‘The Match’ Sweeps Box Office with 1 Million Viewers

Apr 05, 2025

‘The Match’ Sweeps Box Office with 1 Million Viewers
Photo provided= BY4M Studio



The movie 'Victory' has surpassed 1 million cumulative viewers on the 11th day of its release.

According to the Korea Film Council's integrated computer network for movie theater tickets on the 5th, the movie 'Victory' recorded over 1 million viewers on the 11th day of its release. Since its release, 'Victory', which has consistently maintained its top position in the overall box office, has surpassed the cumulative audience of 1,056,921 people, signaling that it will continue its refreshing box office cruise on the second weekend of its release. 'Victory' is ranked first in the box office as well as in the second week of its release, and is expected to continue its box office race to break even this weekend.

‘The Match’ Sweeps Box Office with 1 Million Viewers
Photo provided= BY4M Studio
Along with the news of the cumulative audience exceeding 1 million, a special video of the actors' appreciation of 1 million viewers also attracts attention. First, Lee Byung-hun, who plays Cho Hoon-hyun, wrote the phrase 'Million Thank You' in calligraphy and expressed his gratitude to the audience who took the golden time to visit the theater. In the movie, Lee Byung-hun also wrote the Chinese character 'Mushin', which expressed Cho Hoon-hyun's determination ahead of the match, with excellent calligraphy skills and expressed his special gratitude with his heart. Lee Byung-hun and other directors Hyun Bong-sik, Moon Jung-hee, Cho Woo-jin, and Kim Hyung-joo also released a video to express their gratitude to the audience by making the number '100' with a go stone on the board. From the Baduk board in the movie to calligraphy, the 'Victory' team, which conveyed their gratitude to the million audience in the way of 'Victory', will continue to greet the stage this weekend and meet the audience who visited the theater on a precious weekend.




Meanwhile, 'Victory' is a story of Korea's best Go legend Cho Hoon-hyun (Lee Byung-hun) once again challenging the top with his natural temperament as a fighter after losing a match against his student, and is playing in theaters across the country.



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