"The Thieves," featuring 10 Korean and Chinese thieves teaming up to steal a valuable diamond necklace at a Macao casino, drew 10,095,387 viewers in the first 22 days through Wednesday, data from the Korean Film Council showed.
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The film opened on July 25 and is now being shown on 552 cinema screens across the country.
Directed by Choe Dong-hoon, who is known for "Tazza: the High Rollers" and "The Big Swindle," it stars top actors and actresses Jun Ji-hyun, Kim Hye-soo, Kim Yun-seok and Lee Jung-jae.
It became the first Korean film to break the 10 million mark since "Haeundae," a 2009 disaster drama directed by Yoon Jae-gyun.
The four other films to reach the mark are "Silmido," "Taegukgi," "The King and the Clown" and "The Host."
"The Host," a 2006 action-packed thriller by director Bong Jun-ho, drew the most viewers at 13 million.
sshim@yna.co.kr
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