[HanCinema's News] "Broker" Breaks Million Viewer Mark
By William Schwartz | Published on
On June 18th, "Broker" officially obtained over a million admissions at the South Korean box office. The road trip movie deals with the misadventures of various persons at a baby box, which is a location where parents can drop off unwanted children with no fear of reprisal. The movie was widely acclaimed at the Cannes Film Festival, where it earned a Best Actor award for Song Kang-ho.
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Song Kang-ho, alongside the other main actors Gang Dong-won, Lee Joo-young, and Lee Ji-eun, as well as director Hirokazu Koreeda, posted a commemorative picture of themselves holding balloons to celebrate the milestone. "Broker" is unlikely to hit any further major milestones, as it only had 65,197 admissions of June 18th for a cumulative total of 1,051,561 admissions. Nevertheless, "Broker" remains a noteworthy success story in the long-depressed South Korean film market.
Written by William Schwartz
William Schwartz
Staff writer. Has been writing articles for HanCinema since 2012, having lived in South Korea from 2011 to 2021. He is currently located in the Portland metropolitan area. William Schwartz can be contacted via william@hancinema.net, and is open to requests for content in future articles.