Director Choi Dong Hun's successful new movie 'The Thieves' has reached 5,000,000 viewers in just 10 days after its release. The movie currently stands at 5,432,100 cumulative viewers.

Released on July 25th, the movie reached 5,571,750 viewers in just 10 days, and beating 'The Dark Knight Rises's record, released in Korea a week earlier, by 350,000 viewers. 'The Thieves' has broken a national record of gaining over 5,400,000 viewers in a short period of time.

The movie has also broken the records of extremely successful movies in past years like 'The Host' (5,140,000 viewers in 10 days) and 'Transformers 3' (5,200,000 viewers in 11 days), as well as 'D-War' (5,300,000 viewers in 12 days) and 'Haeundae' (5,100,000 in 13 days).

'The Thieves' takes place in a Macau casino, where 10 skilled thieves from Korea and China work together to steal the famous diamond, the 'Teardrop of the Sun'. The movie features a thrilling plot and exciting action scenes, as well as great actors who fill the roles of each unique character extremely well.

Source + Image: Star Today via Nate