'Ode to My Father' will reach five million viewers today

"Ode to My Father" with its lead actor Hwang Jung-min will reach 5 million viewers on December 31st. According to the box office records by Korean Film Council, "Ode to My Father" brought 305,464 viewers to the theater on the 30th, which placed the film at the top of the box office. The accumulated number of viewers is 4,869,340.

"Ode to My Father" is a film that sheds light on our lives nowadays by recounting our parents' lives since 1950's until now.

The film scored the highest number among all of the human drama films released so far. During the third week since its premiere, it ranked first place at the box office as well as for the reservation rate and reached over one million viewers in four days, two millions in 8 days and three millions in 10 days and 4 million in 12 days.

The lead actor, Hwang Jung-min broke his own records over 4.68 million from his previous movie, "The New World", which was his best box office figure. While it is becoming clear "Ode to My Father" will reach over five million viewers today, it will be a meaningful way for him to wrap up this year.