The movie ‘Midnight Runners’ is sleeper hit: Korean Box office, August 2017

The movie ‘Midnight Runners’ debuted on the box office at second place, surpassing the 'The Battleship Island' on the opening day.

According to the cinema ticket network of the Film Promotion Commission, the 'Midnight Runners' climbed to the box office to second place with a total of 308,310 audience on 1,102 screens across the nation on August 9.
The cumulative audience is 344,966.

‘Midnight Runners’ revolves around two Korean National Police University students, who witnessed a kidnapping incident and tracked it down.

The domestic box office is enlivened with domestic movies. The popularity of the 'The Battleship Island' has waned somewhat, but it still ranks third and is showing off strength. Other domestic movies are waiting to be released in a row, and this phenomenon is expected to continue for a while.

Meanwhile, the first place in the box office was the 'taxi driver' with 404,959 audiences on 1,446 screens across the country. Followed by "The Battleship Island" (47,959) at third place, "Super Bad 3" (46,902), and "Annabel: Doll Master" (24,864) .