off” and stars Ha Jung-woo, Ju Ji-hoon and Kim Hyang-gi.

“Steel Rain” stars Jung Woo-sung as a North Korean agent on a covert mission to eliminate military leaders plotting a coup. He witnesses an assassination attempt on the North’s “No. 1” that leaves the Korean Peninsula on the brink of a nuclear war. The film was written and directed by Yang Woo-seok who helmed the 2015 hit courtroom drama “The Attorney.” (Yonhap)



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