Korean animated movie The King of Kings has surpassed Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar-winning Parasite to change into the top-grossing Korean movie within the U.S.
Produced by Korean animation outfit Mofac Studio, The King of Kings has earned a cumulative $54.7M on the field workplace to this point, surpassing Parasite, which beforehand raked in a complete of $53.8M throughout its run.
Written and directed by Mofac Studio CEO Jang Seong-ho, The King of Kings is predicated on Charles Dickens’ ebook titled ‘The Lifetime of Our Lord.’ The movie follows the lifetime of Jesus Christ from his beginning to his resurrection.
The King of Kings reached this field workplace milestone inside three weeks of its April 11 launch within the U.S., hitting the theaters simply forward of the Good Friday and Easter holidays.
Clocking pre-sales of greater than $14.6M, the movie was launched by Angel Studios, which additionally dealt with Sound of Freedom and The Chosen.
The movie’s voice solid stars Pierce Brosnan, Oscar Isaac, Kenneth Branagh, Uma Thurman and Forest Whitaker.
The King of Kings has additionally opened within the U.Okay., Australia, Canada, Mexico, Taiwan and The Philippines, amongst others, with upcoming theatrical releases set for Spain in addition to domestically in South Korea over the summer time.
Author-director Jang is considered one of South Korea’s main visible results specialists, with credit in hit movie Joint Safety Space, in addition to Final Knights and Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance.
