‘Hope’ Dominates Advance Ticket Sales in Opening Day Preorders, Topping No. 1! Ticket Volume Surpasses 600,000

With advance ticket sales reaching No. 1 starting 11 days before release, the film 〈Hope〉 not only climbed to the top at the fastest pace among 2026 releases, but also has been setting new preorder records day after day while breaking this year’s best prebooking volume record. As of 7:00 a.m. (Wednesday, July 15) on its release day, 〈Hope〉 recorded 603,601 tickets. Even amid a crowded field of major overseas-language new releases, 〈Hope〉 took No. 1 by a wide margin, holding onto the No. 1 advance ticket sales rate across all three theater chains—Megabox, CGV, and Lotte Cinema—signaling the start of its full-scale box-office push.

Meanwhile, 〈Hope〉’s IMAX screenings, which are setting record-breaking advance ticket numbers, will run for two weeks starting today, on its release day. Previously, 〈Hope〉 confirmed its release not only in IMAX but also in various premium formats such as Dolby Cinema, SCREENX, and 4DX, promising rich entertainment that highlights the strengths of each format. In particular, in IMAX, viewers can enjoy the film’s original visual artistry and intense action sequences—and its finely detailed sound—more vividly through a clear, ultra-large screen resolution and a three-dimensional sound system. 〈Hope〉’s IMAX format is available for advance booking at theaters now, and since it can be enjoyed for just two weeks starting Wednesday, July 15, it will be a special chance to experience the film’s overwhelming scale with maximum immersion.

〈Hope〉 tells the story of how “Beom-seok,” the manager of a field office in the town of Hope Port, located in the Demilitarized Zone, hears from local young residents that a tiger has appeared and, as the entire village is thrown into emergency mode, the situation begins when he encounters an unbelievable reality. Proving the anticipation around the film, 〈Hope〉, which is continuing to hold the No. 1 spot with overwhelming preorders by resetting this year’s best advance ticket record, is currently playing in theaters nationwide.