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"Sunny" Places 1st At Box Office 9 Weeks After Release

2011-06-27

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"Sunny" Places 1st At Box Office 9 Weeks After Release
After hitting local theatres May 4th, the movie "Sunny", directed by Kang Hyung-chul, has hit number one nine weeks later.

According to theatre ticket figures released on June 27th, 328,511 people went to see the film from June 24-26, for a combined total of 5,726,856 movie-goers that has seen it so far. "Sunny" had placed first during it's first week at the box office, but was soon pushed down to third when big Hollywood projects like "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" and "Kung Fu Panda 2" were released. Thanks to the steady and constant love of Korean fans, "Sunny" was able to re-gain its spot at first over two months after its initial release.

During the same time period, "Kung Fu Panda 2" attracted 240,090 people throughout the same time slot, for a combined total of 4,829,088 viewers making it trail at second place. The movie also set a new record in Korea as the most popular animation film, surpassing the viewer 4,670,000 mark.

Meanwhile, third place went to another domestic film starring Yoon Gye-sang, "Poongsan Dog", with 239,387 movie-goers during the 24-26th dates, for an accumulative total of 281,859 people. For a movie that consisted of a roughly 100 million won budget with a no-guarantee pay contract for production team and actors, this is quite notable.

Another Hollywood blockbuster, "X-Men: First Class" had 228,618 viewers walk through its theatre doors during the same time frame making it a solid fourth-placer. "White: Melody Of A Curse" lured in 98,590 movie-goers placing it in fifth place.

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