Leading South Korean investor/distributor CJ Entertainment has announced that 3D sci-fi thriller <Sector 7> has become the highest grossing Korean film in China. Released Dec. 6, the film took in roughly CNY 20 million (US$3.1 million) by Dec. 14.
Directed by KIM Ji-hoon(<May 18>), the film stars HA Ji-won (<Haeundae>), AHN Sung-ki (<Silmido>) and OH Ji-ho (<My Wife Is a Gangster>) in an underwater creature feature.
Romantic comedy <200 Pounds Beauty> was the previous record holder for top Korean film released in China, with CNY 16 million in 2006.