Thieves laps King, trails Host

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Box Office News

South Korean heist movie The Thieves 도둑들 has become the country's second most successful local film by admissions. It is already the number one local film by box office takings by a large margin.

Since opening on 25 Jul, the film has sold 12,326,147 tickets. King and the Clown 왕의 남자 (2005), which until yesterday held the number two slot, secured 12,302,831 admissions for distributor Cinema Service Co Ltd 시네마 서비스.

The record holder among local films remains The Host 괴물 (2006) with 13,019,740 admissions. It made approximately ￦79.6 billion (US$70.3 million) on release in 2006 through distributor Showbox/Mediaplex Inc 쇼박스 미디어플렉스.

The current box office takings of The Thieves stands at ￦88.9 billion (US$78.5 million) after 37 days on release. Yesterday, it was the third most popular film at the local box office. Distribution is also handled by Showbox.

The most successful film at the South Korean box office remains James CAMERON's Avatar (2009) with 13,624,328 admissions and ￦128 billion (US$113 million) in box office takings through Twentieth Century Fox (Korea) Inc 20세기폭스 코리아.

Thieves has its international festival premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 13 Sep.

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