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Article: S. Korean sports film draws over 5 million viewers.
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- YON - Yonhap News Agency of Korea
- Article date:
- August 24, 2009
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SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- Ticket sales for the South Korean ski jumping film "Take Off (Gukgadaepyo)" topped 5 million over the weekend, becoming the second most-watched local film among this year's releases, the Korean Film Council said Monday. Featuring the country's oft-overlooked national ski jumping team, the film drew more than 5.2 million viewers as of Sunday, its 26th day of screening, the film council said. "Take Off" is the second movie to surpass the 5-million viewer mark among this year's domestic releases following "Haeundae," and continues to top the local box office. "Haeundae," a big-budget disaster film directed by Yoon Je-kyoon, has drawn more than 10 ...