"Love Reset" Continues to Dominate Box Office, Song Joong Ki's "Hopeless" Ranks Second

Despite new releases, the K-movie Love Reset, starring Kang Ha Neul and Jung So Min, maintained its top spot at the box office. 

According to the Korean Film Council's integrated ticket sales network, Nam Dae Joong-directed Love Reset ranked first place at the box office by attracting 41,285 viewers on October 11. The total number of viewers is 8,55,911, and the movie is on the verge of surpassing one million moviegoers.

Love Reset has held the top spot at the box office for nine consecutive days since its release on October 3. Love Reset is a comedy K-movie that tells the story of No Jung Yeol (Kang Ha Neul) and Hong Na Ra (Jung So Min), who have been married for two years. Just 30 days before the end of their marriage, the couple lose their memories in a car accident, bringing their relationship back to square one. 

Song Joong Ki-led Hopeless ranked second with 31,843 viewers on its opening day. The cumulative number of viewers is 60,868.

The story revolves around a young boy named Yeon Gyu (Hong Xa Bin), who wants to escape from his hellish reality but ends up joining a dangerous world when he meets a gang's middle boss, Chi Geon (Song Joong Ki). Hopeless was officially invited to the 76th Cannes Film Festival and garnered much attention after being screened at the 28th Busan International Film Festival.

Miss Fortune, starring Uhm Jung Hwa, Song Sae Byuk, Bang Min Ah, and Park Ho San, among others, ranked third with 13,118 viewers. 

Dr. Cheon and Lost Talisman ranked fourth with 12,726 viewers and its total number of moviegoers is 1,778,670. Whereas,  Boston 1947 ranked fifth with 8,433 viewers.

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