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| ▲ This photo, provided by Warner Bros. Korea Co., Ltd., shows a poster of "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
SEOUL, Apr. 15 (Yonhap) -- A fantasy blockbuster movie "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore" started as No.1 on the daily box office.
According to Korean Film Council (KOFIC) on the 15th, "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore" maintains No.1 on the daily box office, attracting 86,000 people (79.2% of sales), and 50,000 people (68.9% of sales) the next day, on the first day of its release on the 13th.
The movie is the third episode of the prequel "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" in the "Harry Potter" series, and depicts the struggles of Hogwarts professor Dumbledore (Jude Law) and magical zoologist Newt (Eddie Redmayne), to set back the dark wizard Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen).
Other movies have only held thousands of viewers a day. "Take Care of My Mom," starring by Kim Young-ok, was released on the same day with "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore," and entered the Top 10.
The live ticket sales for "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore" in the morning of the 13th was 55.4% (97,000 audiences of reservation), recording No.1.
"SEVENTEEN POWER OF LOVE : THE MOVIE," which records the live performance of K-pop boy group SEVENTEEN, ranked second with 9.3% of reservation rate, ahead of its release on the 20th.
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Kim Jimin.)
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