The comedy movie `Married To The Mafia 2,` starring Kim Won-hee and Shin Hyun-jun and directed by Chung Yong-ki, drew more than 5 million viewers nationwide as of Oct. 8, leaving behind its rival, `My Wife Is A Gangster,` and setting a box-office record among Korean comedy movies.

The movie`s distributor, Show Box, said on Oct. 9 that `Married To The Mafia 2,` which opened Sept. 7, had drawn 1,356,942 viewers in Seoul and 5,287,702 viewers nationwide as of Oct. 8, one month after its premiere.

The previous record-setter, `My Wife Is A Gangster,` drew 5.29 million viewers in September, 2001.

`Married To The Mafia 2` also broke the record of its predecessor, `Married To The Mafia,` which drew 5.2 million viewers its opening month. The feat stands in stark contrast with the sequels `My Wife Is A Gangster 2` and `Hi! Dharma 2,` both of which failed to attract as much attention as their more successful predecessors.

The popularity of `Married To The Mafia 2` is expected to continue to rise for the time being as the film will continue to be shown in 45 Seoul theaters and 226 theaters nationwide.