‘Picnic’ starring Na Moon-hee and Kim Young-ok has surpassed the break-even point.

The movie 'Picnic' attracted 270,000 viewers and became the first Korean feature film to break even this year. 'Picnic', which has continued to do well at the box office thanks to the passionate performances of actors Na Moon-hee, Kim Young-ok, and Park Geun-hyung and the favorable reviews of audiences of all generations, is a valuable achievement for the Korean independent and art film industry in five years with the honorable title of being the first Korean feature film to exceed the break-even point in 2024. It is even more meaningful to be hugged.

According to the integrated computer network for movie theater tickets at 10 o'clock on the 21st, 'Picnic' surpassed the break-even point with a cumulative audience of 270,043. It has been 15 days since its release on the 7th. With a production cost of 1.2 billion won, 'Picnic' maintained the top spot in the independent/art film box office for 14 consecutive days, setting a record of exceeding 200,000 viewers for the first Korean independent/art film in 5 years. In addition, based on feature films released this year, it became the first Korean film to break even.

'Picnic' is a story about two friends, best friends and in-laws, who travel together to their hometown of Namhae for the first time in 60 years and reconnect with their 16-year-old memories. Leading actors Na Moon-hee, Kim Young-ok, and Park Geun-hyung play the lead roles.

'Picnic' doesn't just proceed in a warm and pleasant way. It contains relationships with other generations through the story of the older generation, which has been excluded from Korean films. It realistically shows life in old age, including conflicts with family members over parental property and support, life in a nursing home in old age, and well-dying and death with dignity. In the heavy story, the only people who do not change and support each other are old friends who are neither children nor spouses.

By accurately depicting the reality that is happening in Korea today, it gives the older audience their own story and the younger generation a chance to empathize and think about the future ahead of them. Audiences who watched the movie gave generous reviews and recommendations, such as "It's a story that everyone can relate to, and I would recommend it to everyone," "I became more immersed in the actors' passionate performances," and "It was like my story and my parents' story."

‘Picnic’ is currently showing in theaters nationwide.

'Dog Days' and 'Deadman', which were released on the same day as 'Picnic', are currently far below the break-even point.

Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia reporter bella@tenasia.co.kr