'Concrete' Tops 1.12 Million in First Weekend... Korean Films See Mixed Fortunes

[Box Office] 'Milsu' Ranks 2nd... Surpasses Break-even Point
286 Billion SF Movie 'The Moon' Struggles to Reach 500,000 Viewers

The movie "Concrete Utopia," starring actor Lee Byung-hun, topped the box office by attracting 1.12 million viewers during its opening weekend. The summer market has seen mixed results for four major Korean film releases.

According to the Korea Film Council's integrated box office data on the 14th, "Concrete Utopia" (directed by Um Tae-hwa) drew 1,129,727 viewers over the three-day weekend (June 11?13), securing the number one spot at the box office. Since its release on the 9th, it has attracted a total of 1,546,269 viewers.

"Concrete Utopia" is a disaster film depicting survivors gathering in the only remaining Hwanggung Apartments in Seoul, which has been reduced to ruins by a massive earthquake. The film stars Lee Byung-hun and Park Seo-joon. It made a fresh start by surpassing one million viewers in its opening weekend.

Director Ryoo Seung-wan's "Smugglers" took second place with 425,442 viewers. Released on May 26, the film, which had been holding the number one spot, has surpassed its break-even point with a cumulative audience of 4,355,462.

Disney·Pixar's animated film "Elemental" ranked third with 192,837 viewers. Since its release on June 14, the film has shown strong momentum, reaching a cumulative audience of 6,645,580.

The film "Unofficial Operation," starring Ha Jung-woo and Ju Ji-hoon and directed by Kim Sung-hoon, released on June 2, ranked fourth with 125,444 viewers. Its cumulative audience stands at 981,488.

The sci-fi film "The Moon" (directed by Kim Yong-hwa), released on the same day, managed only 50,587 viewers over the weekend, placing sixth. This big-budget film, with an investment of 26.8 billion KRW, was ambitiously launched by CJ ENM in the summer tentpole market. It received a shocking result with a cumulative audience of 483,834, failing to reach even 500,000 viewers.

Fifth place went to "Mission: Impossible ? Dead Reckoning Part One," seventh to "Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine," and eighth to "Octonauts Above and Beyond: From Land to Sky."

The total number of moviegoers over the weekend was 2,131,281.

The theater atmosphere may change soon, as Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" is set to be released on the 15th. As of 9:30 AM on the release day, the film's real-time reservation rate stands at 55.2%, with 411,961 tickets booked.

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