Yonsama Film Sets Japanese Box Office Record
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The film, "April Snow", featuring local star Bae Yong-joon, has earned more than two-billion yen as of Sunday, the best-ever box office total for a Korean film released in Japan.
According to the Nikkan Sports Daily, the film broke the previous two-billion yen record set by the movie, "Windstruck".
The only other Korean movies to draw over one billion yen in Japan are the 2000 action blockbuster "Shiri", "Windstruck", " JSA - Joint Security Area", and Korean war epic, "Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War".
The daily said "April Snow" had finished sixth in ticketing during the weekend, stretching its run in the box office top ten to five weeks.
According to the Nikkan Sports Daily, the film broke the previous two-billion yen record set by the movie, "Windstruck".
The only other Korean movies to draw over one billion yen in Japan are the 2000 action blockbuster "Shiri", "Windstruck", " JSA - Joint Security Area", and Korean war epic, "Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War".
The daily said "April Snow" had finished sixth in ticketing during the weekend, stretching its run in the box office top ten to five weeks.
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