Counterfeit Opening Crime City 3 Box Office Disturbance Reservation 400,000 people ↑
The movie “The Outlaws 3” is expected to be another box office hit with more than 400,000 reservations. However, “Crime City” 3 was released abnormally for three days during the Buddha’s Birthday holiday before its official release, ranking second in the box office, disrupting the box office, setting a bad precedent.
As of 8:15 a.m. on the 30th, “Criminal City 3” has recorded 406,004 reservation audiences, ranking first in the reservation rankings. It overwhelms the second-place “Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3” (12,456 people), and its reservation share (the proportion of certain movie reservations out of the total reservation) is 83.5%. In fact, it is ready to be ranked No. 1 in the box office.
Crime City 3 has already proved its popularity by attracting about 470,000 people with a paid preview held from the 27th to the 29th. On the 27th, it screened 930 times on 502 screens, 142,774 people, 892 times on 470 screens on the 28th, 161,890 people, and 891 times on 471 screens on the 29th, 165,120 people watched it. On the 29th, it topped the box office, beating “Fast and Furious: Ride or Die.”
However, the paid preview of “Criminal City 3” has set a bad precedent in that it is a kind of anomalous release aimed at the holiday just before its official release. Critics say that it is not understandable that the company made such a choice at a time when it has booked a box office with a level of reservations that overwhelms its competitors and is also highly popular. A domestic distribution official said, “Other films have also held paid previews before, but they have never done it this big,” adding, “It’s too much.” “Criminal City 3” is jointly distributed by Avio Entertainment and Plus M Entertainment.
“Criminal City 3” is the third movie in the “Criminal City” series that led to “Criminal City” in 2017 and “Criminal City 2” in 2022. It tells the story of Masukdo, a detective who worked for the Seoul Metropolitan Investigation Unit, when he learned that it was related to the distribution of new drugs while investigating the murder case. Along with actor Ma Dong-seok, Lee Joon-hyuk, Lee Bum-soo, Kim Min-jae, Lee Ji-hoon, Jeon Seok-ho, and Ko Kyu-pil will appear, and Japanese actor Aoki Mune-taka will also appear. It will be released on the 31st