The King's Warden Becomes the Third Highest-Grossing Film in Korea of All Time

Park Ji Hoon (X @showboxmovie)

JAKARTA - The King's Warden continues to set records in the Korean film industry. This film became the third highest-grossing film in Korea after reaching 14 million viewers.

Sunday, March 22, the Korean Film Council announced that The King's Warden had 346,555 viewers for March 21 and still holds the first position in Korean cinemas.

With this figure, Jang Hae Jun's film currently has a total of 14,447,740 viewers. Of course, this figure continues to increase given the number of screens still dominating South Korean cinemas.

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The King's Warden immediately shifted the film Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds and Ode to My Father as the highest-grossing South Korean film of all time.

The first highest-grossing film in Korea was The Admiral: Roaring Currents with 17.61 million viewers and Extreme Job with 16.26 million viewers.

The film The King's Warden tells the story of King Danjong (Park Ji Hoon), the youngest king in the Joseon era who was betrayed by his uncle and exiled to Yeongwol. He meets Eom Heung Do (Yoo Hae Jin), the village chief who becomes his best friend.

The production team held various celebrations to appreciate the audience, one of which was a coffee truck given by the director.

In addition, the film was hit by plagiarism issues because the story was similar to other films, but the production team denied the news because the film was about South Korean history.

On the other hand, The King's Warden will be shown in Indonesian cinemas starting April 8.