Onew (SHINee) stars in the snack horror movie ”4 minutes 44 seconds,” which is close to surpassing the score of ”Night Fishing”... Its freshness has been well received

The Korean film ‘4 minutes 44 seconds’ is on the verge of surpassing the final score of ‘Night Fishing’.

According to the Integrated Ticket Network for Cinema Admission, on the 18th, the snack horror film ‘4 minutes 44 seconds’, with its fresh format, 4,000 won ($440) admission fee and 44-minute running time, attracted 40,000 viewers in the first 10 days after its release, and recorded a cumulative audience of 46,339 by the end of last week, Night Fishing is on track to surpass the final audience figure of 46,423.

With a fresh format of eight episodes in 44 minutes, consisting of four minutes and 44 seconds per episode, ‘4 Minutes 44 Seconds’ piqued curiosity with its unbeatable ticket price of 4,000 won, and attracted keen interest even before its release.

Here, a diverse cast of actors, from Yoo Jiae (LOVELYZ), Ham Young-ji, Lee Jin-ki (Onyu/SHINee), Lee Sung-yeol (INFINITE), Kim So-won (GFRIEND), Im Na-young (ex-I.O.I), Lee Su-min, Kwon Hyun-bin and Jang Young-nam, portray Everyday fears resonated with audiences and brought new vitality to the theatre district with an intensive selection of young audience members, with an advance sales rate of over 60% amongst those in their teens and twenties. In particular, ‘4 Minutes 44 Seconds’ was Lotte Cinema's sole release, which is very encouraging in that it produced meaningful results in a short period of time despite the relatively small number of screens.

In its fourth week of release, ‘4 Minutes 44 Seconds’ is a snack horror movie about the mysterious disappearance of residents and visitors at 4.44am every day at the Kitamura Apartments.