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Sun, December 8, 2019 | 19:26
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Disney's 'Aladdin' creates storm at box office
Posted : 2019-06-09 15:01
Updated : 2019-06-09 15:03
Dong Sun-hwa
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By Dong Sun-hwa

More than 3.4 million tickets have been sold to see Disney's 'Aladdin' as of Saturday. Courtesy of the Walt Disney Company Korea
More than 3.4 million tickets have been sold to see Disney's "Aladdin" as of Saturday. Courtesy of the Walt Disney Company Korea
Disney's musical fantasy film "Aladdin" has created a box office storm since its release in Korea on May 23.

As of Saturday, more than 3.4 million tickets had been sold to take No. 2 spot at the box office, behind Bong Joon-ho's black comedy "Parasite," which won the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival.

But in terms of real-time ticket reservations for Sunday, Aladdin beat Parasite. Of all movie tickets reserved, Aladdin had 40.7 percent, while Parasite accounted for 37.8 percent.

Word-of-mouth is seen as a key to Aladdin's popularity, with the film receiving 98 out of 100 points from the reviewers who evaluated it on cinema chain CGV's rating platform.

Aladdin, a live-action version of Disney's 1992 animated film of the same name, is about a thief who encounters a wish-granting Genie and falls in love with Princess Jasmine.

Directed by Guy Ritchie, the film features Hollywood big names, including Will Smith, Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott.


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