Film <Hope> soared to the top of the box office in its opening week, demonstrating overwhelming commercial success.
The film <Hope> [Director/Screenplay: Na Hong-jin | Production: Posed Films | Co-production: Plus M Entertainment, Westworld Inc. | Provided/Distributed by: Plus M Entertainment], which continues its box office momentum with strong word-of-mouth since its release, recorded 5 consecutive days at the top of the box office with 2,129,697 cumulative viewers in its opening week. Following its opening day with 330,000 viewers, marking the highest opening score among director Na Hong-jin's works, the film has crossed 1 million viewers on day 3 and 2 million viewers on day 5 of release—the fastest pace this year—maintaining unwavering momentum.
Particular attention is being drawn to special formats that maximize the pleasure of cinematic experience, with enthusiastic multi-viewing trends across different formats heating up.
Audiences have praised the grand scale and deep immersion that can be fully enjoyed in theaters, with diverse perspectives and interpretations generating buzz. Comic elements that elicit laughter amid tension and positive reviews of actor Lim Hyun-sik's witness testimony scenes continue to pour in.
Additionally, positive responses have followed regarding cinematographer Hong Kyung-pyo's camera work that elevated the film's completeness and VFX technology that seamlessly integrated Korean-style aliens. Actors' action sequences without holding back are also generating word-of-mouth. Hwang Jung-min's explosive performance as 'Beom-seok' equipped with full gear, Jo In-sung's intense action as 'Seong-gi', and Jung Ho-yeon's demonstration of a wide acting spectrum captivated audiences.
<Hope>, which begins when 'Beom-seok', the commander of the DMZ Hopo Port outpost, encounters an unbelievable reality, is currently showing in theaters nationwide.
