Movie “Birthday” About Sewol Ferry Disaster Surpasses 1 Million Moviegoers

Apr 22, 2019

The film “Birthday” has surpassed 1 million moviegoers in less than three weeks.

According to the Korean Film Council, the movie surpassed 1,003,307 moviegoers on April 21 at 7 p.m. KST.

The film is about a family who lost their son in the Sewol Ferry disaster on April 16, 2014. It shows the story of how the rest of his family and friends meet again to celebrate him as his birthday approaches. Together, they cherish and reminisce about all of their memories with him.

After premiering on April 3, “Birthday” achieved a CGV Golden Egg score of 96% and received lots of positive reviews, allowing it to top box office charts in merely six days. Despite the release of many new movies, it has maintained its rank for two weeks and is still the only film released in April to surpass 1 million moviegoers.