The movie '12.12: THE DAY' was a box office hit, attracting close to 180,000 viewers on the second day of its release.
According to the Korea Film Council's movie theater ticket integrated computer network on the 24th, '12.12: THE DAY' (directed by Kim Seong-su) attracted 179,097 audiences on the 23rd, the first day of its release, and recorded a cumulative audience of 398,541. It has been ranked first at the box office for two days.
'12.12: THE DAY' is a movie depicting the 9 hours of desperate action to prevent the rebellion of the new military forces that occurred in the capital city of Seoul on December 12, 1979. It is directed by Kim Seong-soo and stars Hwang Jung-min, Jung Woo-sung, Lee Seong-min, Park Hae-joon, and Kim Sung-gyun.
'12.12: THE DAY', which attracted attention by ranking first in real-time reservation rates for 10 consecutive days before its release, took first place in the overall box office upon its release and recorded a CGV Golden Egg Index of 99% and a Naver rating of 9.40, proving strong word of mouth. I'm doing it.
In second place was 'Freddy's Pizza Place' with 13,405 viewers, with a cumulative total of 402,307, and in third place was 'The Host', the new film by Japanese master director Hirokazu Kore-eda, in fourth place. 12,230 people saw it before release or through previews, and the cumulative number of viewers was 18,584.
Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr