1st place ‘Match’ Surpasses 1 Million Viewers… Record Set in Just 11 Days Since Release [DA:Box]

The movie ‘Match’ surpassed 1 million cumulative viewers on the morning of Saturday, April 5th, the 11th day since its release.

‘Match’, which has maintained the top spot at the overall box office since its release, surpassed 1,056,921 cumulative viewers on the morning of Saturday, April 5th, the 11th day since its release, signaling a refreshing box office cruise in its second weekend since its release. Not only is this film ranked 1st at the box office, but it is also ranked high in advance reservation rates in its second week since its release, so it is expected to continue its box office race toward breaking even this weekend.

Along with the news of surpassing 1 million cumulative viewers, the actors‘ special thank-you video for their support is also drawing attention. First, Lee Byung-hun, who plays Cho Hoon-hyun, personally wrote the phrase ‘A Million Thank You’ in calligraphy to express his gratitude to the audience who took the golden time to visit the theater. Lee Byung-hun also personally wrote the Chinese character ‘No Mind(無心)’, which represents Cho Hoon-hyun’s determination before the match in the movie, with his excellent calligraphy skills, and expressed his special and sincere thanks.

Lee Byung-hun, Hyun Bong-sik, Moon Jung-hee, Jo Woo-jin, and director Kim Hyung-joo also released a video of themselves making the number ‘100’ with stones on a Go board and expressing their gratitude to the audience. From the Go board to the calligraphy that appears in the movie, the ‘Seungbu’ team, who expressed their gratitude to the million viewers in their own way, will be holding a stage greeting this weekend as well to meet the viewers who visited the theater on their precious weekend.

The movie ‘Seungbu’ is the story of Korea‘s greatest Go legend Cho Hun-hyun (Lee Byung-hun), who, after losing to his student, challenges himself to become the best again with his innate competitive spirit. The hit film ‘Seungbu’, which has surpassed 1 million cumulative viewers, is currently showing in theaters nationwide.

Jeong Hee-yeon, Donga.com reporter shine2562@donga.com

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