'Concrete Utopia' Becomes 3rd Korean Film to Surpass 3 Million Viewers

(From left) Eom Tae-hwa, Lee Byung-hun, Park Seo-joon
[Photo by Lotte Entertainment]

The movie 'Concrete Utopia' surpassed 3 million viewers 16 days after its release.

According to the Korea Film Council's integrated box office system on the 25th, 'Concrete Utopia' (director Um Tae-hwa) attracted 49,414 viewers on the 24th, ranking second at the box office. Since its release on the 9th, it has recorded a cumulative audience of 3,001,751.

'Concrete Utopia' is the third Korean film released this year to reach the 3 million mark, following 'Crime City 3' and 'Smuggling'.

The film steadily gained attention, reaching 1 million viewers on the 4th day and 2 million on the 7th day after release. On the 16th day, entering its third week, it drew 3 million viewers. Attention is also focused on whether the film will surpass the break-even point of 4.1 million viewers.

'Concrete Utopia' is a disaster drama depicting the story of survivors gathering in Hwanggung Apartments, the only remaining building in Seoul left in ruins after a massive earthquake. The film stars actors Lee Byung-hun and Park Seo-joon, and is directed by Um Tae-hwa, who also directed 'Ingtoogi' (2013) and 'Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned' (2016).

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