Film “The Host” Draws Most Viewers on Weekdays

Just three days after setting a record on July 31 by drawing three million viewers in the shortest period of time in domestic box-office history, the film The Host also broke the record of number of viewers who watched a movie on weekdays.

Since its opening on June 27, The Host drew 892,517 viewers in Seoul and 3.15 million viewers nationwide as of July 31. On July 31 alone, 145,899 viewers watched the film in Seoul and 532,780 viewers nationwide in 620 theaters.

The film drew three million viewers just five days after its opening, and some 151,486 people watched the movie the night before its official opening in theaters.

The previous record-setter, the film "Taegugki", drew three million viewers eight days after its opening. The most viewers who watched The Host on any weekday was 484,422 people nationwide (140,890 in Seoul) on July 28.

The Host drew 453,006 people nationwide on July 27, which exceeded the number of viewers who watched the film on its opening day and the previous night.

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