'The King's Warden' is nearing 10 million ticket sales. Here's why that number matters.

When "The King's Warden" opened on Feb. 4, a full week ahead of the Lunar New Year window, many in the industry read the timing as a kind of concession. Ryoo Seung-wan's 23.5 billion won ($16 million) spy thriller "Humint," due a week later, was positioned as the season's main event; opening early looked like a move to grab whatever audience was available before the bigger film landed. Four weeks on, "The King's Warden" has drawn 8.48 million admissions, becoming one of Korean cinema's unlikelie

By The Korea Herald