"Train to Busan 2" breaks this year's Korean box office record and tops Weibo's hot search list

Yesterday (July 15), the movie "Peninsula: Train to Busan" directed by Yeon Sang-ho and starring Lee Jung-hyun, Kang Dong-won and others was officially released in South Korea. "Peninsula: Train to Busan" tells the story of the survivors' final desperate struggle to escape the entire peninsula four years after "Train to Busan".

"Train to Busan 2" has been on the Weibo hot search list and once ranked first. According to the latest data, the number of viewers for the premiere of "Train to Busan 2" exceeded 350,000, breaking the record of 252,059 viewers for the premiere of "The Minister of Namsan", becoming the highest-grossing movie in South Korea so far this year. As of 9 am today, the pre-sale box office share of "Train to Busan 2" was as high as 85.1%, firmly occupying the top spot in the movie pre-sale box office list.

Train to Busan 2 has also received good reviews. Some netizens who have watched it said that the film is very exciting and, like the first film, explores the many facets of human nature and is very touching. Train to Busan has a Douban score of 8.5, which is considered a high-scoring masterpiece. I wonder if Train to Busan 2 can surpass its predecessor?