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Usually, when watching a movie, many people watch the latest release in the theater and the old one through OTT, but this formula is being broken recently.

Theatrical re-releases, including movies from 70 years ago, are pouring in.  



This is Reporter Lee Joo-hyung.



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This is Warner Bros. Korea where Superman guards the entrance.



It is a Hollywood distributor that has succeeded in not only 'Superman' but also 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'Harry Potter'.



However, the latest film released by this company is 'Love in the Rain', which was released 70 years ago, and 'Casablanca', 'The Exorcist' and 'The Bodyguard' will be re-released one after another by the end of the year.



[Byeon Yong-hyeon / Warner Bros. Korea Distribution Team Leader: When I tried to give the audience justification to go to the cinema, I thought that these old works, especially old but unseen masterpieces, would be able to appeal to the audience enough.



] , NK Contents, which re-released director Wong Kar-wai's films 20 years ago, such as 'Chongqing Forest', topped the daily box office and led the re-release craze.



If it is re-released, there will be a lot of old fans, but CGV counted 'The Most Beautiful Love', and those in their 20s and 30s accounted for more than 60% of the audience.



[Nam Ki-ho / NK Contents CEO: Young audiences who have not seen the movie in the theater are '



Due to Corona, the number of re-releases has increased, but even after social distancing is lifted, the re-release craze is omnidirectional, regardless of the old and recent works.



'Aladdin', a 10 million movie, was re-released after 3 years and drew more than 60,000 audiences, and the Korean movie 'Mogadishu' was again caught on the screen after a year.



Old Korean films have also joined the ranks of re-releases one after another.



Lee Jung-jae's debut film 'Young Man', which could not be seen online, will be re-released soon, and director Bo Ji-young's 2009 film 'I Like It Now' has been restored and re-released.



Importers and distributors can buy movies with proven box office and workmanship at a low price, audiences can watch old movies they want to see on the big screen, and theaters can gather audiences with various movies along the way. It seems to be established as a culture of



(Video coverage: Kim Won-bae, Jeong Seong-hwa, video editing: Kim Kyung-yeon)