The movie earned $1.8 million as of Sept. 10, making it the fourth largest grossing South Korean film in North American theaters, according to the distributor, Showbox.
"Roaring Currents (2014)" about a 16th-century Korean naval hero who defeated invading Japanese in the late 16th century, grossed more than $2.5 million in the North American box office, becoming the highest grossing Korean film of all time in North America.
The figure compares with $2.3 million for "Ode to My Father (2014)," a drama film that depicts modern Korean history from the 1950-53 Korean War to the present day through the life of an ordinary man, and $2.2 million for monster flick "The Host (2006)."
reporter
Park Sae-jin
swatchsjp@ajunews.com
