The film <The Man Who Lives with the King> has surpassed 7 million viewers in 24 days since its release, continuing its box-office run.

According to the integrated box-office computer network on the 28th, <The Man Who Lives with the King> drew around 277,000 moviegoers the previous day, pushing its cumulative audience past 7.01 million. It has been 24 days since its release on the 4th.

Disney animation <Zootopia 2>, which ranked first overall at last year's domestic box office, surpassed 7 million viewers in 30 days. This pace is also much faster than the 33 days it took for the 2005 historical film <The King's Man>(2005), which sparked a historical-drama craze.

<The Man Who Lives with the King> depicts the deposed Danjong, Lee Hong-wi (Park Ji-hoon), spending the final period of his life at Cheongnyeongpo, his place of exile in Yeongwol, Gangwon-do, as he connects with villagers including the headman Eom Heung-do (Yoo Hae-jin).

It is being praised for delivering a profound resonance as Lee Hong-wi, who became a victim of a power struggle at a young age, grows as a human beingand also as a kingby connecting with village residents who are both subjects and neighbors.

With around 200,000∼300,000 people visiting theaters even on weekdays, some forecast that the film could reach 8 million early during this holiday period that runs from the weekend through the Samiljeol substitute holiday (March 2).