Ninja Assassin is topped the box office in Korea, and climbs to number four in America, on its opening day

Singer and actor Rain's first hollywood leading movie Ninja Assassin is receiving attention by movie theaters in America and in Korea, getting a tremendous popularity and continuing to draw popular & critical acclaim.

According to America's box office web sites on the movie's opening day (the 25th), Ninja Assassin climbed to number 4 at the box office, collecting 3,300,000 dollars and raking first among the movies released on the same day.

Because Ninja Assassin is rated R and is playing at 2,503 theaters nationwide, and the figure is relatively small compared to the other movies, it has nearly made a good start at the box office.

Also, this movie took the first raking in Korea on the day even if it is rated R with relatively small number of theaters, receiving a lot of praise from the critics and the public.

Meanwhile, Rain who visited Hong Kong last 26th and did his final promotion for Ninja Assassin, is to hold his Asia Tour 'Legend of Rainism' in Asia-World Expo from Hong Kong's largest stadium on the 28th and the 29th.

Source: Yonhap news
Brief translation credit: rain bird@rain-eu.com