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Bong Joon-ho's "Snowpiercer" sells 10 billion won

Director Bong Joon-ho earned 20 billion in the film market with "Snowpiercer".

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European Film Market's information line Screen International claimed, "CJ Entertainment distributed and Bong Joon-ho's "Snowpiercer" has been sold to most countries all over the world".

According to Screen International, "Snowpiercer" has been sold to Russia, Japan, France, England, South America, Scandinavia and the South Eastern countries.

"Snowpiercer" has earned half of what it took to produce the movie which is 20 billion won. CJ Entertainment claims, "This doesn't happen often. It can be seen that Korean movies have been acknowledged by the world just by the fact that it was sold at a higher price than other Korean movies".

The secret is that "Snowpiercer" has several international stars in it and expectations for Bong Joon-ho have been very high. The movie set up and content is easy to understand so it was obvious to buyers.

"Snowpiercer" is about the happenings on a train when all the survivors of a New Ice Age get on board together and the main cast includes Song Kang-ho and Chris Evans John Hurt. It is due to be released soon.

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