'Smugglers' surpasses four million cumulative viewers

Main poster for ″Smugglers″ [NEXT ENTERTAINMENT WORLD]

“Smugglers” garnered more than 4 million cumulative moviegoers on Friday, 17 days after its release, surpassing its breakeven point, according to distributor Next Entertainment World.

"Smugglers" is about a group of female divers in a fictional town in Korea in the 1970s who smuggle goods from the sea. Kim Hye-soo, Yum Jung-ah and Zo In-sung star in the film.

“Smugglers” is one of four domestically produced films having opened this summer that was expected to revive the stagnant film industry, along with “Ransomed,” “The Moon” and “Concrete Utopia.” So far, “Smugglers” has been doing the best, with “Concrete Utopia” gaining 1 million moviegoers in the first week of its release and “Ransomed” and “The Moon” trailing behind.

Directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, “Smugglers” has also been invited to the 56th Sitges Film Festival, the 48th Toronto Film Festival and the 76th Locarno International Film Festival.

BY LIM JEONG-WON [lim.jeongwon@joongang.co.kr]