VFX-Laden Spectacle Sells Tickets at Near Record Pace
Directed by
KIM Yong-hwa, the webcomic turned big-budget fantasy epic is the first 10 million viewer film of 2018. Released on December 20, the film officially passed the 10 million admissions mark on January 4 and is the 16th Korean film in history to do so.
The Korean film industry deems a film a blockbuster when it sells 10 million tickets, however accomplishing the feat had eluded
Lotte Entertainment, one of Korea’s ‘big 4’ film distributors and owner of the country’s second largest movie theater chain
Lotte Cinema, until now. Before
Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds, Lotte's top selling film had been
The Pirates (2014), which ended its theatrical run with 8.67 million tickets (USD 62.13 million) sold.
The first movie in a two-part series, production for
Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds took place simultaneously with its sequel (titled
Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days) which will be released this summer.