'Oppenheimer' Tops with Over 550,000 on Liberation Day, Only 'Milsoo' Smiled

[Box Office] 'Concrete Utopia' 300,000 Tickets, 2nd Place
Disappointing Results for Korea's Big 4 Summer Films

Director Christopher Nolan's film 'Oppenheimer' opened at number one at the box office, attracting over 550,000 viewers on its release day, Liberation Day.

According to the Korea Film Council's integrated ticket sales network on the 16th, 'Oppenheimer' drew 552,958 viewers on the 15th, its opening day, securing the top spot at the box office. It recorded a revenue share of 44.2%.

'Oppenheimer' still image [Photo by Universal Pictures]

'Oppenheimer' is a film about a genius scientist's nuclear development project, who must risk destroying the world to save it. It depicts the life of American physicist Robert Oppenheimer, who led the development of the atomic bomb during World War II. The cast includes Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, and Robert Downey Jr.

In second place was 'Concrete Utopia' (director Um Tae-hwa), starring Lee Byung-hun, which attracted 303,126 viewers. Since its release on the 9th, it has accumulated 2,136,525 viewers.

The comic romance 'Daljjakjigeunhae: 7510' (director Lee Han), starring Yoo Hae-jin and Kim Hee-sun, which also opened on Liberation Day, started in third place with 122,194 viewers.

The action film 'Protector,' directed by and starring Jung Woo-sung, which opened on the same day, drew 40,227 viewers and remained in seventh place.

'Smugglers' (director Ryu Seung-wan), released on the 26th of last month, attracted 96,425 viewers and ranked fourth. The film has steadily drawn audiences, surpassing a cumulative total of 4,569,779 viewers.

Disney·Pixar's animation 'Elemental' attracted 71,731 viewers, ranking fifth. Since its release on June 14, it has recorded a cumulative audience of 6,767,226.

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Among the Korean film Big 4 with production costs exceeding 20 billion won, only 'Smugglers' has surpassed the break-even point.

'Concrete Utopia,' released on the 9th, surpassed 2 million viewers during the Liberation Day holiday following its opening weekend, but competition with new releases like 'Oppenheimer' is inevitable.

'Unofficial Operation' (director Kim Sung-hoon), released on the 2nd, drew 10,570 viewers and remained in ninth place, while 'The Moon' (director Kim Yong-hwa) barely attracted 2,906 viewers and failed to enter the top 10. The cumulative audience for 'Unofficial Operation' is 1,022,216, and for 'The Moon,' 499,316.

With major distributors' summer blockbusters achieving somewhat disappointing results, red lights have been lit for the Chuseok box office as well.

The total number of viewers who visited theaters the previous day was counted at 1,288,652.

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