Kwon Sang-woo X Song Hye-kyo laughed...Theater Boree Hitman 2 Black Nuns Break even
Feb 10, 2025
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According to the Korea Film Council's integrated computer network for movie theater tickets on the 10th, the comedy film 'Hitman 2' (directed by Choi Won-seop, produced by Berry Good Studio and Studio Target) remained at the top of the box office by mobilizing 201,564 people from the 7th to the 9th. The cumulative number of audiences for "Hitman 2" is 2,316,109. On the same day, the occult film 'Black Nuns' (directed by Kwon Hyuk-jae, produced by a film company) ranked fourth with 83,540 people (1.6 million,314 accumulated).
Hitman 2 and Black nuns are tentpole movies aimed at the Lunar New Year holiday last month. Hitman 2' was released on Jan. 22 and Black nuns' was released on Jan. 24, leading to a double box office hit.
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Hitman 2, which surpassed 1 million in eight days and 2 million in 13 days after its release, attracted audiences with slow but steady word of mouth, topping the entire movie box office in the third weekend and ranking first in the weekend box office for two consecutive weeks. Starting with Seoul, the stage greetings of the main characters of 「Hitman 2" who met with the audience while traveling all over the country, including Daegu, Busan, Cheongju, Daejeon, Ulsan, Suwon, Incheon, Uijeongbu, and Ilsan, were directly linked to the box office success. As a result, on the 19th day of its release, it hit 2.3 million viewers, the break-even point, on the 9th.
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Black Nuns', which showed off the power of the Warmans movie by attracting 1 million viewers in six days after its release, added a different setting to the occult genre, leading to word of mouth with a variety of attractions and dramatic developments. Song Hye-kyo's charismatic character, who played Sister Yunia by any means, as well as Jeon Yeo-bin's delicate acting skills as Michaela, who continues to grow after overcoming confusion, captivated an entire generation of audiences. Above all, 'Black nuns' draws attention as they are receiving unusual responses not only at home but also abroad. In Indonesia, following the highest opening performance among Korean films released locally, it has the second-largest accumulated number of Korean films released in Indonesia so far, and the Philippines has also ranked first in the box office for two consecutive weeks since its release. On top of that, he breathed a sigh of relief, surpassing the break-even point of 1.6 million cumulative audiences in Korea.
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