Hyun Bin solidifies first place on Lunar New Year through ‘negotiation’

The movie ‘Negotiation’ starring Hwang Jung-min and Hyun Bin took first place.

According to the Korea Film Council's integrated computer network for movie theater admissions on the 20th, 'Negotiation' mobilized 67,520 viewers nationwide on the 19th. The cumulative number of viewers was 173,991.

'Negotiation' depicts the negotiation operation between a diplomat and a local National Intelligence Service agent who headed to Afghanistan to rescue Koreans who were taken hostage by the Taliban in the worst kidnapping incident. It is based on the kidnapping incident of a church missionary group in Afghanistan in 2007.

Second place is ‘The First Slam Dunk’, which shows crazy firepower. 34,506 people chose it and succeeded in running back. The cumulative number of viewers is 1,085,439.

'The First Slam Dunk', based on the Japanese sports cartoon of the same name, is an animation depicting the dreams, passion, and unstoppable challenges of the five members of the Buksan High School basketball team who dream of winning the national championship. In particular, 'The First Slam Dunk' is a theatrical animation produced 26 years after the completion of 'Slam Dunk', a cartoon that heated up the cartoon world in the 90s, and was directly directed by the original author, cartoonist Takehiko Inoue, making fans go crazy.

‘Ghost’, which was in second place the day before, fell to third place. 29,793 people visited the theater, ranking third. The cumulative number of viewers is 81,846.

'Avatar: Path of Water' and 'Hero' ranked 4th and 5th. 28,687 and 15,375 audiences visited, respectively.

Ryu Ye-ji, Ten Asia Reporter ryuperstar@tenasia.co.kr