"Howling", #1 At The Box Office

Lee Na-youngandSong Kang-ho's new film is leaving movie-goers howling for more. The flick,"Howling"is approaching the one million ticket sales mark.

According to the Korean Film Council on February 22nd,"Howling"drew in 71,791 people on the 21st, bringing the total number of viewers to 785,884. As soon as it hit the theatres on the 16th, it beat out "Nameless Gangster" to take over the number one spot at the box office.

An industry rep said they expected the movie to break the one million mark sometime this week.

"Howling"is about two detectives trying to solve a series of deaths that involve a killer wolf.

On a side note, "Nameless Gangster" attracted in 62,677 people on the 21st, putting it at second place. So far, a total of 3,524,614 people have seen the movie, making it a mega-hit.

"Dancing Queen"was at third with 31,269 movie goers, for a total of 3,615,991 people. "Toro: Legend Of The Magic Hammer" was at fourth with 22,031 people having watched it, followed by "The Grey" with 17,477 people.