"Avatar: The Way of Water" has become the second-highest-grossing movie of all time in South Korea, overtaking "The Admiral: Roaring Currents," the Walt Disney Company Korea said Monday. "The Admiral: Roaring Currents" posted 135.7 billion won in sales. "Extreme Job" maintains its leading status with sales of 139.6 billion won. The original "Avatar" posted 128.4 billion won in domestic ticket sales in 2009 and still remains the most-viewed foreign movie released here in terms of the audience number with 13.6 million admissions. The Avatar sequel had marked 10.67 million admissions as of Monday after topping 10 million admissions on Jan. 24.

Source: The Times February 13, 2023 12:38 UTC