[movie 2005/6] Art Of Seduction 작업의 정석

[quteacho]

January 02, 2006

Korean Box Office Report - January 1

Clear skies... no clouds or wind in sight. Ideal weather you'd say, especially when a good portion of the world is going through a pretty damn cold Winter. But for some filmmakers, those skies should have been populated by either a Typhoon, or a certain Blue Swallow, flying high towards the horizon. The only wind coming from this week's Korean box office was the surprising success of the Historical Drama 왕의 남자 (The King and The Clown). Directed by one of the most pragmatic and down-to-earth producers-cum-directors in Lee Joon-Ik, the film was pushed wildly by some of the best word of mouth any movie released in Korea in 2005 could enjoy. Lee managed to bring to the table what its competitors seemingly lacked: the excitement which was sacrificed in Kwak Kyung-Taek's 태풍 (Typhoon) to showcase all its visual and technological tricks; the kind of Drama which related to viewers, who apparently couldn't warm up to Yoon Jong-Chan's 청연 (Blue Swallow), controversy or not. And, last but not least, the kind of acting which few people expected. It looks like Gam Woo-Sung's talent is finally being recognized after nearly a decade of hard work, as he's being praised by the entire Media for his performance in the film, along with his partner in crime Jung Jin-Young. The end of the year holidays saw two winners then, 'The King and The Clown' and The Chronicles of Narnia, which is more or less sharing the same piece of the pie with the domestic film.

What's interesting is that, once again, the response towards the two films was different depending on the are of the country: Seoul viewers were split over the two films, whereas people in the 지방 (the areas outside Seoul) once again supported the domestic one. The first installment of the 'Narnia' saga, Andrew Adamson's film sold 213,400 tickets from 80 screens in Seoul alone -- against 'The King and the Clown' and its 213,000. But, considering the Korean film had only 68 screens in Seoul, its result is all the more impressive. We reported the film scored an impressive opening day of over 200,000 tickets, and as predicted the number of nationwide screens was increased to over 300, which brought 842,000 tickets for the weekend, for a nationwide total first week of 1,130,000 tickets.

'Narnia' had fewer screens (291), but still managed to sell 716,000 tickets over the weekend, for a total of 961,000. While the Hollywood film has generally been received, I don't think it will hold first place for much longer. The word of mouth for 'The King and The Clown' is reaching levels similar to this summer's sensation at the box office, Park Gwang-Hyun's 웰컴 투 동막골 (Welcome To Dongmakgol), and it's only a matter of time before all that translates into more tickets. Although this might quiet down in the next few weeks, I'll go out on a limb and predict this film will enter the Top 10 of 2005, selling at least 2,500,000 tickets. It just seems to have the right combination: it's well acted, well directed, it's not heavy like 'Typhoon' but not superficial either; it features the new idol of Korean teenagers Lee Joon-Gi, and unique, creative performances from the Clown which are creating quite a buzz.

But another film is receiving quite the impressive reaction, as Peter Jackson's King Kong continues to do extremely well. The big ape sold 136,000 tickets over the weekend in Seoul alone, surpassing the 3 Million tickets to land at number 3. Again, word of mouth is really starting to make a difference here, and it's very likely the film will continue to do well, perhaps even selling 4 Million or more tickets. The real loser of the week was 'Typhoon' though: after the initial excitement over the scale and technicalities of the film, reviews and comments on the net are focusing more and more on how predictable the story is, how it's hard to relate or even empathize with the characters, when they're basically cardboard cutouts thrown at the screen to wait for the next big action piece.

Still enjoying an impressive 300 screens release, the film sold around 600,000 tickets over the weekend, adding to its total tally of 3,850,000. It's very, very unlikely the film will go out of the Top 10 until it has reached the all important break even point -- set at 5 Million tickets (budget was around 20 Billion Won, the company takes half the pie, and tickets cost around 7,000 Won, so you do the math...) -- so CJ Entertainment will inevitably continue to push the film, despite the fact it has slowed down considerably. Again, this should serve as a lesson to those who think spending huge amounts of money will justify any shortcoming of the film.

The most disappointing result of the week was that of 청연 (Blue Swallow), though. After receiving excellent reviews, an offensive political tirade against the film hurt its chances of success, in both a direct and indirect way. Let's just imagine the people who brought up the controversy about the film were just doing a service for us poor clueless film viewers, so we wouldn't be fooled into thinking Park Kyung-Won was really a national hero of some sorts. Let's imagine those opinionated commentators, almost all coming from that ultra-conservative 'my Bible is the Chosun Ilbo' facet of Korean society are even mildly interested in films to begin with, and they're not just trying to stir popular emotions with knee-jerk nationalism. Let's imagine... just for the sake of it, that they're choosing their targets without any bias, as they were more or less the same people who came out this Summer and called Park Gwang-Hyun's mega-hit 'Welcome To Kim Il-Sung Land', criticized it for being Anti-American, and went back to their caves.

Let's imagine all that, and think those comments were in good faith. Now, what happens to viewers? People who don't want to watch pro-Japanese films will not go watch 'Blue Swallow', even though people who've seen it even considered it a tad Anti-Japanese if anything, and surely more about Park Kyung-Won and her life (her tragedies, her successes, her love story) than silly politics. But the film was hit negatively in another way, indirectly, because young couples and teenagers who couldn't care less about such issues will be drawn away from the film, afraid it'll be a heavy-handed exercise in political drama. We're talking about a melodrama set in a certain background: not superficial, but still a melodrama, and being Pro or Against Japan isn't the issue here. Park Kyung-Won is the star, not politics.

Thankfully, not everybody bought into those scare tactics, and since we're talking about the end of the year, the film still sold a decent 340,000 tickets. But I doubt it will be able to make much noise (might do a Million, even two if the controversy dies out, but surely not recoup its 10 Billion budget). Another victim of politics, after the ludicrous incident Im Sang-Soo's 그때 그사람들 (The President's Last Bang) was involved in early last year. But there were good news for another film, the sexy comedy 작업의 정석 (The Art of Seduction), which stars Son Ye-Jin and Song Il-Guk. In its second week of release, the film sold 121,000 tickets over the weekend in Seoul, for a total of 1,800,000. Hard to predict what will happen in the next few weeks, as competition is fierce, but it's likely the film will continue to stay in the Top 10, at least until 야수 (Running Wild) and 사랑을 놓치다 (Lost in Love) debut in two weeks.

Next week has two interesting releases: one is the action comedy 싸움의 기술 (The Art of Fighting), which didn't catch fire at the recent press screening, but the aggressive marketing and the theme of the film should be enough for a decent hit, or possibly more. The other is Peter Chan's 如果ㆍ愛 (Perhaps Love), the HK musical starring Ji Jin-Hee. Maybe not enough to challenge the Top 4, but it should be interesting to see which one of the two butts in.

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Box Office Top 8 - Weekend of December 30-January 1

1.

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

2005 USA - dir. Andrew Adamson [Cast: Tilda Swinton, Jim Broadbent]

Distributed By Disney - 23.7% Share - 2,668 Per Screen Avg. - 291 Screens (New)

961,000 Tickets Sold Nationwide

2.

왕의 남자 (The King and The Clown)

2005 KOREA - dir. Lee Joon-Ik [Cast: Gam Woo-Sung, Jung Jin-Young]

Distributed By Cinema Service - 23.6% Share - 3,132 Per Screen Avg. - 304 Screens (New)

1,130,000 Tickets Sold Nationwide

3.

King Kong

2005 NZ/US - dir. Peter Jackson [Cast: Jack Black, Naomi Watts]

Distributed By UIP - 15.0% Share - 1,942 Per Screen Avg. - 270 Screens (-105)

3,090,000 Tickets Sold Nationwide

4.

작업의 정석 (The Art of Seduction)

2005 KOREA - dir. Oh Gi-Hwan [Cast: Son Ye-Jin, Song Il-Guk]

Distributed By Showbox - 13.4% Share - 1,991 Per Screen Avg. - 309 Screens (-41)

1,800,000 Tickets Sold Nationwide

5.

태풍 (Typhoon)

2005 KOREA - dir. Kwak Kyung-Taek [Cast: Jang Dong-Gun, Lee Jung-Jae]

Distributed By CJ Entertainment - 11.0% Share - 1,666 Per Screen Avg. - 310 Screens (-190)

3,850,000 Tickets Sold Nationwide

6.

청연 (Blue Swallow)

2005 KOREA - dir. Yoon Jong-Chan [Cast: Jang Jin-Young, Kim Ju-Hyeok]

Distributed By: Corea Pictures - 8.4% Share - 1,553 Per Screen Avg. - 307 Screens (New)

341,000 Tickets Sold Nationwide

7.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2005 UK/USA - dir. Mike Newell [Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Eric Sykes]

Distributed By Warner Brothers Korea - 4.4% Share - 1,094 Per Screen Avg. - 240 Screens (-124)

3,700,000 Tickets Sold Nationwide

8.

파랑주의보 (My Girl & I)

2005 KOREA - dir. Jeon Yoon-Soo [Cast: Cha Tae-Hyun, Song Hye-Gyo]

Distributed By: I Love Cinema - 0.08% Share - 251 Per Screen Avg. - 181 Screens (-112)

265,000 Tickets Sold Nationwide

[source: Film2.0, nKino]

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» Posted by X at January 2, 2006 11:45 PM

http://www.twitchfilm.net/archives/004674.html#more

» Reposted in News Thread by rubie

[quteacho]

(서울=뉴스와이어)쟁쟁한 블록버스터가 대거 개봉한 개봉3주차에도 흥행세가 꺾이지 않은 ‘전 국민의 연애지침서’ <작업의 정석>이 새해를 맞아 따뜻한 프로모션을 진행한다. 랜덤하우스중앙과 함께 영화 시나리오와 스틸을 이용한 <작업의 정석> 책을 출판하면서 판매 시 받는 초판 인세를 모두 폭설피해를 입은 전라도지역의 불우이웃에게 기증하기로 한 것.

랜덤하우스중앙에서 오는 1월 5일 발매할 예정인 <작업의 정석>책은 ‘지피지기 백전백승의 법칙’, ’이심전심 심리의 법칙’, ‘지원병 후광의 법칙’ 등 작업을 위한 단계별 전략으로 구성되어 있다. 각 전략별로 영화 시나리오의 내용과 이제까지 볼 수 없었던 코믹한 스틸과 B컷들이 풍성하게 담겨 있어 색다른 재미를 준다. 또한 시나리오와 중간중간 ‘늑대의 작업의 정석’, ‘여우의 작업의 정석’섹션에는 ‘30일만에 여자친구에게 차이는 법’, ‘하늘 높은 줄 모르는 그녀의 콧대 무너뜨리는 뚝심전략’, ’남자도 이런 스킨십 받고 싶다’, ‘남심을 한 번에 사로잡는 여우의 꼬심모드’ 등 실생활에서 유용하게 쓸 수 있는 작업노하우가 읽는 재미를 더해 준다. 단순한 메이킹 북이 아닌 영화와 ‘작업’에 대한 모든 것과 함께 새해 다이어리로 구성되어 있는 <작업의 정석>책은 연애와 작업에 관심이 많은 신세대들에게 선풍적인 인기를 끌 것으로 예상된다.

새해를 맞아 불우한 이웃과 따뜻한 정을 나누고 영화의 흥행이 잘 되고 있어 감사의 마음을 전달하기 위해 주연배우 손예진, 송일국이 나서 제작사 청어람과 공동제공, 배급사인 쇼박스가 마음을 모아 초판 판매 시 발생하는 모든 수익금을 최근 폭설로 큰 피해를 입은 전라도지역 주민에게 전액기증하기로 했다. 영화의 부가적인 수입을 사회에 환원하는 것은 매우 이례적인 일로 추운 겨울 훈훈한 미담으로 화제가 되고 있다.

개봉3주차에도 흥행세를 이어가고 있는 <작업의 정석>은 1월 3일 현재, 전국 193만 관객을 기록하며 200만 고지를 코앞에 두고있다.

보도자료 통신사 뉴스와이어(www.newswire.co.kr) 배포

보도자료 출처:청어람

[Guest sandrydc]

Thank quteacho!

Can someone translate the article for us.

[DarlingOTPsLoVe]

I just watched another two clips of this movie today and I can't get over how funny Ye Jin is in it LOL. Really really want to watch this soon.......

[quteacho]

Box office Top 10 (12/26/05 – 1/1/06)

1. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes)

2. King and the Clown (Gam Woo Sung, Jung Jin Young)

3. King Kong (Naomi Watts, Jack Black)

4. The Art of Seduction (Son Yeh Jin, Song Il Kook)

5. Typhoon (Jang Dong Gun, Lee Jung Jae)

6. Bluw Swallow (Jang Jin Young, Kim Joo Hyuk)

7. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint)

8. Broken Flowers (Bill Murray, Sharon Stone)

9. The Big White (Robin Williams, Holly Hunter)

10. My Girl and I (Song Hye Gyo, Cha Tae Hyun)

http://www.krmdb.com/office/krbo-2005125.b5.shtml

[quteacho]

중급예산 영화, 대작 틈새 짭짤한 재미

2006-01-08 posted by Louis

'왕의 남자' '작업의 정석'

[머니투데이 스타뉴스 김현록 기자] 적어도 요즘 영화계에서는, 많이 들여야 많이 번다는 규모의 논리가 통하지 않았다.

'왕의 남자'(감독 이준익·제작 이글픽쳐스 씨네월드)와 '작업의 정석'(감독 오기환·제작 청어람) 등 중급 예산을 들인 영화들이 대작과 맞붙은 연말 연초 극장가에서 알토란을 캐냈다.

지난달 29일 개봉한 '왕의 남자'는 지난 6일 개봉 9일만에 200만 관객을 돌파하며 새해 극장가에 돌풍을 불러일으켰다. 앞서 개봉한 '작업의 정석' 역시 지난 5일 개봉 16일만에 200만 관객을 넘어서며 이변의 주인공이 됐다.

조선 최초의 궁중광대극 '왕의 남자'의 순제작비는 44억원. 전국민의 연애 지침서를 표방한 '작업의 정석'의 순제작비는 31억원에 불과하다. 그러나 두 작품은 100억대 한국형 블록버스터와 2000억대 할리우드 블록버스터들의 코를 납작하게 누르며 짭짤한 재미를 맛보고 있다.

사실 연초까지 이어지는 지난 12월 블록버스터 대전의 승자가 누가 될 것인가는 대다수 영화 관계자들의 관심사였다. 장동건 이정재 주연의 150억 대작 '태풍'과 3년여의 제작기간이 들어간 '청연'. 여기에 피터 잭슨 감독의 야심작 '킹콩'과 초대형 판타지 영화 '나니아연대기-사자, 마녀 그리고 옷장'까지 합류하면서 12월 내내 피튀기는 경쟁이 벌어졌다.

그러나 제작비 및 손익분기점을 감안할 때 블록버스터의 성적은 퍽 초라하다. 개봉 첫주 280만관객을 모았던 '태풍'은 이후 관객 동원력이 급속히 떨어지면서 지난 5일 400만 관객을 넘어서는 데 그쳤다. 손익분기점인 620만명에는 턱없이 모자라는 결과다.

100억대 제작비가 투입된 '청연'은 주인공 친일 논란 등을 부른 끝에 저조한 흥행 성적을 거뒀다. '킹콩'은 300만 관객을 돌파했으나 기대에 못미치는 결과이기는 마찬가지다.

'왕의 남자'나 '작업의 정석' 등의 흥행 요인으로는 규모에 집착하지 않은 내실있는 제작, 배우들의 호연, 적절한 배급 타이밍과 장르적인 강점 등이 꼽힌다.

'왕의 남자'의 경우 궁궐 세트 등을 적극 활용하면서 촬영 회차, 기간 등을 정확히 지켜 제작비를 절감할 수 있었다. 탄탄한 스토리에 더해 비극과 희극이 조화를 이룬 사극이라는 독특한 성격도 관객의 호응을 모은 부분. '작업의 정석'은 대작 액션과 판타지가 장악한 극장가에서 로맨틱 코미디로 승부수를 던져 틈새를 공략했다.

내실있는 예산 집행으로 손익분기점은 낮추고 탄탄한 스토리와 아이디어에 총력을 기울인 중급 예산 작품들의 선전이 주는 교훈을 가볍지 않다. 시끄러웠던 올 겨울 대작 혈투 속, 승자는 따로 있었던 셈이다. roky@mtstarnews.com

[Guest liangz]

ye jin is really pretty and i love her movies

[quteacho]

STAR FOCUS

ARIRANG'S SHOWBIZ EXTRA (Jan.8, 2006)

Source: http://www.arirang.co.kr/intro.asp

Son Ye-jin

An actress that radiates an angelic image, has taken a spin on the wild side in a fun-filled new movie, The Art of Seduction! Today's Star Focus takes you on a special date with actress Sohn Ye-jin!

The leading player and flirt step onto the big screen to show audiences the TRUE art of seduction! Song Il-guk and Sohn Ye-jin work in perfect harmony in the film - Without reserve, the unlikely pair flaunt their seduction skills. With hilarious results. Such a role is a first for Sohn and most agree, her transformation was a success.

After watching her performance in The Art of Seduction, it was apparent that all the productions she had been in until now, represented only a small part of Sohn's full acting capacity.

From her delivery, actions, and expressions, she could hold her own against any comedic actor - A far cry from her usual roles in melodramas.

Sohn Ye-jin's experience in the field of acting spans across television and movies alike. Her passionate performance in the movie, Classic, resulted in the film's never-ending popularity. Her trademark angelic image appealed to her audience and fans... This was only the beginning of her ride to stardom.

Sohn Ye-jin admitted that standing in front of the camera had become easier over the years. For every role that she encountered, she strained to absorb the character and make it her own. This perseverance, quiet determination, and love of acting helped Sohn become the actress that she is today.

Sohn's popularity doesn't stop at Korea's boundaries - the response from her growing number of overseas fans is overwhelming. She made quite a splash with her role in A Moment to Remember with actor Jung Woo-sung. But it didn't compare to the waves she created after Sohn starred in the movie, April Snow, with the well-known Korean Wave star, Bae Yong-jun.

Sohn smiled shyly as she talked about all the actors she can't wait to work with.

Telling us that she also had greatly enjoyed working with actor Song Il-guk in The Art of Seduction, we asked what she would do, if approached by a play-boy like Song's character.

Being cast in April Snow alongside Bae Yong-jun, a forerunner in the Korean Wave, caused a sensation that spread like wild-fire. It's a tragic love story about a man and woman thrown together after finding that their relative spouses had been cheating on them... with each other.

It became obvious that Sohn Ye-jin's powerful performance hit hard in Japan, when her promotional trip there brought an immense throng of cameras and reporters.

The Art of Seduction, which helped solidify Sohn Ye-jin's position in the Korean entertainment industry, will soon be released across Asia for her international fans.

Good luck to the film and we can't wait to see more of Sohn Ye-jin in the future!

SYJ official homepage : http://www.mattube.com/hamil/

[Guest samgirl]

anyone has trailer of AOS in YSI or Mega Upload?

[Guest Alxneeds2gopee]

yesasia said this movie will be out by february

[Guest sandrydc]

Coming Soon to theaters in Singapore.

Credit: http://www.encorefilms.com/films/f_coming.html

The Art of Seduction

Director: OH Ki-Hwan

Cast: SON Ye-Jin, SONGIl-Kook

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Language: Korean

Theatrical Release Date: (Singapore) TBA

Synopsis: Min-Jun (SONG Il-Kook) and Ji-Won (SON Ye-Jin) are so-called the first-rate “players” who are the dating gurus having 100% success rates in any dating pursuits. Following her usual systematic dating rules, Ji-Won fakes a schematic car accident to capture Min-Jun’s heart and successfully approaches him.

However, her smooth-sailing dating life finally reaches turbulence. Why in the world is this guy not succumbing to her alluring charm? Ironically enough, Min-Jun is also overwhelmed in understanding that he has met his match. However, like the veteran players that they are, these two shouldn’t show any signs of weakness in their dating tatics. Who will endure victoriously and become the last player standing?

Bewitching Attraction

Director: Lee Ha

Cast: MOON So-Ri, JI Jin-Hee, Park Won-Sang

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Language: Korean

Theatrical Release Date: (Singapore) TBA

Marrying the Mafia 2

Director: JEONG Yong-Ki

Cast: KIM Soo-My, SHIN Hyun-Joon, KIM Woon-Hee

Genre: Comedy

Language: Korean

Theatrical Release Date: (Singapore) TBA

Typhoon

Director: KWAK Kyung-Tack

Cast: JANG Dong-Gun, LEE Jung-Jae, LEE Mi-Yeon

Genre: Action Blockbuster

Language: Korean

Theatrical Release Date: (Singapore) TBA

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Wisey, wow you would have a chance to watch AoS soon.

Waiting for your reviews on YJ's latest movie.

yesasia said this movie will be out by february

Alxneeds2gopee, could please post the link here. Thanks in advance.

Definitely, a must watch movie.

[quteacho]

Coming Soon to theaters in Singapore.

Credit: http://www.encorefilms.com/films/f_coming.html

The Art of Seduction

Director: OH Ki-Hwan

Cast: SON Ye-Jin, SONGIl-Kook

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Language: Korean

Theatrical Release Date: (Singapore) TBA

Aight... tat'S very nice tO knOw. Wish I were in SG. :fury:

sandrydc, thax fo' da gOod newz. Can't catch it tho...

Puhlease bring out da humOr Wisey when u fin'lly have watched it.

[Guest rainbowfull.]

SONGILGOOOKKKKKK<3

[Ha Tinh Nhi]

Art of Seduction looks so tempting, did anyone watch it?

[Guest aznchocol8luver]

Box office Top 10 (12/26/05 – 1/1/06)

1. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes)

2. King and the Clown (Gam Woo Sung, Jung Jin Young)

3. King Kong (Naomi Watts, Jack Black)

4. The Art of Seduction (Son Yeh Jin, Song Il Kook)

5. Typhoon (Jang Dong Gun, Lee Jung Jae)

6. Bluw Swallow (Jang Jin Young, Kim Joo Hyuk)

7. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint)

8. Broken Flowers (Bill Murray, Sharon Stone)

9. The Big White (Robin Williams, Holly Hunter)

10. My Girl and I (Song Hye Gyo, Cha Tae Hyun)

http://www.krmdb.com/office/krbo-2005125.b5.shtml

im realli suprised tat King and the Clown has higher ratings than King Kong

good job to tis movie!!!

i can't wait to watch tis movie!!

song il kook <3 <3

[Guest meilin]

is this movie after APRIL SNOW?? or before that?

[Guest sandrydc]

is this movie after APRIL SNOW?? or before that?

The Art Of Seduction is SYJ's latest movie.

[Guest Alxneeds2gopee]

http://us.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.aspx/sect...pid-1004107372/

link to the yesasia site

[quteacho]

Box office Top 10 (1/9/06 – 1/15/06)

1. King and the Clown (Gam Woo Sung, Jung Jin Young)

2. Running Wild (Kwon Sang Woo, Yoo Ji Tae)

3. Art of Fighting (Baek Yoon Shik, Jae Hee)

4. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes)

5. King Kong (Naomi Watts, Jack Black)

6. The Art of Seduction (Son Yeh Jin, Song Il Kook)

7. In Her Shoes (Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette)

8. Typhoon (Jang Dong Gun, Lee Jung Jae)

9. Blue Sparrow (Jang Jin Young, Kim Joo Hyuk)

10. The Alibi (Steve Coogan, Rebecca Romijn)

http://www.krmdb.com/office/krbo-2006012.b5.shtml

[quteacho]

엔키노 한국영화 박스오피스 (서울관객순) 01.20~01.22

2006-01-23 posted by Louis in iyejin.com

327,000

투사부일체

267,400

왕의 남자

68,022

홀리데이

36,782

야수

34,844

나니아 연대기: 사자, 마녀, 그리고 옷장

28,000

킹 콩

23,700

투 브라더스

22,400

폴라 익스프레스 3D IMAX

7,000

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3,579

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