Martial law doc tops Korean box office presales ahead of Wednesday opening

A documentary reconstructing former President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived martial law gambit on Dec. 3, 2024, is leading presales two days ahead of its Wednesday opening. According to the Korean Film Council's box office tracker, director Lee Myung-se's "Ran 12.3" had sold 43,684 tickets as of Tuesday morning, taking a 15.8 percent market share. That puts it narrowly ahead of the 20th Century Studios sequel "The Devil Wears Prada 2," which had sold 42,916. It is the first political documentary t

By The Korea Herald