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Latest Korean blockbuster attracts 3 mln viewers in one week
SEOUL, July 25 (Yonhap) -- The latest South Korean movie, reported to be the nation's highest budget film, has attracted three million viewers in the first seven days of its release, the film's distributor said Friday.
According to CJ Entertainment, "The Good The Bad The Weird," starring well-known Korean actors Lee Byung-hun, Song Kang-ho and Jung Woo-sung, drew 3.03 million viewers on 954 screens across the country as of Thursday.
The movie "Public Enemy Returns," which was distributed last month by the same company, crossed the 3 million mark after 14 days, while "The Chaser," distributed by rival company Showbox, reached the mark 20 days after its release in February.
"The Good...," directed by Kim Ji-woon, one of the few South Korean directors to have clinched both commercial success and critical acclaim, was anticipated to be the hottest pick of the South Korean box office this summer.
Set in Manchuria with conventions of a Western, the movie depicts three men hunting for hidden treasure.
ygkim@yna.co.kr
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