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Movie ‘Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island’ Ranks 1st with 122,291 Viewers on Opening Day

The movie ‘Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island’ took the top spot at the box office on its opening day, drawing 122,291 viewers. It outperformed South Korean films such as ‘The Assassin(s)’ and ‘Tazza: The Song of Beelzebub’.

Movie ‘Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island’ Ranks 1st with 122,291 Viewers on Opening Day
▲ Movie ‘Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island’ draws 122,291 viewers on its opening day (Photo = Provided by 'Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island' poster)

According to media reports, according to the Korean Film Council's integrated computer network tally on the 1st, ‘Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island’, which was released the previous day, recorded 1st place at the box office by gathering 122,291 viewers. The cumulative number of viewers is 152,016. It surpassed South Korean films ‘The Assassin(s)’, ‘Tazza: The Song of Beelzebub’, and ‘Reawaken Man: The Red’.

The work is an animation depicting a subjugation mission where the Chiikawa group, offered a 100-fold reward, heads to an unknown island to uncover its secrets. It is based on the popular long-form episode 'Siren Arc' of the 'Chiikawa' series serialized by Japanese illustrator Nagano.

‘The Assassin(s)’ rose to 2nd place by drawing 71,938 viewers, with a cumulative audience of 1,766,942. ‘Tazza: The Song of Beelzebub’, which has surpassed 1 million viewers, recorded 3rd place with 57,854 viewers. ‘Reawaken Man: The Red’, starring Koo Kyo-hwan, which was released the previous day, started in 4th place by gathering 42,871 viewers.

‘The Odyssey’ recorded 19,827 viewers, and ‘Possible Love’ recorded 13,678 viewers. The total number of viewers who visited theaters on this day was tallied at 367,444.

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Jeong Si-hwan
Jeong Si-hwan
SPECIALTIMES GLOBAL · K-pop Reporter

Covers K-pop for SPECIALTIMES GLOBAL, and also writes Culture and K-Variety stories.

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