South Korea's science fiction blockbuster "D-War" ranked fifth in U.S. box office earnings with $1.55 million on its first day of showing Friday, trailing U.S. box office hits "The Brave One" and "Mr. Woodcock", an online
entertainment magazine said Sunday.
The movie, made by comedian-turned film director, Shim Hyung-rae, earned $1.55 million by being shown on over 2,269 screens in the U.S. while the U.S. thriller movie "The Brave One" earned $4.6 million and the comedy "Mr. Woodcock" $2.8 million, Variety magazine said. Both U.S. films were also released on
Friday.
"D-War", starring Hollywood actors, is a story about a legendary Korean serpent, called Imoogi, before it is transformed into a dragon that rules heaven. The film's distributor had planned to show the $30-million film, the most expensive ever produced in South Korea, on 1,700 screens in the U.S., which later increased to 2,275, the largest U.S. release ever for a Korean film.
As of Sept. 1, the movie attracted about 8.2 million viewers in South Korea, a success ranked fifth in Korean box-office records. The movie has been a controversial box-office hit with some movie reviewers critical of the film's weak plot and patriotic appeal.
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