Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days (below as Along with the Gods 2) achieved a great success and it marked the beginning of the new era in which Korean film is able to enter the global market. It set a new box office record for the Asian film industry.
Upon Along with the Gods 2 was released on 2 August in Australia and New Zealand, it attracted considerable attention and gained prominent popularity. More than 260, 000 people watched the film within the first week after release. In addition, the box office was still rising in the following weeks. The film became highly prevalent across all screening cinemas.
In Korea, Along with the Gods 2 made an unprecedented record after seven-days in release, with its total audiences exceeding 619, 000. Along with the God was expected to be the first film serial that each film was with tens of millions of views in Korea. What’s more, Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days was also predicted to be the lucrative film in Australia and New Zealand.