[HanCinema's News] "Noryang: Deadly Sea" Earns a Million Admissions in Its First Four Days
By William Schwartz | Published on
On the afternoon of December 23rd, the Korean Film Council confirmed that the sixteenth century war epic "Noryang: Deadly Sea" had passed a million viewers in four days of availability at the South Korean box office. "Noryang: Deadly Sea" had been released on December 20th and had already topped the box office in its first three days. Aside from the usual hype, "Noryang; Deadly Sea" has benefited from an aggressive marketing campaign with many stage greetings to viewers from actors.
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"Noryang: Deadly Sea" is the third and final film about the legendary Korean admiral Yi Sun-shin from director Kim Han-min. Back in 2014, Kim Han-min made "The Admiral: Roaring Currents" which is the all-time best-performing film at the South Korean box office. "Hansan: Rising Dragon" was the second film, and came in last year with respectable, but not record-setting numbers. "Noryang: Deadly Sea" depicts the final battle of the Japanese invasion of South Korea in 1598.
Elsewhere at the South Korean box office, "12.12: The Day" inched closer to ten million overall viewers with a total that currently stands at 9,565,535 admissions as of this writing. The late seventies set historical military thriller earned 143,082 admissions the prevous day. "12.12: The Day" has enjoyed a long and popular run at the South Korean box office, it having been released on November 22nd and also having been the number one movie at the box office for a whole unbroken month.
Written by William Schwartz
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 Portland metropolitan area. William Schwartz can be contacted via william@hancinema.net, and is open to requests for content in future articles.