'The King's Warden', surpasses 11 million in 33 days since release... 'PARASITE' and 'Exhuma' speed surpassed in 'Nth viewing' syndrome

As of the 6th, 〈The King's Warden〉 has achieved 10 million viewers, making it the 34th overall and the 25th Korean film to do so, and its box office momentum shows no signs of slowing down.

According to the distributor Showbox on the 8th, 〈The King's Warden〉 recorded a cumulative audience of 11.17 million as of that day. On the previous day alone, over 754,000 people (with a revenue share of 80.4%) visited theaters.

Among the 34 films that have surpassed 10 million, 〈The King's Warden〉 has already surpassed the records of 7 films including 〈Silmido〉 (2003·11.08 million), 〈Avatar: The Way of Water〉 (2022·10.82 million), 〈THE ROUNDUP : NO WAY OUT〉 (2023·10.68 million), and 〈PARASITE〉 (2019·10.31 million).

The speed of surpassing 11 million is also noteworthy. 〈The King's Warden〉 exceeded 11 million in just 33 days, attracting audiences faster than 〈Exhuma〉 (2024·40 days), 〈Seoul's Spring〉 (2023·36 days), and 〈Masquerade〉 (2012·48 days).

This film, directed by Jang Hang-jun, is his first 10 million film, depicting the story of the deposed King Danjong Lee Hong-wi (played by Park Ji-hoon) spending his last days in exile in Yeongwol, Gangwon-do, mingling with village people including the village chief Eom Heung-do (played by Yoo Hae-jin). It focuses on the human connection between Danjong and the villagers rather than the power struggle, securing an audience across generations, and the 'Nth viewing' celebrations for surpassing 10 million continue.

Online, reviews are pouring in such as, 'I went to see it because it was a 10 million movie after 2 years, and the acting was so good,' and 'I've seen it three times, and I cried every time.'

〈The King's Warden〉 surpassed 10 million on the 31st day of its release on the 6th, continuing the lineage of 10 million films after 〈Exhuma〉 and 〈THE ROUNDUP : PUNISHMENT〉 in 2024. It also set a record as the fourth 10 million film in the historical drama genre, following 〈King and the Clown〉 (2004), 〈Masquerade〉 (2012), and 〈The Admiral: Roaring Currents〉 (2014).