It all began when Korean director Bong Joon Ho, then a student at Hongik University, picked up a French graphic novel "Le Transperceneige." Once he started reading the novel, he could not stop until he reached the end. He was so entranced by its vision that he knew he had to make the novel into a film.

It took ten years for him to realize that dream. But it was a good thing he never lost sight of that dream.

Not quite three weeks after the release of "Snowpiercer," the film has already sold over eight million tickets. In fact, the film passed six million in ticket sales between Saturday night and Sunday morning.

Released in 167 countries, the rapid-fire success of the English language film and its stellar cast is attracting attention in such international papers as Variety, The Wall Street Journal and the Hollywood Reporter.

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