As the only major film of the year-end, ‘Harbin’ (directed by Woo Min-ho) has seen its daily audience and ticket sales drop to 100,000 as it enters the weekdays. Can the newly released ‘Bogotá: The Land of Last Chances’ (directed by Kim Sung-jae, hereafter ‘Bogotá’) become a rival to ‘Harbin’?
According to the integrated computer network of the Korean Film Council on the 31st, ‘Harbin’ attracted about 157,000 viewers the previous day, bringing its cumulative audience to 2,542,802.
The film starring Hyun Bin tells the story of those who thought of their country before themselves, focusing on the ‘noble soul’ Ahn Jung-geun. With a production cost of about 30 billion won, the break-even point is approximately 6.5 million viewers.
‘Firefighter’ (directed by Kwak Kyung-taek) maintained its second place. The film attracted about 45,000 viewers on the same day, bringing its cumulative audience to 3,262,130. Following that, ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ and ‘Crayon Shin-chan: Dinosaur Diary’ ranked 3rd and 4th, respectively. ‘Moana 2’ dropped to 5th place.
The real-time ticket sales ranking is as follows: ‘Harbin’ (approximately 160,000 pre-sales), ‘Bogotá’ (approximately 87,000 pre-sales), ‘Super Sonic 3’ (approximately 27,000 pre-sales), and ‘Firefighter’ (approximately 22,000 pre-sales).
Meanwhile, ‘Bogotá’, starring Song Joong-ki, which is released today, depicts the story of Guk-hee (Song Joong-ki) who heads to Bogotá, Colombia, with new hope after the IMF crisis, and becomes entangled with the influential figures of the Korean community in Bogotá, including customs broker Su-young (Lee Hee-joon) and Sergeant Park (Kwon Hae-hyo). The break-even point is approximately 3 million viewers.
