Movie 'Tazza: The Song of Beelzebub' Records Highest Pre-release Reservations Ever for an R-rated Film

According to media reports, as of 12:00 PM on the 21st, two days before its release, the movie 'Tazza: The Song of Beelzebub' recorded 76,526 reservations. This is the highest figure among R-rated films of all time, drawing attention as it breaks all previous records.

When compared to the same time slot two days before release, this reservation count surpasses the 68,279 reservations of 'Asura: The City of Madness', the 60,694 reservations of 'Tazza: One Eyed Jack', and the 42,471 reservations of 'YADANG: The Snitch'. Furthermore, it has already overtaken the 22,030 reservations of the hit film 'The Handmaiden' and the 12,542 reservations of 'Inside Men', and is four times the figure recorded by 'The Outlaws' one day before its release, which was 19,127 reservations.

The distributor CJ ENM stated that the lead actors conducted active promotional activities, such as weekend stage greetings during the two weeks before the release, and bolstered by this, word-of-mouth is spreading, causing the seat occupancy rate to gradually rise. This work is based on the fourth part of the webtoon 'Tazza' by author Huh Young-man, and depicts the process of revenge on the global gambling stage between Jang Tae-young, who succeeded in the online casino business, and Park Tae-young, who lost everything to him.

This film, which will mark the end of the 'Tazza' series, is scheduled to meet audiences during the Chuseok holiday on the 23rd. It is garnering expectations as the finale of the series that began with the first film directed by Choi Dong-hun in 2006, starring Cho Seung-woo, Kim Hye-soo, Baek Yoon-sik, Yoo Hae-jin, etc., which drew 5.69 million viewers, followed by 'Tazza: The Hidden Card' and 'Tazza: One Eyed Jack'.

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