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- Strong Opening for VETERAN in North America
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 30, 2015
- RYOO Seung-wan’s Smash Hit Transitions Overseas
A gigantic hit at home, RYOO Seung-wan’s action-comedy smash Veteran bowed in North America to impressive numbers following its release on September 18th. The film, which was screening in 46 theaters across the continent, had a solid opening frame, where it grossed receipts worth USD 371,754, which was an improvement over recent Korean blockbusters in the market, such the USD 323,506 bow of Ode to My Father (which features the same actor, HWANG Jung-min, in the lead role) and period-action Assassination’s USD 290,995 debut.As of September 29th, after two weekends on release, the film has now accrued USD 797,163 and pundits are now wondering whether it will beat the totals of Roaring Currents (USD 2.59 million) and Ode to My Father (USD 2.3 million), which were the sixth and ninth most successful foreign language releases in America last year.Back in Korea, Veteran was still in fifth place on the box office chart during the Chuseok holiday, following its release almost two months ago, and has now accumulated 13.21 million admissions (USD 86.72 million) and moved up to third on the all time chart for Korean films, just behind Roaring Currents (17.61 million admissions) and Ode to My Father (14.26 million admissions).In the film, HWANG stars as a tough cop who goes up against a young corporate heir played by YOO Ah-in, who currently also stars in the number one Chuseok film The Throne alongside SONG Kang-ho. The film has garnered strong responses from audiences and critics both in Korea and overseas. Prior to its stateside release, Veteran premiered in North America as part of the Vanguard section of the 40th Toronto International Film Festival.
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