Get ready, K-fans! Actress Jeon Ji-hyun’s highly anticipated zombie flick, ‘Gunchae,’ is already making waves! On its opening day morning, the film absolutely crushed it, soaring past 250,000 advance ticket sales and practically locking in the #1 spot at the box office!
As of 9:30 AM on the 21st, ‘Gunchae’ is absolutely dominating the pre-sale charts with a whopping 252,300 tickets sold! It’s leaving its closest competitor, ‘Michael’ (with around 54,000 tickets), far behind, making its climb to the top of the box office look like a breeze. If this incredible momentum keeps up, ‘Gunchae’ could even snag the coveted #1 spot for the entire weekend!
Helmed by the visionary director Yeon Sang-ho, ‘Gunchae’ plunges us into a gripping tale where an unknown infection outbreak traps people inside a sealed building, forcing them to battle against the infected. The star-studded cast includes Jeon Ji-hyun, Koo Kyo-hwan, Ji Chang-wook, Shin Hyun-bin, and Kim Shin-rok! This highly anticipated film even made its global debut at the Cannes Film Festival on the 15th, where it was invited to the prestigious Midnight Screening section!
For a quick look at the May 20th box office, ‘Michael’ took the #1 spot (48,850 viewers, 770,000 cumulative), followed by ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ at #2 (15,939 viewers, 1.48 million cumulative). Even before its official release, ‘Gunchae’ snagged #3 (14,236 viewers)! Rounding out the top five were ‘Gintama The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya’ at #4 (11,685 viewers, a fresh entry!) and ‘Salmokji’ at #5 (9,621 viewers, 3.19 million cumulative).
