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'Along With the Gods' surpasses 13 million attendance mark

  • Published : Jan 17, 2018 - 09:53
  • Updated : Jan 17, 2018 - 09:53

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Local box-office sensation "Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds" has topped 13 million in attendance, becoming the fifth most-watched film of all time in South Korea, data showed Wednesday.

Released on Dec. 20, the fantasy blockbuster had attracted 13,039,675 viewers as of Tuesday, the real-time box-office tally from the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) said. It surpassed "The Thieves," which sold 12.98 million tickets in 2012, to become the fifth most-viewed movie of all time in the country.

In South Korea, movies seen by more than 10 million viewers are considered huge box-office successes.

"Along With the Gods" is the first installment of a two-part series directed by Kim Yong-hwa, based on a popular webtoon by Joo Ho-min.

Starring Ha Jung-woo, Ju Ji-hoon and Kim Hyang-gi, the film is about a righteous firefighter who is judged in seven hells for 49 days after his death, guided by three grim reapers.

Part two is scheduled to open this summer.

Another Korean film that surpassed a major threshold at the box office the same day was "1987: When the Day Comes."

The film, which tells the story of historic nationwide protests against the military-backed government in June 1987, has collected 6,032,462 admissions, according to the KOFIC figures.

The movie, starring Kim Yoon-seok, Ha Jung-woo, Yoo Hae-jin and Kim Tae-ri, has been No. 1 at the box office for more than a week. It is expected to continue its reign for the time being, still drawing large audiences in its fourth week since opening. (Yonhap)

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