Film 'Dongmakgol' Breaks 8 Mln Ticket Mark

This year's box office champion "Welcome to Dongmakgol" has sold more than eight million tickets 89 days after opening.

The film's distributor Showbox on Tuesday said the comedic drama drew 8,002,000 moviegoers nationwide as of Monday since opening in August.

The feature debut of director Bae Jong, the movie has received 13 Korean Film Grand Award nominations.

"Taegukgi", "Silmido" and Friend are the nation's only other movies to sell more than eight million tickets.

Reported by KBS World Radio
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