[HanCinema's News] "Ashfall" Breaks Five Million Admissions at the South Korean Box Office
By William Schwartz | Published on
After nine days of being publically available in South Korean theaters, "Ashfall" has broken the five million viewer mark. The disaster movie is doing exceptionally well going into its second weekend, with minimal competition from the historical drama "Forbidden Dream", the only new release of note.
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January similarly looks to have excellent prospects for "Ashfall", as no obvious movies are set to be released that month that are likely to achieve a comparable performance. While "Forbidden Dream", and for that matter last week's comedy film "Start-Up", have received much stronger praise than "Ashfall" from critics and casual viewes alike, "Ashfall" is selling about one and a half times as many tickets as both of those movies put together.
Written by William Schwartz
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"Ashfall" is directed by Kim Byeong-seo, Lee Hae-joon, and features Lee Byung-hun, Ha Jung-woo, Ma Dong-seok, Jeon Hye-jin-II, Bae Suzy, Kim Yeon-kyo. Release date in Korea: 2019/12/19.
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"Forbidden Dream" is directed by Heo Jin-ho, and features Choi Min-sik, Han Suk-kyu, Shin Goo, Kim Hong-pa, Huh Joon-ho, Kim Tae-woo. Release date in Korea: 2019/12/26.
William Schwartz
Staff writer. Has been writing articles for HanCinema since 2012, having lived in South Korea from 2011 to 2021. He is currently located in the Portland metropolitan area. William Schwartz can be contacted via william@hancinema.net, and is open to requests for content in future articles.