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3 Picks to Watch Amid the Blockbuster Storm: Family, Battlefield and Revenge

3 Picks to Watch Amid the Blockbuster Storm: Family, Battlefield and Revenge

Although the heat dome largely spared the Korean Peninsula, cinemas are in the grip of a box-office storm. 〈Spider-Man: Brand New Day〉, which opened July 29, and 〈Odyssey〉, which opened August 5, have each surpassed 7 million and 6 million viewers respectively, and have fueled the summer box...
Tom Holland’s “Spider-Man 4” Sets the Highest Advance Ticket Sales This Year, Surpassing “Hope” with More Than 930,000 Tickets

Tom Holland’s “Spider-Man 4” Sets the Highest Advance Ticket Sales This Year, Surpassing “Hope” with More Than 930,000 Tickets

With an advance-booking rate of 73.4% on its release day, it dominates No. 1—signaling summer’s blockbuster showdown against director Christopher Nolan’s “Odyssey”
The return of Spider-Man that will reshape this year’s theater scene It has been rewriting box-office history since the very first day of release. The Marvel blockbuster starring ‘Tom Holland’, ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ (hereafter ‘Spider-Man 4’), announced the birth of this year’s top hit by...
“Hometown” Expands Its Reach to Osaka, Japan—Special Screening on the 28th

“Hometown” Expands Its Reach to Osaka, Japan—Special Screening on the 28th

To mark the 10th anniversary, the expanded version adds stories from Asian women, with a domestic release set for next month on the 26th
‘Hometown’ Marks 10 Years With Three Straight Screenings in Osaka… Hidden Pain Finally Comes to Light An expanded version with testimonies from Asian victims is confirmed for a domestic release on the 26th of next month Testimonies From Forgotten Women Reemerge at the Heart of the Archipelago The...
Lee Chang-dong: “Na Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’ is a crazy movie”…The high point of entertainment cinema

Lee Chang-dong: “Na Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’ is a crazy movie”…The high point of entertainment cinema

In a conversation with the audience, Lee Chang-dong praised his new film ‘Hope’…“Suspense that pushes past the limit, with Jo In-sung’s action a standout”
A titan of the Korean film industry, ‘Lee Chang-dong’, offered praise for ‘Na Hong-jin’’s new work ‘Hope’ that felt less like a compliment and more like awe. “The absolute peak that an entertainment film can reach—that’s a crazy movie, plain and simple.
'Bugonia,' Hollywood Remake of 'Save the Earth,' Nominated in 3 Categories at the Critics Choice Awards

'Bugonia,' Hollywood Remake of 'Save the Earth,' Nominated in 3 Categories at the Critics Choice Awards

A Hollywood remake of director Jang Joon-hwan's original film, it earned nominations for three awards, including best science fiction film, with Emma Stone starring.
The evolution of K-content hits the heart of Hollywood: 'Bugonia' dominates the Critics Choice Awards A hidden masterpiece that once set screens across South Korea alight is now meeting Hollywood's massive capital and shaking up the global film world.
500x Production Budget Windfall…‘Obsession,’ Top Horror of the Year, Set for September Release

500x Production Budget Windfall…‘Obsession,’ Top Horror of the Year, Set for September Release

A debut film by a 1999-born YouTuber director that pulled in 600 billion won on 1.1 billion won—surpassing ‘Backroom’ to claim No. 1 at the box office for horror.
‘500x Production Budget Jackpot’… A new playbook for horror hits from a 1999-born prodigy director A once-in-a-lifetime horror craze that has swept through North American theaters has finally arrived on the Korean Peninsula.
[Box Office] ‘Toy Story 5’ Passes 2 Million Admissions

[Box Office] ‘Toy Story 5’ Passes 2 Million Admissions

Shin Min-a leads with ‘Eye-dongja’ at 359,000-plus viewers (32.7% share) in second; ‘Goonche’—a K-zombie tale—lands third; Timothée Chalamet’s ‘Matti Supreme’ takes fourth
Disney-Pixar’s masterpiece ‘Toy Story 5’ completely dominated the weekend theater scene in its third week of release, easily surpassing the 2 million-admissions mark. A comeback of the analog in the digital age—stealing the hearts of 2 million viewers According to data from the Integrated Ticketing...
[Photo &] Fan Bingbing and Isabelle Huppert Shine… BIFAN’s Glitzy Opening Marks Its 30th Anniversary

[Photo &] Fan Bingbing and Isabelle Huppert Shine… BIFAN’s Glitzy Opening Marks Its 30th Anniversary

'Humanoid Robots and the Coexistence of Humans' is the theme, with 321 genre films from 50 countries running through Dec. 12… From Jet Li’s new work to first-time reveals by major filmmakers, the lineup is packed
A genre-film hub that screens the future, completing 30 years of legacy The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival , which has led the cutting edge of the world’s genre film scene beyond Asia, opened on the 2nd with an overwhelming scale as it charted its 30th course.
[Weekend Theater] Jun Ji-hyun’s “Swarm” Crushes the Competition with 5 Million Viewers in Sight… Wild Thing Takes No. 2

[Weekend Theater] Jun Ji-hyun’s “Swarm” Crushes the Competition with 5 Million Viewers in Sight… Wild Thing Takes No. 2

“Disclosure Day” slows its early opening-week explosive momentum and settles at No. 3 at the box office
An all-devouring predator sweeping the theater scene, the relentless charge of ‘Swarm’ South Korea’s box-office ecosystem has been completely reshaped. The ‘K-Zombie’ blockbuster ‘Swarm’, forged by director Yeon Sang-ho’s singular worldview and the explosive on-screen chemistry of actress Jun...
Rebellion by a 20-Year-Old YouTuber That Shook Hollywood…‘The Backrooms’ Tops U.S. Box Office

Rebellion by a 20-Year-Old YouTuber That Shook Hollywood…‘The Backrooms’ Tops U.S. Box Office

A film adaptation of a YouTube horror tale with 25 million views…A 20-year-old director with no Hollywood experience sets an A24 all-time opening-champion record
Internet abyss legends swallow the screen in a visual revolution The overwhelming mise-en-scène of 'The Backrooms', which perfectly captures an unknown dread. A city creepypasta that once roamed the digital ecosystem has finally shattered the hard box-office barrier of Hollywood.