[Box Office] 'Spider-Man' First Pandemic 5 Million, 'Mogadishu' and 'Namsan' Rise

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Iseul] The Marvel movie 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' has surpassed 5 million viewers for the first time since the pandemic.

According to the Korea Film Council's integrated box office system on the 28th, 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' was screened 7,038 times on 2,145 screens on the 27th, attracting 139,022 viewers and taking first place at the box office. 'Kingsman: The First Agent' ranked second with 39,280 viewers. Released on the 22nd, it has recorded a cumulative audience of 444,917. The total number of moviegoers on that day was counted at 205,256.

Furthermore, as of 7 a.m. on the 28th, 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' recorded a cumulative audience of 5,014,636. It reached 5 million viewers in just 14 days since its release on the 15th, marking the first record since the COVID-19 pandemic.

It also surpassed 'The Man Standing Next,' which was released in January last year and attracted 4.75 million viewers, becoming the movie with the highest audience. It outperformed 'Deliver Us from Evil' (4.35 million), 'Peninsula' (3.81 million), and the 2021 top record 'Mogadishu' (3.61 million), gathering the largest audience.

'Spider-Man: No Way Home' is a Marvel action blockbuster depicting the story of Spider-Man Peter Parker (Tom Holland), whose identity is exposed, seeking help from Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) to solve the problem. Unexpectedly, the multiverse opens, bringing adversaries from different dimensions such as Doctor Octopus (Alfred Molina), leading to the worst crisis in history.

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