Korean animated film ”The King of Kings” earns 64.2 billion won in North American release after 10 days...showing the power of K-content
The Korean animation film "The King of Kings," which was released in North America on the 11th, has earned a cumulative North American box office revenue of about 642 million yen in the 10th day since its release.
According to Box Office MOJO (IMDb), the film, which was released on 3,200 screens in North America in the first week of its release, recorded 3,535 screens in the second week of its release.
In the North American market, the revenue of 2week's is generally down by 40-50%, but "The King of
In the case of "Kings," the drop was a significantly low 10.8%, and the long-running and new K-animation
It seems that the perfect green light has been given for the film to achieve a record-breaking success. This success started with high audience satisfaction. The film was awarded the CinemaScore (a long-standing American moviegoing rating system that began in 1978).
It received the highest rating of "A+" from the rating research organization A+ and a popcorn index (audience score) of 98% on the movie review site Rotten Tomatoes, demonstrating enthusiastic support from audiences.
The film has also been released and is currently screening in 50 countries across various continents, including North America, English-speaking markets such as the UK and Australia, and Argentina in South America. It is expected to be released in 90 countries by the end of the year.
"The King of Kings" is based on a novel written by the great British novelist Charles Dickens for his own young children, and is a story that is told by Jang So-young.
Director Nho wrote the screenplay himself and made the film into an animation. It depicts the journey of Charles Dickens and his youngest son Walter as they follow in the footsteps of Jesus Christ.
"King of Kings" is scheduled to be released in Korea this summer.