[★1 line cut]Superpower worked, but soju sold less… The light and dark of the weekend between ‘High Five’ and ‘Soju War’
Jae-Hong Ahn in the movie ‘High Five’
★1 line cut: High Five’s superpower worked, beat Mission Impossible and took 1st place over the weekend
The movie ‘High Five’ pulled off a surprising upset at the weekend box office.It narrowly beat out ‘Mission Impossible - Final Reckoning’ starring Tom Cruise to take first place.The power of the action comedy starring Yoo Ah-in was evident.According to the Korean Film Council, ‘High Five’ topped the box office, attracting a total of 383,290 viewers from May 30 to June 1.’Mission Impossible - Final Reckoning’ came in second place, 10,000 viewers behind, with 378,690 viewers.The cumulative number of viewers has surpassed 2.47 million.
The two works had an interesting competition, going back and forth in the rankings for three days.’High Five’ took first place on May 30th and June 1st, and on May 31st, ‘Mission Impossible’ succeeded in a counterattack and briefly reclaimed first place.
‘Mission Impossible’ is still ahead in advance ticket sales.As of 6:30 AM on the 2nd, ‘Mission Impossible’ has about 60,000 advance ticket buyers, while ‘High Five’ has about 56,500 advance ticket buyers.The competition between the two films is expected to become even fiercer as the Memorial Day holiday approaches.
Yoo Hae-jin from the movie ‘Soju War’
‘Soju War’ starring Lee Je-hoon and Yoo Hae-jin ranked third, mobilizing 131,645 viewers during the same period.However, as of June 1, its daily box office ranking fell to 4th place, indicating that it is having difficulty maintaining its popularity for a long time.
‘Soju War’ is set in the late 1990s during the foreign exchange crisis and depicts the conflict between Jong-rok(Yoo Hae-jin), a company employee who risks his life, and In-beom(Lee Je-hoon), an investment company employee who only pursues profit.
Meanwhile, in other rankings, ‘Lilo & Stitch’ (43,807 people, 320,000 cumulative people)and ‘Candy Candy’ (11,104 people, 30,000 cumulative people)ranked 4th and 5th, respectively.
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