영화 ‘감시자들’이 개봉 17일만에 400만 관객을 돌파했다.
3일 개봉한 범죄 스릴러 ‘감시자들’ (감독 조의석, 김병서) 은 19일 전국 관객 400만명을 넘어섰다. 이로써 ‘감시자들’은 ‘신세계,’ ‘베를린,’ ‘은밀하게 위대하게,’ ‘7번방의 선물’에 이어 올해 다섯번째로 400만 기록을 달성한 한국영화가 됐다.
설경구, 한효주, 정우성이 호연한 ‘감시자들’은 지난 3일 개봉 이후 4일만에 100만 관객을 모았고, 7일만에 200만, 12일만에 350만명 관객을 차례로 넘어섰다. 특히 이번 400만 관객 기록은 지난 상반기 개봉 26일만에 400만 관객을 달성한 같은 장르의 범죄 액션 <신세계>보다 9일 앞선 성적이다.
이번 기록은 브래드 피트가 주연한 좀비영화 ‘월드워 Z,’ 거대 로봇을 주인공으로 한 ‘퍼시픽 림’ 등 할리우드 블록버스터들을 제친 결과라 눈길을 모은다.
‘감시자들’은 정체불명의 범죄조직을 쫒는 감시 전문가들의 숨막히는 추적을 담은 영화다. 전작에서 맑은 성품의 시각장애인 (오직 그대만), 단아한 왕비 (광해, 왕이 된 남자) 등을 연기한 한효주는 이번 영화에서 탁월한 기억력과 관찰력을 지닌 신참 감시전문가 ‘하윤주’ 역할을 무리없이 소화해내 호평을 받고 있다.
또 ‘감시자들’을 통해 데뷔 20년만에 첫 악역에 도전한 정우성도 복잡한 내면을 가진 범죄조직 리더로 분해 강렬한 존재감을 보여준다. 여기에 탄력있는 전개와 줄거리, 설경구의 노련하고 친근한 연기, 그리고 2PM 준호의 예상을 뛰어넘은 자연스러운 연기가 더해졌다. 현재 전국 극장에서 상영 중이다.
코리아 헤럴드 이다영 (Claire Lee) 기자 (dyc@heraldcorp.com)
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“Cold Eyes” smashes 4 million mark
By Claire Lee
Korean thriller film “Cold Eyes” attracted 4 million viewers in just 17 days, becoming the fifth domestic film to hit the record this year -- following box office hits “The Berlin File,” “Secretly Greatly,” “New World” and “Miracle in Cell No.7.”
The star-studded film, which stars actors Sol Kyung-gu, Jung Woo-sung, and actress Han Hyo-joo, tells the story of a group of detectives specializing in surveillance activities on high profile criminals. In the film, they together try to arrest the members of a bank-robbing organization.
Han Hyo-joo, whose previous roles include the visually impaired woman in Song Il-gon’s 2011 tearjerker romance “Always,” and the unhappy Queen Consort in last year’s box office hit period drama “Gwanghae: The Man Who Became the King” (Masquerade), delivers a plausible and nuanced performance as Ha Yoon-ju, a young, driven woman who becomes the newest member of the special surveillance unit of the police force. Soon after she joins the team, the unit is assigned to monitor the elusive James (played by Jung Woo-sung), who in fact is the ruthless leader of an international crime ring.
Jung (“A Good Rain Knows,” “A Moment to Remember”), who has long been regarded a national heartthrob, presents an engrossing portrait of the lonely and complex villain. The role is Jung’s first villain in his some 20-year acting career.
Heavyweight actor Sol Kyung-gu (“The Tower,” “Peppermint Candy”) brings a lot of humor to the movie, by playing Ha Yoon-ju’s considerate boss, who is both caring and hilarious.
Popular boy band 2PM member Lee Jun-ho makes his appearance as the confident, likable youngest member of the surveillance team, and surprisingly pulls off the role with ease. This is Lee’s second film appearance as an actor. His first was directors Kim Gok and Kim Sun’s 2011 horror “White: The Melody of the Curse.”
The film hit local theaters on July 3, and dominated the local box office ever since. It ranked no. 2 on Korean Film Council’s box office chart on Friday, beating Hollywood blockbusters “World War Z” and “Pacific Rim,” and local 3-D gorilla film “Mr. Go,” which came out on Wednesday. It garnered around 19 billion won ($17 million) at the local box office as of July 12, according to the Korean Film Council. (dyc@heraldcorp.com)
“Cold Eyes” smashes 4 million mark
By Claire Lee
Korean thriller film “Cold Eyes” attracted 4 million viewers in just 17 days, becoming the fifth domestic film to hit the record this year -- following box office hits “The Berlin File,” “Secretly Greatly,” “New World” and “Miracle in Cell No.7.”
The star-studded film, which stars actors Sol Kyung-gu, Jung Woo-sung, and actress Han Hyo-joo, tells the story of a group of detectives specializing in surveillance activities on high profile criminals. In the film, they together try to arrest the members of a bank-robbing organization.
Han Hyo-joo, whose previous roles include the visually impaired woman in Song Il-gon’s 2011 tearjerker romance “Always,” and the unhappy Queen Consort in last year’s box office hit period drama “Gwanghae: The Man Who Became the King” (Masquerade), delivers a plausible and nuanced performance as Ha Yoon-ju, a young, driven woman who becomes the newest member of the special surveillance unit of the police force. Soon after she joins the team, the unit is assigned to monitor the elusive James (played by Jung Woo-sung), who in fact is the ruthless leader of an international crime ring.
Jung (“A Good Rain Knows,” “A Moment to Remember”), who has long been regarded a national heartthrob, presents an engrossing portrait of the lonely and complex villain. The role is Jung’s first villain in his some 20-year acting career.
Heavyweight actor Sol Kyung-gu (“The Tower,” “Peppermint Candy”) brings a lot of humor to the movie, by playing Ha Yoon-ju’s considerate boss, who is both caring and hilarious.
Popular boy band 2PM member Lee Jun-ho makes his appearance as the confident, likable youngest member of the surveillance team, and surprisingly pulls off the role with ease. This is Lee’s second film appearance as an actor. His first was directors Kim Gok and Kim Sun’s 2011 horror “White: The Melody of the Curse.”
The film hit local theaters on July 3, and dominated the local box office ever since. It ranked no. 2 on Korean Film Council’s box office chart on Friday, beating Hollywood blockbusters “World War Z” and “Pacific Rim,” and local 3-D gorilla film “Mr. Go,” which came out on Wednesday. It garnered around 19 billion won ($17 million) at the local box office as of July 12, according to the Korean Film Council. (dyc@heraldcorp.com)