Choi Hyun&Kim Jaewon 'Final Interview' Tops Box Office on Opening Day

2nd place 'Heart of the Beast' and 3rd place 'Chikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island'The movie 'Final Interview,' starring actors Kang Yu-seok, Cho Yi-hyun, and Bae Kang-hee Kim Jaewon(from left), is bringing new vitality to the fall theater season. The photo shows them attending the press preview and press conference for 'Final Interview' held at CGV Yongsan I'Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 28th of last month. / Reporter Seo Ye-won[THE FACT|Reporter Choi Soo-bin] The movie 'Final Interview' had a great start, reaching the top of the box office on its opening day.According to the Korean Film Council's integrated computer network for movie theaters, 'Final Interview' (directed by Kim Jeong-hoon) mobilized 26,700 viewers on its opening day yesterday, ranking first at the box office. The cumulative audience count is 42,574.'Final Interview' is a film that depicts the story of six applicants gathered for a final interview who discover mysterious envelopes containing their personal revelations, leading them to suspect each other and fall into confusion. Actors Cho Yi-hyun Kim Jaewon Shin Seung-ho, Kang Yu-seok, Kwak Dong-yeon, and Bae Kang-hee starred in it.It is particularly significant that a Korean film has once again taken the top spot in the fall theater season, which had been dominated by foreign films such as 'Chikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island' (directed by Kei Oiwa) and 'Heart of the Beast' (directed by David Ayer). It has been 22 days since 'Assassination(s)' (directed by Hur Jin-ho) on October 13th, and a Korean film has reached number one at the overall box office, bringing new vitality to the theater season.'Heart of the Beast' mobilized 17,230 viewers, ranking second. The cumulative audience count is 271,042.'Heart of the Beast,' released on the 28th of last month, is an extreme survival drama about former U.S. Army Special Forces member James (played by Brad Pitt) and his retired military dog Odin, who are stranded in the Alaskan wilderness after a plane crash. They rely solely on each other to fight desperately against the constant threat of death.'Chikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island' ranked 3rd with 13,962 viewers, 'Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion' (directed by Akiyuki Shinbo) ranked 4th with 13,393 viewers, and 'The Secret of the College Entrance Exam' (directed by Yong-jae Lee) ranked 5th with 5,351 viewers.subin7134@tf.co.kr[Entertainment Department | ssent@tf.co.kr]