The historical film "The King's Warden" has topped 8 million cumulative admissions at the South Korean box office on Sunday, March 1, and is on track for the 10 million milestone. Released on February 4, the movie had drawn slightly more than 8 million viewers as of 9 a.m. Sunday, according to distributor Showbox.
The historically-based film "The King's Warden" topped 8 million cumulative admissions at the domestic box office on Sunday, March 1, and is on track for the 10 million milestone, according to box-office data. The film had drawn slightly more than 8 million viewers as of 9 a.m. Sunday since its release on February 4, distributor Showbox reported. Nearly 655,000 people watched the film on Saturday alone, the first day of the three-day extended holiday including March 1 Independence Movement Day, raising the prospect of reaching 9 million admissions by the end of the holiday period.
Directed by Jang Hang-jun, whose previous works include the action comedy "Break Out" (2002) and the sports drama "Rebound" (2023), "The King's Warden" reimagines historical events through a fictional lens. It follows the unlikely friendship between village chief Eom Heung-do (Yoo Hai-jin) and the young, deposed King Danjong (Park Ji-hoon) during the latter's exile in the village. A poster for the film was seen at a theater in Seoul on February 22.
Showbox indicated the film is steadily approaching the 10 million viewer mark, boosted by holiday attendance.
