'Comfort women' movie tops box office
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By Kim Han-soo
The film “Spirit’s Homecoming,” based on true stories of Korean sex slaves for the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II, is off to a flying start, attracting nearly 300,000 people in two days and edging out Hollywood blockbuster “Deadpool” to reach the top in of the domestic box office.
The film drew over more than 150,000 people on its first day, on screen, Wednesday. At this pace, the movie is expected to attract an accumulated 500,000 people by the end of the week. As of Friday morning, “Spirit’s Homecoming,” is in the first place for bookings rate with a 28.7 percent share.
CJ CGV and other major theater chains are considering allotting more screens to “Spirit’s Homecoming” to meet increasing demand for the film.
Its The film’s director, Cho Jung-lae, said he was motivated to make the movie by the picture of screaming comfort women set on fire, drawn by comfort woman victim Kang Il-chul during her art psychotherapy session. The director Cho made the film based on testimonies of Kang and other victims.