'The Roundup' Becomes The 1st Movie To Sell 10 Million Tickets In South Korea During The Covid-19 Pandemic
Seoul, June 12 - South Korean action comedy film, "The Roundup" has become the first movie to sell 10 million tickets in the country since "Frozen 2" in 2019, according to the Korean Film Council. ## The sequel to the 2017 hit movie "The Outlaws", the movie hit the 10 million milestones on its 25th day at the box office. Released on May 18, "The Roundup" scored 10.29 million admissions by Saturday, becoming only the 28th film in South Korean history to achieve the feat. ## Directed by Lee Sang-yong, "The Roundup" is the first South Korean film to achieve the feat after Bong Joon-ho's Oscar-winning black comedy "Parasite," which reached the 10-million milestone in July 2019. It is also the highest-grossing South Korean movie of 2022 with USD 83+ million.## During the covid-19 pandemic, Marvel/Sony's "Spider-Man: No Way Home" scored the highest admissions in Korea with 7.5 million. Hitting 10 million footfalls in South Korea is considered a huge success knowing the fact that the population of the country is little over 50 million. ## "The Roundup" tells the story of Detective Ma Seok-do (Ma Dong-seok), who heads to Vietnam to extradite a suspect only to find out about additional murder cases involving an unknown killer who has committed crimes against tourists for many years.## Stay tuned...
