The movie ‘The Showdown’ has topped the overall box office for two days in a row.

The movie ‘The Showdown’ is showing steady box office momentum, topping the box office for two days in a row. According to the integrated computer network for movie tickets, the movie ‘The Showdown’ had a cumulative audience of 156,586 as of March 27 (Thursday). ‘The Showdown’, which showed an impressive box office start by mobilizing over 90,000 viewers on the day of its release alone, is showing steady box office momentum on the second day of its release, beating out all of its strong competitors and maintaining its No. 1 spot at the overall movie box office. This extraordinary box office success of ‘The Match’ is expected to continue until this weekend, so attention is focused on whether it can take the top spot in theaters this weekend as well.

‘The Match’‘s box office success can be seen as the result of the audience’s favorable reviews of the film‘s flawless production, from the actors’ performances to the directing. ‘The Match’, which is maintaining a high satisfaction rating of 96% in the CGV Golden Egg Index, an index of actual audience reviews, is showing the highest satisfaction rating not only among concurrently released films but also among Korean films currently showing, proving that the main factor in ‘The Match’‘s box office success is audience satisfaction.

The film ‘The Match’ is the story of South Korea’s greatest baduk legend Cho Hun-hyun (Lee Byung-hun), who uses his natural competitive spirit to once again challenge for the top after losing a match against his student. ‘The Showdown’, which has been a box office hit, has been ranked first in the overall movie box office for two consecutive days and is currently showing in theaters nationwide.

Reporter Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com yyynnn@donga.com

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