'Spider-Man' becomes No. 1 hit movie of the year in Korea
A poster for the Hollywood superhero film "Spider-Man: No Way Home" is seen at a movie theater in Seoul in this Dec. 21 photo. Yonhap
"Spider-Man: No Way Home," the latest film in the Spider-Man series, has become the No. 1 hit movie of the year in South Korea after surpassing the attendance record of local thriller "Escape from Mogadishu.”
According to Sony Pictures, distributor of the Hollywood superhero film, "Spider-Man: No Way Home" attracted 4.17 million people as of 7 a.m. Saturday, beating the 3.61 million attendance for "Escape from Mogadishu" to become this year's most-watched film here.
The blockbuster surpassed the 4 million-mark just 11 days after its premiere, the fastest pace during the pandemic, outpacing that of "Deliver Us From Evil," which topped 4 million attendance in 18 days last year.
Since its release Dec. 15, Marvel Studios' latest Spider-Man movie has been breaking pandemic-era records in South Korea, including the best opening-day score of 640,000.
Starring Tom Holland, "Spider-Man" tells the story of Peter Parker's adventure after his identity as the superhero is revealed. (Yonhap)