Hollywood space epic 'Interstellar' draws 4.83 moviegoers in South Korea

Christopher Nolan's "Interstellar" has become a box-office hit in South Korea. The Hollywood sci-fi epic starring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway drew more than 4.83 million moviegoers in 11 days since its opening at cinemas across the country on Nov. 6, according to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) on Monday. It was faster than the animated Disney film "Frozen" which opened in January and attracted more than 10 million viewers in a nation with a population of about 50 million, said KOFIC that tracks box-office sales.

Park Sae-jin swatchsjp@ajunews.com