The group BTS' screen conquest continues.
BTS' screen debut, the documentary film "Bun the Stage: The Movie", has recently confirmed screenings of Encore around the world; it will be re-screened at 1,400 theaters and 2,696 screens around the world. This was reported by the American film magazine Variety, which is a testament to the world's attention to BTS.
"Bun the Stage: The Movie," which brought 1.4 million Amis around the world to theaters, has already hit a new record. With 1.2 million viewers, it surpassed the record of One Direction: Ware Wee Ah (2014), which was ranked # 1 in the Boy Group event Cinema. The amount of money already earned is 14 million dollars (about 15.8 billion won). In North America, it has achieved a miracle that it ranks 10th in the box office on the Weekend. It was released only in North America on the 15th and is thanks to its $3.63 million (about 4.1 billion won) profit by the 18th. In the UK, it was ranked sixth in the box office with a profit of $830,000 (about 900 million won) on its first Weekend.
It is not just North America and the United Kingdom. The film was successful in the Philippines, Indonesia, Germany and Austria. In the Philippines and Indonesia, more than 100,000 viewers have already watched "Bun the Stage: The Movie", and in Germany and Austria, they have earned more than $800,000 (about 900 million won) each. The screening of the encore will be confirmed, and the record of the box office will continue.
"It is amazing that a large screen has witnessed the power of collecting fans together," said Mark Allenby, CEO of Trafalgar Pictures, a global distributor of "Bun the Stage: The Movie." "The most successful exported BTS in Korea have officially conquered the screen," Forbes said.
"Bun the Stage: The Movie" is the official screen debut of BTS, featuring "2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode 3 Wings Tour (2017 BTS LIVE TRILOGY EPISODE III THE WINGS TOUR). It contains passionate performances with fans around the world, as well as everyday images and honest interviews of members during the world tour.