‘The Phone (Director, Kim, Bongjoo, Production, Mr. Romance)’ has surpassed other comparable movies, ascended to first place, and captured the heart of its audiences. According to the ‘Korean Film Council, ‘The Phone’ recorded first place at the box-office by bringing 97,094 people by the 22nd. The accumulated number of viewers, including its preview, is calculated at 115,728.

 ‘The Phone’ is an action thriller movie about a man who receives a call from his wife who was killed one year ago and is able to go back into the past for 24 hours for a second chance to save his wife. Son, Hyunjoo, Uhm, Jiwon and Bae, Sungwoo star in the movie, and Kim, Bongjoo who was a former assistant director in ‘Body is back,’ and ‘Hwanghae,’ is a director. The combination of new story material, talented acting and a high quality genre generated much talk as people anticipated the movie’s release. As predicted, ‘The Phone’ took first place for early reservations, and achieved first place at the box office as it opened in theaters.

Especially as of note, ‘The Phone’ took the first place spot on its first day, overtaking ‘The Martian (Director Ridley Scott)’ which opened on the 8th and kept the top spot for two weeks. Son, Hyunjoo, is a trustworthy actor and his thriller movie hit theaters in this fall.  With three big movies ‘The Phone,’ ‘The Martian,’ and ‘The Exclusive: Killing Ryang Chen (Director Noh, Duk)’ doing battle in theaters this October, people are really interested to see who is going to smile at the end