“Ode to My Father,” a South Korean box-office hit, grossed more than $2 million in ticket sales in just five weeks of screening in North America, according to the film’s distributor on Tuesday.
The movie, which tells the story of an ordinary father who sacrificed himself to support his family through the country’s turbulent modern history since the 1950-53 Korean War, topped the $2 million mark on Monday, the U.S. arm of CJ Entertainment & Media said.
The film is so far the fourth-highest grossing South Korean movie in North America after “The Admiral: Roaring Currents,” “Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring,” and “The Host.”
Screening the film in North America are 18 theaters in Los Angeles, New York, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Toronto and Vancouver.
In South Korea, the movie surpassed the 10 million viewer mark in less than a month since its Dec. 17 opening. It is the 14th film ever to attract 10 million viewers at the local box office. (Yonhap)
