MOVIE
Behind-the-scenes stills of 'THE ROUNDUP 4' were released
According to the integrated movie theater ticket network, on the 19th, 'THE ROUNDUP 4' added 147,140 people in one day, reaching a cumulative audience of 10,659,739.
'THE ROUNDUP 4' set a record of being the first Korean film to reach a triple 10 million mark, the shortest period to reach 10 million in 2024, and the shortest period in a series to reach 10 million. In addition, it became the 33rd film in Korean film history to exceed 10 million viewers and the 24th Korean film to exceed 10 million viewers, setting a new box office record.
'THE ROUNDUP 4' follows the return of monster detective Ma Seok-do (played by Don Lee) against villain Baek Chang-gi (played by Kim Moo-yeol), a former special forces mercenary who runs a large-scale illegal online gambling organization, and IT industry genius CEO Jang Dong-cheol (played by Lee Dong-hwi). (played by Park Ji-hwan) is a movie depicting a crime eradication operation carried out together with the Kwangsoo Unit and the Cyber Team.
'THE ROUNDUP 4' released 8 types of behind-the-scenes stills for the audience, which created the first 'triple 10 million' record for a Korean film series. Through the behind-the-scenes stills, you can get a glimpse of the passion of the actors, directors, and production crew for making 'THE ROUNDUP 4' and the friendly and pleasant atmosphere of the filming site. Maseok Island's Gwangsoo Team, which works hard to eradicate illegal online gambling crimes, has a friendly on-site atmosphere where laughter never stops even behind the camera, and shows close teamwork by seriously monitoring each other's filming scenes.
The behind-the-scenes stills that were revealed, including the filming site of Ma Seok-do and the returning Jang Yi-soo (played by Park Ji-hwan), who became an inseparable duo, the appearance of Ma Dong-seok monitoring with Professor Kwon Il-yong, who made a special appearance, and the filming site of Lee Dong-hwi, who played the brainiac villain Jang Dong-cheol, are from the movie. It reminds me of the scenes in gksek. Familiar faces from previous series also add to the joy of fans. Director Lee Sang-yong, who directed 'THE ROUNDUP 2' (2022) and 'THE ROUNDUP 3' (2023), and actor Lee Jun-hyuk, who plays the third-generation villain Joo Seong-cheol of 'THE ROUNDUP 3', also visited the filming site, along with Ma Dong-seok, Kim Moo-yeol, and director Heo Myeong-haeng. They showed their special affection for the ‘THE ROUNDUP’ series by cheering and leaving a heart-warming proof photo together.
'Following' went up one place and maintained second place. A total of 93,539 people were mobilized in one day, bringing the total number to 390,574.
'Following', starring Byun Yo-han, Shin Hye-sun, and EL, is about Goo Jeong-tae (Byun Yo-han), a real estate agent whose hobby is spying, who witnesses the death of Han So-ra (Shin Hye-sun), an influencer he was observing, and sets out to clear the name of the murderer. It is a mystery chase thriller that unfolds around Sora.
Third place was ‘Planet of the Apes: A New Era’. The number of daily viewers is 59,021, and the cumulative number of viewers is 767,072. According to Box Office Mojo, 'Planet of the Apes: A New Age' surpassed $237 million in global box office revenue in the second week of its release (approximately KRW 321.2 billion).
'KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APE' is a work that depicts the journey of Noah, an ape, who sets out to find freedom with a human girl against the ape leader Proximus' army who seeks to rule over humans in an oasis where evolved apes and degenerate humans live. am.
4th place was ‘Haikyu!!: The Dumpster Battle’ and 5th place was ‘The Garfield Movie’.
As of 8:45 am on the 20th, 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga' ranked first with 31.6% of real-time reservation rates. Second place in advance reservation rate is ‘18x2 Beyond Youthful Days’ (14.4%), and third place is ‘The Plot’ (14.4%).
Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia reporter bella@tenasia.co.kr
