Lee Gyu-lee is a business writer at The Korea Times, focusing primarily on IT & telecommunications, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and KOTRA. Prior to this, she has covered a wide range of cultural news, from film, television and K-pop to lifestyle and fashion.
Comedy film 'Secret Zoo' tops box office on opening
The poster for the comedy film “Secret Zoo,” which topped the local box office on its opening day Wednesday/ Courtesy of Acemaker Movieworks
By Lee Gyu-lee
By Lee Gyu-lee
New comedy film “Secret Zoo” topped the local box office on its opening day Wednesday, beating two Hollywood blockbusters ― “Bad Boys for Life” and “Dolittle” ― which were second and third.
According to Korean Film Council (KOFIC) data, the film had over 100,000 ticket sales, grossing about 850 million won ($732,400).
The action flick “Bad Boys for Life,” which also premiered on Wednesday, sold over 60,000 tickets the same day.
Robert Downey Jr.'s fantasy film “Dolittle” fell to third after topping the chart for a week since its release on Jan. 8. The film has sold 1.13 million tickets as of Wednesday.
“Secret Zoo” revolves around the concept of a zoo with no real animals. Lawyer Tae-soo (Ahn Jae-hong) takes on the job of reviving a bankrupted zoo to secure his job at the firm. To save the zoo, he and zookeepers put on animal costumes to play a polar bear, lion and other animals.
The film has been sold to over 30 countries, including Thailand, the U.S. and Germany. The U.S. premiere is scheduled for Jan. 24.