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The acclaimed indie feature Han Gong-ju scored a big opening this past weekend, accruing 60,931 admissions in its first four days following its Thursday, April 17th release. LEE Su-jin’s debut was granted an unusually large release courtesy of CGV’s Movie Collage program, which selects promising independent Korean films for domestic distribution.

 

Han Gong-ju ranked sixth over the weekend after playing on 225 screens. As of the end of Monday, April 21st, the film had reached fourth place on the daily chart, adding an additional 9,920 viewers to its tally, bringing its total to 70,851 spectators. Normally, an independent film is considered a success if it can go over the 10,000 admissions mark but Han Gong-ju, with such a wide release, is an unusual case. Recent successful indies include O Muel’s Jiseul (2012), which drew almost 145,00 admissions, and YANG Ik-june’s Breathless (2008), which reached 123,000 viewers. LEE’s indie should have no trouble outstripping their totals.

 

Han Gong-ju, which premiered during last October’s Busan International Film Festival, where it picked up the CGV MovieCollage Prize and the Citizen Reviewers’ Award, has been a strong performer on the international festival circuit. The film earned the top awards from the Marrakesh, Rotterdam and Fribourg International Film Festivals, among other festival selections and accolades.