The Netflix original film 'Mantis' has garnered a hot response from viewers worldwide, entering the upper ranks of the global non-English film category just three days after its release.
Released on the 26th of last month, 'Mantis' recorded 7 million views in just three days, ranking 3rd in Netflix's global TOP 10 (non-English films) category. The view count is calculated by dividing the total viewing time of the work by its runtime.
Immediately after its release, 'Mantis' entered the TOP 10 of Netflix's film category in 44 countries, including South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Peru, signaling a global box office success.
The film 'Mantis', released on Netflix on the 26th, is an action movie depicting the competition for the top spot between 'Mantis', an A-level killer who returns from a long vacation in the collapsing world of contract killers, his trainee rival 'Jae-i', and the retired legendary killer 'Dok-go'.
Im Si-wan plays the role of the naturally talented A-level killer 'Mantis', Park Gyu-young plays his long-time friend and rival Jae-i, and Jo Woo-jin plays the retired legendary killer Dok-go.
In particular, Im Si-wan commented on the mixed reactions after the release, saying, "It brings the worldview of 'Gyeolboksun', and the nature of the genre itself is not a universally appealing mainstream genre," adding, "I think this work will inevitably have mixed reactions in terms of genre. This is something I considered even before filming."
