Korean Avengers fans are not happy (Picture: Marvel/ Chuck Zlotnick)

While Avengers: Infinity War is making a killing at the box office in Korea, some moviegoers have complained that there were errors in the Korean translation of the dialogue.

After setting the best opening day record of all time in Korea on 25 April, Avengers: Infinity War continues to dominate the box office.

Its three-day haul in Korea as of 27 April totaled $17.85 million (£12.95 million) based on 2.31 million tickets sold, according to data from the Korean Film Council (KOFIC). The movie captured an average of 94.86% of all revenues from 25 to 27 April.

The movie was shown on 2,460 screens across South Korea on 27 April, or 49.2% of all movie screens in the country.


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But the mistranslation is angering Koreans so much that they have filed a petition on the website of the Office of the President of Korea.



The petition is calling for the firing of translator Park Ji-hoon, who wrote the Korean subtitles for Avengers: Infinity War and past films like Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Captain America: Civil War.

As of this writing, the petition has amassed 3,835 endorsers.

‘Even for ordinary people who don’t speak English fluently, it’s easily recognizable that this translator’s English doesn’t even reach a basic level,’ according to the petition, the Korea JoongAng Daily reported.

In one instance, the report stated, Nick Fury, played by Samuel L. Jackson, almost swore with the word ‘mother…’ but the Korean subtitle used the literal translation for ‘mother.’

In another scene, Doctor Strange said, ‘end game’ but the Korean translation read ‘there’s no hope.’

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