Zombie Flick 'Peninsula' Draws 2 Million Viewers in About a Week

Published on 2020/07/22 | Source

/Yonhap

Filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho's latest film "Peninsula" attracted over 2 million viewers in about a week since its release on July 15.

According to the Korean Film Council, the sequel to Yeon's 2016 zombie flick "Train to Busan" passed the milestone on Tuesday.

It became the first film to draw more than 2 million moviegoers since February, when the coronavirus epidemic reached its peak here, causing the number of moviegoers to plunge as people increasingly shunned crowded places.

The zombie flick, which was simultaneously released overseas, is sweeping box offices in some Asian countries including Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam.

"Peninsula" is set four years after the first film and tells the story of people struggling to survive in the ruins after the destruction of the entire country by zombies.

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"Peninsula" is directed by Yeon Sang-ho, and features Gang Dong-won, Lee Jung-hyun, Lee Re, Kwon Hae-hyo, Kim Min-jae, Koo Kyo-hwan. Release date in Korea: 2020/07/15.