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| A scene from the film, "Smugglers" / Courtesy of NEW |
By Kwak Yeon-soo
Crime action film "Smugglers" has attracted over 4 million admissions, surpassing its break-even target after just 17 days.
According to NEW, the film's distributor, its total ticket sales recorded over 4.19 million as of Saturday, becoming the second highest-grossing film of the year following "The Roundup: No Way Out," which garnered more than 10 million moviegoers.
"Smugglers," starring Kim Hye-soo, Yum Jung-ah, and Zo In-sung, revolves around female divers from the 1970s who unexpectedly become involved in an illegal smuggling scheme.
With the debut of "Concrete Utopia," however, "Smugglers" slipped to second spot but continues to perform well at the box office.
"Concrete Utopia," starring Lee Byung-hun and Park Seo-jun, has drawn more than 1 million viewers in four days after its release on Aug. 9. The film revolves around survivors of a massive earthquake who try to rebuild their lives in the only apartment complex left standing following the disaster.
Action drama film "Ransomed" and sci-fi blockbuster "The Moon," which opened in theaters on Aug. 2, failed to attract big audiences. They attracted over 933,424 and 465,426 cumulative audiences as of 4 p.m. Sunday, respectively.
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