The movie 'Freddy's Pizza Place' ranked first in the overall box office on the first day of its release, setting a new record as the first horror film released in 2023 to rank first in the overall box office.
'Freddy's Pizza Place' ranked first in the overall box office upon its domestic release on the 15th. Among the horror movies released in 2023, 'Freddy's Pizza Place' is the first to rank first in the overall box office. In addition, it is the only original Hollywood horror film released since the coronavirus pandemic began in late 2019 to rank first in the overall box office, drawing attention to the surprising box office power of 'Freddy's Pizza Place'.
'Freddy's Pizza Shop' is a survival horror movie that unfolds in the 80s when 'Mike', who works as a night guard at Freddy's Pizza Shop, which has long since gone out of business after children go missing, witnesses the bizarre reality of the pizza shop's mascots.
It attracted 48,561 audiences on the first day of release (11/16 7:00 AM, based on integrated movie theater ticket network), surpassing all Hollywood blockbusters such as 'The Marvels' and 'The Hunger Games: Ballad of the Singing Bird and the Snake'. It landed on top. This has added significance as it surpassed the scores on the first day of release of 'Happy Death Day' (45,059 people) and 'Megan' (25,625 people), which were Blumhouse's representative horror movies and were loved by domestic movie fans. . In addition, it is currently ranked first in real-time reservation rates for all foreign films, proving the explosive interest of Korean audiences in movies.
Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr