Kwak Yeon-soo is a digital editor at The Korea Times creating, editing and curating digital content for the newspaper’s website, mobile app and social media. She previously covered a diverse array of cultural, political and business topics.
'Spider-Man' surpasses 1 million admissions at fastest pace of 2021
A scene from the film, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” / Courtesy of Sony Pictures
By Kwak Yeon-soo
By Kwak Yeon-soo
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” has surpassed a cumulative 1 million admissions on the second day of its release, the fastest pace among films released this year, data showed Friday.
The film, released on Wednesday, attracted about 635,000 viewers. Admissions on Thursday brought the combined total to 1.02 million viewers, according to data from the Korean Film Council.
However, the government's toughened measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is likely to have a negative impact on the box office. Starting Saturday, movie theaters can operate until 10 p.m.
Film-related organizations, including Producers Guild of Korea, Directors Guild of Korea, The Association of Korean Buyers & Distributors of Foreign Films in Korea, Screenwriters Guild of Korea and Korea Theater Association, released a joint statement on Thursday, asking the government to make an exception considering the difficult situation of the film industry.
“The operating limits for theaters hinder new films from being released and this crisis will eventually lead to the collapse of the entire industry like a domino effect,” it said.
The latest installment of “Spider-Man” picks up at the point where Spider-Man's identity is exposed, and his superhero responsibilities come into conflict with his normal life as Peter Parker. He calls for help from Doctor Strange to restore his secret identity, but the magic spell breaks open the multiverse, releasing supervillains who Spider-Man has never before faced.