13 Million Viewers in Sight... 'The King and the Man' Dominates Weekend Box Office with 56% Reservation Rate

The film 〈The King and the Man〉 has surpassed 12 million viewers and is expected to continue its box office dominance over the weekend.

According to the integrated ticketing system on the 13th, director Jang Hang-jun's 〈The King and the Man〉 had over 158,000 viewers (76.4% market share) the previous day, firmly maintaining its position at the top of the box office. The cumulative audience number is approximately 12,214,000, and there is speculation that it may surpass 13 million this weekend.

Pixar's animated film 〈HOPPERS〉, which premiered on the 4th, recorded about 9,000 viewers (4.9% market share) the previous day, placing it in 2nd. The story follows a girl named Mabel, who loves animals and nature, as she enters the animal world through a 'hopping' technology that implants human consciousness into animal robots, depicting the delightful interactions and rules that animals create to live together.

The horror film 〈Samakdo〉, starring Jo Yoon-seo and Kwak Si-yang, which premiered on the 11th, came in 3rd with over 7,000 viewers, while the re-released racing film 〈F1: The Movie〉, starring Brad Pitt, secured 4th place with over 5,000 viewers.

As of 9 AM on the 13th, 〈The King and the Man〉 maintains the top reservation rate at 56.4%, with over 276,000 viewers waiting to watch. The upcoming sci-fi blockbuster based on the novel of the same name, 〈PROJECT HAIL MARY〉, which opens on the 18th, has a reservation rate of 12.0%, placing it in 2nd. This film, starring Ryan Gosling, has been generating high expectations even before its release. 〈HOPPERS〉 is in 3rd place with a reservation rate of 7.4%, and the virtual reality concert 〈TWS VR CONCERT : RUSH ROAD〉 by the boy group TWS recorded 3.0% in 4th place.