'Broker' starts off No. 1 in box office

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SEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) – S. Korean film “Broker” starring Song Kang-ho, Gang Dong-won, and Lee Ji-eun(IU) has started off No. 1 in the box office.

“Broker” ranked first place in the box office by attracting 146,000 viewers on June 8, the day of its release, according to data from the Korean Film Council on Thursday.

"Broker," Kore-eda's latest family-themed drama, is about people on a road trip searching for possible adoptive parents of a newborn left at a baby box. Song Kang-ho won the Best Actor prize through this movie at this year's Cannes last month.

The Korean action comedy “The Roundup” starring Ma Dong-seok stepped down to the second place. The movie garnered 114,000 viewers on Wednesday, topping 9,575,000 in cumulative attendance since its release on May 18. It is expected to surpass 10 million audiences this weekend.

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Kim Sun Min.)

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