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'12.12: The Day' passes 3 million ticket sales just 10 days after release

Published: 01 Dec. 2023, 15:10

LIM JEONG-WON
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The main poster for ″12.12: The Day″ [PLUS M ENTERTAINMENT]

“12.12: The Day” attracted 3 million moviegoers in just 10 days after release, distributor Plus M Entertainment announced Friday.

“12.12: The Day” attracted 1.89 million moviegoers in its opening week, breaking box office records for the best score for a film that opened in November.

With reaching the 3 million mark Friday, the film has become the fastest film this year to reach the milestone after “The Roundup: No Way Out.”

“12.12: The Day” surrounds the Dec. 12 1979 coup d’état that ended the short period of democratization after former President Park Chung Hee’s assassination.

Most of the characters are based on real historical figures, such as Chun Doo-kwang, played by Hwang Jung-min, who is based on former President Chun Doo Hwan.

Jung Woo-sung, Lee Sung-min, Park Hae-joon and Kim Sung-kyun play key roles in “12.12: The Day” alongside Hwang. The film is directed by Kim Sung-su, who is known for films such as “Beat” (1997), “Musa” (2001) and “Asura: The City of Madness” (2016).

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