Chiikawa film passes 1 million admissions in South Korea

The film follows Chiikawa and friends as they uncover a secret on an island.

It passed 1 million admissions in South Korea just 10 days after opening.

That makes it the country’s third-highest-grossing animated release of the year so far.

Its success shows that the cute characters’ appeal has carried from merchandise and pop-up shops to cinemas.