Movie 'Seoul-ui Bom' Surpasses 5 Million Viewers
The film "Seoul's Spring," based on the December 12 military coup, surpassed 5 million viewers within 14 days of its release.
According to the Korea Film Council's integrated ticketing system at 3 p.m. on the 5th, "Seoul's Spring" (directed by Kim Seong-su) recorded a cumulative audience of 5,000,334.
"Seoul's Spring" depicts the tense nine hours aimed at preventing the coup by the new military forces that took place in Seoul, the capital, 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 appear. The film is directed by Kim Seong-su, known for "Beat" (1997), "Flu" (2013), and "Asura" (2016).
The film, released on the 22nd of last month, reached 1 million viewers on the 4th day, 2 million on the 6th, 3 million on the 10th, 4 million on the 12th, and surpassed 5 million viewers on the 14th day. It exceeded the break-even point of 4.2 million viewers within two weeks and reached the 5 million mark.
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Additionally, it surpassed "The Man Standing Next" (directed by Woo Min-ho), which was released on January 22, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic and attracted 4.75 million viewers. It is the only Korean film released in winter after the pandemic to record 5 million viewers.
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