The film ‘Demon Hunters’ starring Ma Dong-seok has begun its unstoppable box office run by taking first place at the overall movie box office on its first day of release.

According to the integrated computer network for movie theater admission tickets on the 1st, ‘Holy Night: Demon Hunters’ mobilized 117,042 people on its first day of release on the 30th of last month, and easily rose to the top spot in the overall movie box office by recording 121,321 people including preview screenings.

This is a figure that has attracted even more attention as it far surpasses the opening scores of ‘Hitman 2’ (106,211 people), which mobilized over 2.5 million viewers this year, as well as ‘Match’ (91,471 people)and ‘Opposition’ (85,659 people).With the momentum of new releases such as ‘Thunderbolts*’ and ‘Breakthrough’ as well as strong competitors such as ‘Opposition’ and ‘Minecraft Movie’, ‘Demon Hunters’ is showing a strong presence, and all eyes are focused on the birth of a strong box office dark horse that will dominate the May Golden Week.

In particular, with this, Ma Dong-seok is expected to once again write the formula for box office success in spring theaters by sweeping the screens with ‘The Outlaws 2’ in May 2022, ‘The Outlaws 3’ in May 2023, and ‘The Outlaws 4’ in April 2024, even in the spring of 2025.

Meanwhile, ‘Holy Night: Demon Hunters’ is an occult action film that depicts the story of a city thrown into chaos by an evil-worshiping group, and the dark solvers ‘Holy Night’ Team Bau(Ma Dong-seok), Sharon(Seo Hyun), and Kim Gun(Lee David)with special abilities, who punish the evil group.It is currently showing in theaters nationwide.



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