‘No Other Choice’ tops box office with record 330,000 viewers on opening day

Director Park Chan-wook’s latest film, “No Other Choice,” drew more than 330,000 moviegoers on its opening day, taking the top spot at the Korean box office. The film attracted 331,518 viewers on Sept. 24, according to the Korean Film Council, marking the highest opening day score of any Park film. It surpassed the debut numbers of “Decision to Leave” (114,589), his highest-grossing work “The Handmaiden” (290,024) and “Sympathy for Lady Vengeance” (279,413). The strong debut is notable amid a sluggish theater market. It also edged past recent box office hits such as “Exhuma,” which opened to 330,118 last year on its way to 10 million admissions, and “12.12: The Day,” which launched with 203,813 viewers in 2023 before becoming the year’s most-watched film. Park’s signature humor resonates “No Other Choice” tells the story of Man-su (Lee Byung-hun), an office worker who believes he has achieved all he could want in life until he is suddenly laid off. Struggling to protect his family and home, he embarks on a fierce battle to reenter the workforce. The film fWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times