Surpassing 1 Million Viewers in Indonesia
No. 1 at the Philippine Box Office for Two Consecutive Weeks
The movie 'Geomeun Sunwadeul' (The Black Widows) is gaining momentum in Southeast Asia. According to distributor NEW on the 11th, it surpassed 1 million cumulative viewers in Indonesia and topped the box office in the Philippines for two consecutive weeks.
Local media reviews have also been generally positive. Indonesia's Kompas stated, "It presents a new direction for the occult genre with a differentiated setting." Liputan6 also praised it, saying, "It offers a unique spectacle by combining Korean shamanistic elements with the occult genre." A NEW representative said, "It is scheduled to be released in Singapore and Malaysia on the 13th, and in Vietnam on the 21st."
'Geomeun Sunwadeul' is a film that focuses on people who undertake a forbidden ritual to save a boy possessed by an evil spirit. It was released domestically on the 24th of last month and recorded a cumulative audience of 1,617,02 by the 10th. It was previously pre-sold to 160 countries and has surpassed its break-even point.
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