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The South Korean film Hopeless, starring one of the highest-paid actors, Song Joong-ki, is seemingly facing a lot of trouble in attracting an audience to the theaters. The movie is a neo-noir drama thriller, which marked the comeback of the actor to the big screens and has seemingly failed to impress the audience with its crime and action. Scroll down to learn how the movie has been performing and the reason behind its lower sales of tickets.
Hopeless revolves around a young boy Yeon-gyu, played by Hong Xa Bin, who attempts to escape his hellish reality but ends up meeting Chi-geon, essayed by Song Joong-ki, a gang’s middle boss and life gets entangled in the world of crime. The movie was invited to the Cannes Film Festival and received a lot of praise from the experts.
Song Joong-ki made his comeback to movies after six years as he was busy with his personal life. The Descendants of the Sun actor had a lot of faith in Hopeless, aka Hwaran, and did not charge a penny for starring in it. But, it seems that his star value and faith were not enough for the movie to perform well. As per KBiZoom, the movie saw 31,843 viewers on its opening day, October 11.
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