The film "Broker" by Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda has surpassed one million moviegoers in South Korea.

According to the film's distributor CJ ENM, "Broker" passed one million in ticket sales as of 8:30 a.m. Saturday, becoming the first film by the famed filmmaker released in Korea to reach that milestone.

In Friday's box office rankings, "Broker" ranked third after mystery horror film "The Witch: Part 2. The Other One" and the action flick "The Roundup." 

Starring Song Kang-ho, Gang Dong-won and Lee Ji-eun, "Broker" is the story of how an abandoned baby brings together people on a journey to find a new parent for the child. 

Song, who played an illegal baby broker in the film, was named best actor at the Cannes Film Festival last month.