Updated Aug.16,2006 22:30 KST

¡®The Host¡¯ Sets Fresh Box-Office Record
The latest Korean blockbuster "The Host" directed by Bong Joon-ho stomped past the 10 million viewer mark on Wednesday. The movie about a monster from Seoul's Han River became only the fourth Korean film to surpass that milestone after "Silmido¡±, "Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War" and "The King and the Clown." But ¡°The Host¡± set the record for the shortest period in reaching the milestone just 21 days after its release.

People queue to buy tickets for the hit film 'The Host' directed by Bong Joon-ho at the Daehan Cinema in Seoul on Wednesday. The film set the record on the day for the shortest period for a Korean movie to reach the 10 million viewer mark, just 21 days after its release./Newsis

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