(Dan Tri) – `Queen of Tears` is considered the hottest drama on Korean television today as it dominates Asian social networks.
According to Korean media, Queen of Tears received a budget investment of 56 billion won (about 1,031 billion VND) for 16 episodes, equivalent to 3.5 billion won per episode (about 64 billion VND).
Initially, the estimated budget was about 40 billion won (about 737 billion VND), but during the production process, the film’s budget increased by an additional 16 billion won (nearly 300 billion VND).
`Queen of Tears` brought in a profit of 10 billion won (about 184 billion VND) (Photo: tvN).
With a large investment budget, Queen of Tears is said to still bring large profits to the manufacturer.
The amount of money they earned from selling the film’s broadcasting rights was 65 billion won (1,200 billion VND).
Launched last March, The Queen of Tears quickly caused a fever on the Netflix platform in many countries, at one point even reaching the top 1 position globally, in the non-English drama category.
Queen of Tears also has quite impressive viewership ratings.
The quality cast is considered a factor in helping `Queen of Tears` succeed (Photo: tvN).
Queen of Tears written by Park Ji Eun.
Queen of Tears revolves around the love story of two characters including the third-generation heiress of Queens Group Hong Hae In (played by Kim Ji Won) and the son of a local grocery store owner Baek Hyun.
In addition to the attractive content, the harmonious and beautiful acting of the two main actors, Kim Ji Won and Kim Soo Hyun, also attracted the movie’s audience.
According to some sources, actress Son Ye Jin of Crash Landing on You may appear in the final few episodes of The Queen of Tears.
Previously, many viewers also thought that the wedding of the two main actors in The Queen of Tears was inspired by the wedding of Son Ye Jin and Hyun Bin in real life.
