'Hope' surpasses 3 million viewers in 11 days since release... Dominates box office at number one

Director Na Hong-jin’s sci-fi film ″Hope,″ released after 10 years, surpassed 3 million cumulative viewers 11 days after its release. Distributor Plus M Entertainment announced on the afternoon of the 25th that ″Hope″ exceeded 3 million viewers on its 11th day since release. ″Hope″ is a film depicting events that occur when an unidentified alien life form appears in the fictional village of Hopohang near the Demilitarized Zone. Hwang Jung-min, Jo In-sung, and Jung Ho-yeon delivered intense action performances, and Hollywood actors such as Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, and Taylor Russell also appeared. The film showed rapid box office growth, surpassing 1 million viewers on the 3rd day and 2 million on the 5th day after release. Among films released this year, four have exceeded 3 million viewers, including ″Hope,″ ″The Man Who Lives with the King,″ ″The Swarm,″ and ″Salmoji.″ Audience reviews have been divided between ″strong approval″ and ″disapproval,″ but ″Hope″ has consistently maintained the number one spot at the box office since its release. However, weekday attendance dropped from 200,000–300,000 last week to around 100,000 this week. Among films released this year, the fastest to surpass 3 million viewers was director Yeon Sang-ho’s ″The Swarm″ (on the 10th day), with ″Hope″ reaching 3 million viewers one day later. As of 2 p.m. on the 25th, in real-time reservation rates, ″Spider-Man: Brand New Day,″ releasing on the 29th, ranked first (440,000 reservations, 48% share), followed by ″Hope″ in second place (230,000 reservations, 26% share).