Affected by the epidemic, this year's Korean film market is still sluggish.
However, this phenomenon has improved with the movie "Letter Restrictions".
According to media reports, "Letter Limit" won the single-day box office championship of Korean movies for 14 consecutive days, becoming the highest-grossing Korean film in 2021.
Movie "Letter Restrictions"
01. "Letter Sending Restrictions" set a new box office record for Korean domestic films this year
Set in Busan, the movie "Letter Restrictions" tells the thrilling story of the banking center director Seung-kyu (Cho Woo-jin) who is in crisis after receiving a call from a suspicious caller, Zhenyu (Ji Chang-wook), on the way to send his children to school.
With the thrilling urban chase, "Letter Limit" has attracted the attention of many people before it has been released, and the pre-sale results are very gratifying.
According to statistics, the pre-sales volume of "Letter Limit" before the release date was as high as 37,641, setting a record for the highest pre-sales volume on the release day of Korean movies in 2021.
"Letter Limit" ranked first in the overall pre-sale rate, which not only heralded the popularity of the film at the box office, but also meant that the South Korean-produced film regained the first place in the pre-sale rate after a gap of 44 days.
In a wave of anticipation, "Letter Limit" was released, mobilizing 55,687 people to the cinema on the first day to watch, and winning the box office on the day of release.
After that, "Letter Limit" firmly occupied the top position in the box office list, winning the single-day box office champion in South Korea for 14 consecutive days, becoming a dark horse in theaters this summer.
It is worth mentioning that on the 9th day of the release of "Letter Restrictions", it won the title of the korean film box office champion this year with 499829 number of moviegoers.
At present, "Letter Restrictions" has been released for 16 days, and the cumulative number of moviegoers 828591.
With the continuous fermentation of word of mouth, "Letter Limit" is expected to exceed one million viewers.
02, with the role of "Zhenyu" in "Letter Limit", Chi Changxu staged a gorgeous transformation
After retiring from the army, Ji Changxu received a lot of proposals for starring, and "Letter Restrictions" is one of them.
Although the role of "Zhenyu" is very small, Ji Changxu still resolutely decided to star.
On the one hand, Chi Changxu has a friendship with the representative of the production company of "Letter Restrictions" and has great respect for his predecessor Zhao Yuzhen;
On the other hand, Ji Chang-wook discovers that the threat criminal Zhenyu has never tried before, and he is very eager to challenge himself.
Ji Changxu plays the threat criminal "Zhenyu"
As Ji Changxu said, "Zhenyu" is completely different from the role he has played so far.
Since Chi Changxu was promoted to the male protagonist of the first battle, most of the roles he played were handsome, kind, and affectionate good men.
However, "Zhenyu" is a phone sender with a vague identity, which makes the horror of the whole plot reach the highest point.
Not only that, Chi Changxu also showed his voice acting skills in "Letter Limit", he said indifferent words in a very convincing voice, coupled with Zhao Yuzhen's urgent acting skills, creating an extremely strong sense of tension.
Although Chi Changxu does not appear in the half of the film, only through sound, he has a sense of existence.
In the second half of the film, Chi Changxu makes a strong appearance, and his deep eyes look quite frightening, giving people a sense of oppression.
The success of "Letter Limit" is inseparable from the excellent performance of the actors.
In addition to the two starring actors Zhao Yuzhen and Lee Jae-jin, Chi Changxu's acting skills are also indispensable, and the dramatic tension presented by his eyes and voice has left a deep impression on the audience and become the "hidden trump card" of the film.
Although "Zhenyu" appeared on camera for a very short time, Chi Changxu not only interpreted a new image, but also showed an unprecedented performance and staged a gorgeous transformation.