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Sat, May 21, 2022 | 11:39
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'Ode to my Father' becomes second most-viewed Korean film
'국제시장', 1천300만 넘어…역대 한국영화 2위
Posted : 2015-02-09 17:31
Updated : 2015-02-09 17:43
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‘Ode to my Father' took the number two spot on the list of most-watched Korean films, as it surpassed 13 million in ticket sales, Saturday. / Korea Times file
‘Ode to my Father' took the number two spot on the list of most-watched Korean films, as it surpassed 13 million in ticket sales, Saturday.
/ Korea Times file

Director Youn Je-kyoun's ‘Ode to my Father' took the number two spot on the list of most-watched Korean films, as it surpassed 13 million in ticket sales, Saturday.

It made an accumulated 13,023,664 in ticket sales as 89,809 people viewed it at 489 theaters across the nation that day, according to the Korea Film Council, Sunday. The milestone comes 53 days after the film's release in mid-December.

The sales figure surpasses that of ‘The Host,' which was previously number two in ranking with 13,010,000 viewers.

The Korean film that attracted the most viewers so far is ‘Roaring Currents' released last year and had 17,610,000 in ticket sales.

Ode to my Father ranks third in number of viewers when foreign films released here are taken into account. ‘Avatar' is in second place with 13,620,000 viewers.

Ode to my Father is still playing at some 500 theaters, eight weeks into its release, generating speculation that it could surpass Avatar's record.

The film centers on the life of a man played by Hwang Jung-min, who sacrifices his dreams as the main breadwinner for his family through the 1950s to the present. It was selected to be screened in the Panorama section of the 2015 Berlin International Film Festival that kicked off Feb.5 and runs through Feb. 15.



'국제시장', 1천300만 넘어…역대 한국영화 2위

윤제균 감독의 영화 '국제시장'이 누적관객수 1천300만명을 넘어서며 역대 한국영화 흥행 2위에 올랐다.  

8일 영화진흥위원회 영화관 입장권 통합전산망에 따르면 '국제시장'은 개봉 53일째인 7일 전국 489개 상영관에서 관객 8만9천809명을 보태 누적관객수 1천302만3천664명을 기록했다. 

이는 역대 한국영화 흥행 2위인 '괴물'(2006·1천301만명)을 넘어선 기록이다.

이에 따라 '국제시장'은 '명량'(2014·1천761만명)에 이어 2위로 자리매김했다.

외화를 포함하면 '아바타'(2009·1천362만명)에 이은 역대 흥행 3위의 성적이다.

개봉 8주차인 '국제시장'은 잇따른 신작의 개봉에도 굴하지 않고 여전히 500개에 달하는 상영관에서 관객을 끌어모으고 있어 당분간 기록 행진은 계속될 전망이다. 이에 따라 '아바타'의 기록도 넘어설 수 있을지 관심이 쏠리고 있다.

'국제시장'은 한국 근현대사를 관통하며 가족을 위해 평생 헌신한 아버지(황정민)의 얘기를 그린 영화다. 최근 개막한 제65회 베를린국제영화제 파노라마 부문에 공식 초청되기도 했다. (연합뉴스)

 
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