‘Wonka’ garners 1 million views in first nine days of release

The fantasy flick "Wonka" has attracted more than 1 million moviegoers in South Korea, Warner Bros. Korea said Thursday, becoming the fastest film this year to hit the box office milestone.Since its local release last Wednesday, the Timothee Chalamet-starring film has remained atop the local box office chart, with the highest advance ticket sales of 23.2 percent.The musical fantasy film depicts the early days of Willy Wonka, a character in the 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl.Source: Yonhap News Agency