According to the Korean Film Council’s integrated ticketing network, the film drew 83,919 viewers on Wednesday, bringing its cumulative total to 1,365,906 and putting it atop the overall box office. It also led all films in advance ticket sales and is holding a 97% score on CGV’s Golden Egg Index.
Set in 1457 in Cheongnyeongpo, the film follows a village chief who volunteers to live in exile to revive his community and a young deposed king sent into exile after being driven from the throne. The movie is drawing attention as the first South Korean film to bring a little-known story about King Danjong to the screen.
Ryu Seung-wan’s "Humint" ranked No. 2 over the same period, with 81,189 admissions and a cumulative total of 212,817.
The title refers to intelligence work using human networks — in other words, informants. Set in Vladivostok, where secrets and truths alike are buried in an icy sea, the film centers on people with different aims who collide. It stars Jo In Sung, Park Jeong Min, Shin Se Kyung and Park Hae Joon.
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