‘Boss’ surpasses 2 million viewers in 10 days
Jo Woo-jin, right, and other cast and crew members celebrate as “Boss” surpasses 2 million moviegoers. Courtesy of Hive Media Corp
The comedy-action film “Boss” surpassed 2 million moviegoers on its 10th day of release, according to data from the Korean Film Council’s box office information system on Sunday.
The film follows a group of gang members who competitively yield leadership to one another in an attempt to display their loyalty and advance their personal ambitions.
“Boss” reached the milestone faster than Park Chan-wook’s hit “No Other Choice,” and became the first October release since the pandemic to attract over 2 million viewers — a sign of the film’s strong word-of-mouth.
The film topped advance ticket sales and set records for the biggest opening-day audience and fastest climb to 1 million viewers for a post-pandemic October release.
Its offbeat premise of a cutthroat competition to give up the boss’s seat and the lively chemistry among cast members have drawn enthusiastic responses from audiences.
“Boss” is now showing in theaters nationwide.
A poster for the movie "Boss" / Courtesy of Hive Media Corp
This article from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Times, is translated by generative AI and edited by The Korea Times.