[Box Office] First Korean Film 'Gyeonggwan-ui Pi' Starts at No.1... 'Sing 2' Over 40,000

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Isul] The first Korean film of the new year, Blood of the Policeman, started off at number one at the box office.

According to the Korea Film Council's integrated ticketing system on the 6th, Blood of the Policeman, which was released on the 5th, attracted 64,026 viewers and took the top spot at the box office. Including preview screenings, the cumulative audience reached 69,204.

The Marvel film Spider-Man: No Way Home, which was released on the 15th of last month and surpassed 6 million viewers for the first time since the pandemic, drew 50,387 viewers on the day and ranked second. Its cumulative audience stands at 6,251,406.

Starring actors Jo Jin-woong and Choi Woo-shik, Blood of the Policeman (directed by Lee Gyu-man) is a crime investigation drama depicting the dangerous pursuit between Kang Yoon, the ace of the Gwangsu Unit who disregards illegal investigations, and Min-jae, an undercover rookie police officer assigned to monitor him. The film is adapted from the novel of the same name by Japanese author Sasaki Jo, with director Lee Gyu-man, known for Return (2007) and Children... (2011), at the helm.

The popular animated sequel Sing 2, which was released alongside Blood of the Policeman, attracted 44,208 viewers and ranked third. This figure follows the opening numbers of Soul with 60,451 and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train with 66,581, similar to the animation box office openings in January last year.

Additionally, Kingsman: The First Agent ranked fourth, and the foreign film Feedback entered the charts at eighth place.

The total number of moviegoers who visited theaters that day was 183,564.

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