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Korean films are gaining widespread popularity among local movie goers, drawing a record 3.24 million people to theaters throughout the capital last month alone.
A monthly report by film production company IM Pictures shows locally-produced movies held a 64.5 percent market share in January, the highest since last October when they accounted for a little over 70 percent of the total.
In particular, the blockbuster Korean film "Silmido" based on a true story about a group of South Korean prisoners involved in a secret government project to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Il-sung in the late 1960s clocked 1.7 million admissions in Seoul.
Adding to the momentum, movie experts forecast the new record set by "Silmido" could be short-lived as new Korean War film "Taegukgi" got off to a flying start at its silver screen debut last week.
Arirang TV
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