Horror Thriller `R-Point' a Hit With Audience
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By Joon Soh
Staff Reporter
"R-Point", a local horror film set in the Vietnam War, opened as the most popular film of the weekend, continuing the string of local films to top the box office.
The film, about a South Korean squadron in Vietnam that looks into the mysterious disappearance of 18 soldiers, was seen by 85,000 viewers in Seoul, according to Yonhap News Agency. The domestic films "Sinbu Suop (Love, So Divine)" and "Paramui Paito (Fighter in the Wind)" were the top films of the previous two weekends.
"Fighter in the Wind", which stars Yang Dong-guen as the Korean martial arts legend Choi Bae-dal, came in a close second with 83,500 viewers in Seoul over the Saturday and Sunday, a drop of 30,000 from its opening weekend. The film has been seen by over 1.5 million nationwide since opening on Aug. 13.
"Bourne Supremacy", the U.S. spy thriller based on Robert Ludlum's novel, came in third with 73,000 viewers over the weekend.
"Sisily 2 km", the horror comedy that came in second last week, fell to fourth place with 63,000 viewers, while the fifth spot went to "Three, Monster", a compilation of three short horror films by East Asian directors, which was seen by 38,000 viewers on its opening weekend.
Staff Reporter
"R-Point", a local horror film set in the Vietnam War, opened as the most popular film of the weekend, continuing the string of local films to top the box office.
The film, about a South Korean squadron in Vietnam that looks into the mysterious disappearance of 18 soldiers, was seen by 85,000 viewers in Seoul, according to Yonhap News Agency. The domestic films "Sinbu Suop (Love, So Divine)" and "Paramui Paito (Fighter in the Wind)" were the top films of the previous two weekends.
"Fighter in the Wind", which stars Yang Dong-guen as the Korean martial arts legend Choi Bae-dal, came in a close second with 83,500 viewers in Seoul over the Saturday and Sunday, a drop of 30,000 from its opening weekend. The film has been seen by over 1.5 million nationwide since opening on Aug. 13.
"Bourne Supremacy", the U.S. spy thriller based on Robert Ludlum's novel, came in third with 73,000 viewers over the weekend.
"Sisily 2 km", the horror comedy that came in second last week, fell to fourth place with 63,000 viewers, while the fifth spot went to "Three, Monster", a compilation of three short horror films by East Asian directors, which was seen by 38,000 viewers on its opening weekend.
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