Ma Dong-seok's 'Criminal City 3' and Bong Joon-ho's 'Parasite' set a new record in 5 years

While the movie 'Sin City 3' (director Lee Sang-yong) was released, it surpassed the pre-order amount of the previous film 'Sin City 2'.

According to the distributors Avio Entertainment and Plus M Entertainment on the 31st, 'Crime City 3', which was released on the same day, recorded a pre-order amount of 640,638 and a reservation rate of 87.3%. This is a figure that far exceeds the 313,878 copies as of 8:00 am on the opening day of 'Criminal City 2' last year.

In addition, 'Sin City 3' has once again set a new record for the highest pre-order volume in 2023 and surpassing the previous film since 'Crime City 2' set a new record for the highest pre-order amount during the pandemic. In addition, 'Parasite' (2019) surpassed 505,382 copies at 8:00 am on the opening day, drawing attention by surpassing 600,000 copies in advance in 5 years.

Following the Korean films 'Along with the Gods - Causal Kite' (2018) and 'Battleship Island' (2017), which recorded 500,000 pre-bookings on the opening day, it is noteworthy that it set a new record for reservations.

'Criminal City 3' is about Seok-do Ma (played by Dong-seok Ma) moving to Gwangsu University in Seoul to catch Joo Seong-cheol (played by Jun-hyeok Lee), who is behind a new drug crime case, and Ricky (played by Munetaka Aoki), another villain involved in a drug case. A film depicting an exhilarating crime-fighting operation. It is currently being highly praised.

Reporter Kang Min-kyung, Ten Asia kkk39@tenasia.co.kr