The movie 'Famyo', which is writing a new history of the occult genre, has revealed the box office records it set this year.
'Buried Grave' is an occult mystery film that tells the story of strange events that happen to geomancers, undertakers, and shamans who relocate suspicious tombs in exchange for a large amount of money. 'Pamyo', which was released on February 22nd, surpassed 10 million viewers nationwide within 32 days of its release, and reached the 11 million mark within 40 days.
Although it has entered its second month since its release, it still holds the second place in the box office and has recorded a cumulative audience of 11.78 million to date.
We looked into the records set by 'Pamyo', which has established itself as the best box office hit of 2024.
◆ Highest opening & highest daily audience for movies released in 2024
As of 7:21 am on the day of release, the movie 'Pamyo' surpassed 54% of real-time reservation rates and 369,990 advance reservations, and broke the highest opening score for a release in 2024 by mobilizing 330,000 people on the first day of release. 'Pamyo' not only ranked first in the box office on its opening day and first weekend, but also showed off its potential as a full-fledged box office hit by recording the highest daily audience of 851,600 in 2024.
'Family', which continued its explosive box office success, surpassed 11,569,310 cumulative audiences in its 8th week of release, surpassing 'Train to Busan' (11,567,816 cumulative audiences) and ranked 18th in the all-time box office.
◆ The first occult film to exceed 10 million viewers
'Family' sold 1 million on the 3rd day of opening, 2 million on the 4th day of opening, 3 million on the 7th day of opening, 4 million on the 9th day of opening, 5 million on the 10th day of opening, 6 million on the 11th day of opening, and 7 million on the 16th day of opening. However, it quickly surpassed 8 million on the 18th day of release, 9 million on the 24th day of release, and 10 million on the 32nd day of release, becoming the first film to reach 10 million viewers in 2024. As a result, 'Famyo' rewrote box-office history by becoming the first occult film to reach 10 million sales.
◆ Director Jang Jae-hyun & Kim Go-eun & Lee Do-hyun's first movie worth 10 million won
'Pamyo', which created a syndrome-like craze around the world, became director Jang Jae-hyun's third feature film and his first film to sell 10 million dollars. Kim Go-eun, who played the role of 'Hwarim', and Lee Do-hyun, who debuted on the screen as 'Bong-gil', also won the title of the first 10 million actor in their filmography with 'Pamyo'. In addition, Choi Min-sik became the second movie to reach 10 million won in 10 years after 'Roaring Currents' (2014) with 'Breakfast', and Yoo Hae-jin became the fourth movie to reach 10 million won following 'The King and the Clown', 'Veteran', and 'A Taxi Driver'. was held in
◆ No. 1 at the box office for the longest period of time for a movie released since 2005
'Pamyo', which took the box office by storm upon its release, topped the overall box office for 34 consecutive days, setting the longest record among Korean films released since 2022. Excluding the release date of the new work 'Comment Unit', it ranked first in the overall box office for a total of 47 days, proving its unwavering box office power.
This figure attracts attention as it follows the record of 'Taegeukgi Waving', which was released on February 5, 2004, and stayed at the top of the box office for a total of 49 days. In addition, 'Pamyo', which held the top spot at the weekend box office for 7 consecutive weeks, continued its unstoppable box office performance by leading the weekend theaters for longer than 'Spring in Seoul', which ranked first at the weekend box office for 4 consecutive weeks.
(SBS Entertainment News Reporter Kim Ji-hye)
