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영화 ‘호빗: 스마우그의 폐허’가 서울지역 CGV와 롯데시네마에서 상영불가방침으로 볼 수 없지만 예매율 1위로 선두를 달리고 있다.
CGV 측은 10일 공식 홈페이지에 “워너 브라더스는 서울 지역에서만 배급료를 높게 요구하고 있으며 이를 관철하기 위해 개봉 직전 갑자기 ‘호빗: 스마우그의 폐허’의 서울 지역 배급 거절을 통보했다”며 사과 공지를 게재했다.
롯데시네마도 같은 이유로 상영하지 못하기 때문에 피카디리와 강동, 장안, 씨티, 브로드웨이 등 위탁상영관 5개를 제외하곤 어디서도 볼 수 없다. 결국 서울지역에서는 메가박스만 상영이 유일하다.
12월 11일 오전 8시 기준 예매 관객수는 3만2,155명으로 예매점유율 28.5%를 기록, 1위에 올라섰다.
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CGV, Lotte refuse to show new ‘Hobbit’ film in fee dispute
The latest installment of “The Hobbit” topped the charts Wednesday, even though Korean audiences cannot watch the film at theaters in Seoul run by CGV and Lotte Cinema.
CGV posted an apology on their official website on the problems with screening the film: “The distributor of the film Warner Bros demanded a raise in the profit-sharing ratio in theaters in Seoul and we have refused.”
Lotte Cinema also refused, meaning the film was not shown at its theaters in the capital area.
With CGV and Lotte theaters out of the running, local fans of the Hobbit series are able to watch the film at Megabox cinemas in Seoul.
According to data from the Korean Film Council, “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” accounted for 28.5 percent of ticket sales as of Wednesday, with “Way Back Home” in second.
By Yoon Ha-youn, Intern reporter
(yhayoun@heraldcorp.com)
