While 'Avatar: Path of Water' is maintaining its overwhelming first place, 'Hero' and 'Switch' are maintaining their pride by maintaining the top 5 at the box office.
According to the Korean Film Council's integrated computer network on the 6th, 'Avatar: Path of Water' (directed by James Cameron) firmly maintained its first place in the box office, mobilizing 91,102 viewers. The cumulative number of viewers was 8,184,370 after 23 days of release.
‘Hero’ (Director Yoon Je-gyun), which had fallen to 4th place, rose again to 2nd place. ‘Hero’ mobilized 49,248 viewers, recording a cumulative audience of 1,909,30, and is expected to reach 2 million. 'Hero' is a film that depicts the last year of Ahn Jung-geun, who killed Ito Hirobumi in Harbin in October 1909 and died after being sentenced to death by a Japanese court, from the time he prepared for his rebellion to the moment of his death.
‘The First Slam Dunk’ (directed by Takehiko Inoue) dropped one place to third place. On the second day of release, it attracted 42,067 viewers, recording a cumulative audience of 110,803. ‘Puss in Boots: An Amazing Adventure’ (director Joel Crawford) also attracted 38,475 viewers on the second day of its release.
'Switch' (director Ma Dae-yoon) ranked 5th with 24,507 people, with a cumulative audience of 89,410. 'Switch' is currently receiving rave reviews as it tells the story of Park Kang, a top star who was enjoying a glamorous single life, a 10 million actor ranked 0th in castings and a self-proclaimed scandal maker, when his life changes 180 degrees on Christmas.
Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr