Bong Joon-ho's 'Parasite' Surpasses 300 Billion Won in Global Sales... Also Highly Popular in Japan

Song Kang-ho (left) and Bong Joon-ho (right) attending the 'Parasite' press conference held in Tokyo, Japan on the 23rd. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Park Hee-eun] As the box office revenue of director Bong Joon-ho's film Parasite has become a hot topic, interest in its popularity in Japan is also growing.

According to the box office tracking site Box Office Mojo on the 13th, the worldwide revenue of Parasite reached $253,510,523 (approximately 310.5 billion KRW). In Korean currency, it has surpassed about 300 billion won.

The film Parasite earned $52,784,907 (approximately 64.5 billion KRW) in North America. This ranks it as the fourth highest-grossing foreign-language film released in North America to date, following Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ($128.1 million), Life is Beautiful ($57.2 million), and Hero ($53.7 million).

In particular, in Japan, it has already surpassed 4 billion yen, earning over 4,047,160,000 yen (approximately 47.7 billion KRW).

Parasite was released nationwide in Japan on January 10. Although it started at 5th place in the early days of its release, after winning four Academy Awards including Best Picture on February 10, it rose to the top of the Japanese box office.

According to the Japanese film specialist site Eiga.com, last weekend (February 7?8), it ranked 3rd in the Japanese box office, maintaining stable popularity in Japan as well.

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