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Avengers: Infinity War fever has spread in South Korea and scalpers are reselling tickets up to four times their original price.

Ahead of its release in Korean theaters on 25 April, the movie is poised to become a blockbuster based on advance booking data.

As of today, Avengers: Infinity War has racked up 474,828 pre-sold tickets – or 82.4% of advance bookings – amounting to 5.15 billion won or £3.42 million, according to data from the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) website.

But some of the buyers are ticket tours who are reselling the IMAX tickets in the Korean black market for up to 100,000 won or £66.


Korean cinema operator CGV posted a warning about the scalping of tickets.

Avengers: Infinity War is causing chaos (Picture: Marvel)

They noted that this fraud has been increasing rapidly as resale of the tickets are going on at online trading sites.



CGV said if one is found to have sold his ticket, they will act immediately by cancellation of the ticket reservation and termination of account.

Those who buy tickets from a scalper may not be able to watch the film, they added, advising the moviegoers to purchase tickets from the official booking sites.

It is predicted that Avengers: Infinity War will surpass the record of Avengers: Age of Ultron, which sold 10.49 million tickets and earned $83 million (£59 million) in South Korea in 2015.

Avengers: Infinity War stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Don Cheadle and Tom Holland, with many more stars on the bill.

The cast visited South Korea recently to promote the movie.

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