'Seoul-ui Bom' Surpasses Break-Even in 2 Weeks, Cumulative 4.65 Million Viewers Reached

[Box Office] Weekend 1.7 Million Viewers Rank 1
Rank 2 Romance 'Single in Seoul' Over 120,000

The movie 'Seoul's Spring' surpassed its break-even point by attracting over 1.7 million viewers over the weekend.

According to the Korea Film Council's integrated box office data, 'Seoul's Spring' (directed by Kim Seong-su) drew 1,702,212 viewers over the three-day weekend (April 1-3), securing the number one spot at the box office. Its revenue share was an impressive 81.3%.

Exterior view of a theater in Seoul
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Since its release on March 22, the film's cumulative audience has reached 4,655,122. Thus, within two weeks of its release, it surpassed the break-even point of 4.2 million viewers and began generating profit.

Inspired by the December 12 military coup, 'Seoul's Spring' attracted 1 million viewers within four days and surpassed 2 million on the sixth day. It continues its success by drawing 3 million viewers in just ten days.

Distributor Plus M Entertainment explained that previous blockbuster films with over 10 million viewers, such as 'Ode to My Father' (2014), 'Masquerade' (2012), and 'The Attorney' (2013), also saw steady increases in audience numbers from the first to the second week after release.

'Seoul's Spring' depicts the tense nine hours aimed at stopping the new military forces' rebellion in Seoul on December 12, 1979. Actor Hwang Jung-min plays Jeon Du-hwan, inspired by Chun Doo-hwan, and Jung Woo-sung portrays Lee Tae-shin, the Capital Security Commandant. Park Hae-joon, Lee Sung-min, and Kim Sung-kyun also star. The film is directed by Kim Seong-su, known for 'Beat' (1997), 'Flu' (2013), and 'Asura' (2016).

'Spring in Seoul' Director Kim Seong-su (from left) Actors Kim Seong-gyun, Jung Woo-sung, Hwang Jeong-min, Lee Seong-min
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In second place, the romance film 'Single in Seoul' (directed by Park Beom-su), starring Im Soo-jung and Lee Dong-wook, attracted 123,771 viewers. Since its release on March 29, it has accumulated 225,514 viewers.

'Freddy's Pizza Shop' took third place with 64,836 viewers. Released on March 15, it has drawn 651,974 viewers so far.

In fourth place, director Hirokazu Koreeda's 'Monster' attracted 54,898 viewers during its first weekend, with a cumulative audience of 117,803.

Fifth place went to 'The Galactic Troublemakers: True Courage! The Movie,' sixth to 'Snow Falls: I Will Become a Sled Dog!,' and seventh to 'Power Digimon The Beginning: The Movie.'

The total number of moviegoers visiting theaters over the weekend was 2,091,281.

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