It topped Dou Ban ChinaвЂ™s list of High Rated Lists. The Throne also won numerous awards in South Korea and other countries as well. And thanks to that, now Yoo Ah In has 3 movies in top 50 most selling Korean movies of all time ( Punch 47 th, Veteran 3 rd, and Sado). The Throne became the 38 th most selling Korean movies of all time as of March 19th, 2016 (Wikipedia). So many great Korean movies released during the year like Northern Limit Line, Assassination, Veteran, The Himalayas, Coin Locker Girl and many more. But, itвЂ™s really an honor to be South KoreaвЂ™s bet and on top of that, beating many other great movies that came out in 2015. The Throne ( Sado, вЂ“ Korean title) is South KoreaвЂ™s official submission for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88 th Academy Awards even though it wasnвЂ™t nominated. Hands down my favorite and best Korean movie in 2015. ItвЂ™s just beyond my imagination and expectation. If only you werenвЂ™t born as the KingвЂ™s son.вЂќ вЂ“ King Youngjo. This is the only way for your son to live. But the history will write you as a crazy son who tries to kill his own father. You, you are not a traitor who wants to snatch away my nation. вЂњWe are also in talks with other foreign distributors for international sales.вЂњIвЂ™ll be written in history as the father who kills his own son. вЂњThe box office score in itself is small but it is a very impressive record considering that it was through direct distribution,вЂќ said a spokesperson for CJ Entertainment. theaters in September via direct distribution by CJ Entertainment, and has so far grossed вЂњa satisfying $898,826,вЂќ according to CJ. вЂњWith the presidential election a week away, the story about Ha-seon, a commoner who embodied the ideals of a just king, continues to attract audiences,вЂќ said a spokesperson for CJ Entertainment. Observers say Masquerade, about a 17th-century king and his body double, has been all the more successful as it was released ahead of the Korean presidential election. STORY:В South Korean Werewolf Romance Eclipses вЂTwilightвЂ™ with 6.5 Million Admissions

Market share for Korean movies stands at 59.9%, the highest ratio of the past decade. Last year, local movies sold 82.9 million tickets and grossed 614 billion won ($540 million).

Box office for Korean movies currently stands at 107.6 million tickets with a gross value of 785 billion won ($730 billion). The breakthrough was signficantly boosted by the success of The Thieves and Masquerade, which both broke 10 million admissions. In late November homegrown movies registered their 100 millionth ticket sale in one year for the first time. This year marks what many have called a вЂњneo-renaissanceвЂќ for Korean cinema, which has been on an upward climb since the 2007 recession. VIDEO:В Psy Performs вЂGangnam StyleвЂ™ at Washington D.C. The Thieves, a heist story released earlier this year, remains the most watched local film with 13.03 million admissions, followed by Bong Joon-hoвЂ™s 2006 monster-actioner The Host, which hit 13.01 million. The box office score beats that of King and the Clown, a period drama by Lee Jun-ik that attracted 12.302 million viewers in 2005. Joe: The Rise of Cobra) achieved the record during its 14th week in theaters. The costume drama starring Asian megastar Lee Byung-hun ( G.I. Masquerade became the third most watched South Korean film of all time, selling 12.304 million tickets in the country as of Wednesday, according to its distributor CJ Entertainment.

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