[HanCinema's News] "#ALIVE" Opens on South Korean VOD Services
By William Schwartz | Published on
On July 28th zombie movie made its appearance on local South Korean Video On Demand services. The move was abrupt, but expected. While "Alive" had long had a lingering presence at the South Korean box office since its June 24th release, the release of "Steel Rain 2: Summit" the next day effectively killed what little demand for screens the movie still had.
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Consequently "#ALIVE" leaves the South Korean box office with around 1.9 million admissions, falling just short of the 2 million viewer admission mark. "#ALIVE" has also fallen short of its break-even point, which has been estimated at 2.2 million admissions. The movie will no doubt make money once secondary distribution has been factored in.
Written by William Schwartz
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"#ALIVE" is directed by Cho Il-hyeong, and features Yoo Ah-in, Park Shin-hye, Jeon Bae-soo, Lee Hyun-wook-I, Oh Hye-won, Kim Dan-bi. Release date in Korea: 2020/06/24.
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William Schwartz
Staff writer. Has been writing articles for HanCinema since 2012, having lived in South Korea from 2011 to 2021. He is currently located in the Southern Illinois. William Schwartz can be contacted via william@hancinema.net, and is open to requests for content in future articles.