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‘Spider-Man 4’ Surpasses 1 Million in Two Days at the Box Office—A New Shortest-Run Record for This Year

‘Spider-Man 4’ Surpasses 1 Million in Two Days at the Box Office—A New Shortest-Run Record for This Year

Opens with 680,000 viewers on day one, the franchise’s highest ever; advance tickets top 750,000 and the Egg Score hits 96%
Tom Holland’s ‘Spider-Man 4’ Surpasses 1 Million in Its First 100 Million of the Year… Redefines Marvel’s Box-Office HistoryMarvel’s savior has returned in spectacular fashion. ‘Tom Holland’ stars in the next installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe , ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’, and the film...
'Spider-Man 4' draws 680,000 on opening day… Breaks top theater-goer record this year

'Spider-Man 4' draws 680,000 on opening day… Breaks top theater-goer record this year

Series’ best-ever opening performance… 750,000 advance tickets sold and a 96% audience rating
Rebuilding Marvel’s glory, a new chapter of Peter Parker answered by 680,000 moviegoersThe rescue ship for the crisis-hit `Marvel Studios` has finally arrived. The film `Spider-Man: Brand New Day`—(hereafter, `Spider-Man 4`)—starring actor `Tom Holland`, surpassed 680,000 people on its first day,...
CJ CGV Shares Jump 13% in Summer Blockbuster Streak — “Hope” Inches Toward 4 Million

CJ CGV Shares Jump 13% in Summer Blockbuster Streak — “Hope” Inches Toward 4 Million

Up 13.63% to 5,420 won from the previous trading day — “Spider-Man” Draws 680,000 on Its First Day and Christopher Nolan’s New Film Is Next
“Hope” and “Spider-Man” power double wins… A reshuffle looms for entertainment stocksThe capital markets moved quickly after a string of tentpole blockbusters that swept through the summer theater season. In early trading on the 30th, shares of Korea’s biggest multiplex operator, CJ CGV, surged...
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 sceneIt 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...
[Joo Seong-cheol’s Locker] See ‘Hope’ Again Through the Driver-Grade Cap Joo Seong-cheol Wears While Racing Across Seong-gi Bridge in ‘The Yellow Sea’ and ‘Goksung’

[Joo Seong-cheol’s Locker] See ‘Hope’ Again Through the Driver-Grade Cap Joo Seong-cheol Wears While Racing Across Seong-gi Bridge in ‘The Yellow Sea’ and ‘Goksung’

I get hooked on the objects in the movies. I end up deep in thought about why the director—whether it was the director, the cinematographer, the production designer, or even an actor—put that particular item in front of the camera. ‘Joo Seong-cheol’s Locker’ is a record of the objects in films that delicately landed on my eyes.
Park Chan-wook’s 〈The Handmaiden〉 and Na Hong-jin’s 〈Goksung〉 were released in 2016, on June 1 and May 12, respectively, in the same year. Coincidentally, both films were invited to the Cannes Film Festival that year—Park Chan-wook’s to the competition section and Na Hong-jin’s to the...
How Na Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’ Maps Korea’s Paranoid Beliefs, Part 2

How Na Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’ Maps Korea’s Paranoid Beliefs, Part 2

▶〈Hope〉: this piece continues Part 1. Director Na Hong-jin deliberately disorients the audience by showing Beom-seok misidentify the alien's location. Beom-seok and Jong-gu are both police officers, but they are timid and incompetent.
In 'Hope,' Na Hong-jin Maps Korea’s Paranoid Faith①

In 'Hope,' Na Hong-jin Maps Korea’s Paranoid Faith①

The trailer for 〈Hope〉 promises a showdown between humans and aliens. Instead, director Na Hong-jin delays the alien’s appearance until nearly an hour into the film and focuses first on how a stray rumor spirals into collective panic.
‘He’s at my house!’ Facts you may not know about Eum Moon-seok, the bizarre carpenter in 〈Hope〉

‘He’s at my house!’ Facts you may not know about Eum Moon-seok, the bizarre carpenter in 〈Hope〉

Add one more signature Na Hong-jin line to '4885, it's you. ' (〈The Chaser〉) and 'What matters. ' (〈The Wailing〉): 'He's at my house. ' delivered by the bizarre carpenter Yang Bae (Eum Moon-seok), who speaks in a Chungcheong dialect in 〈Hope〉.
Nah Hong-jin’s New Film “Hope” Wins the Action Cinema Award at New York Asian Film Festival

Nah Hong-jin’s New Film “Hope” Wins the Action Cinema Award at New York Asian Film Festival

At the 25th New York Asian Film Festival, the movie takes home the top Action Cinema honor… and also brings together director Ari Aster
The return of a master, a new world by “Nah Hong-jin” that overwhelms North America with impactA standout presence in Korean genre filmmaking, director “Nah Hong-jin” has left a powerful impression across North America with his new work “Hope”.
Lee Jun-ho Gets the “Dragon” Role This Time… He Breathes Life Into Hong Hwayeon in New Work “Korean Embassy in Korea”

Lee Jun-ho Gets the “Dragon” Role This Time… He Breathes Life Into Hong Hwayeon in New Work “Korean Embassy in Korea”

tvN lineup; writer Ha Eun-eun drafts the script for “Gaecha” Shin Ha-eun… an embassy setting that manages non-human beings
Lee Jun-ho Named to Lead “Korean Embassy in Korea”… Diplomacy That Blurs the Line Between Human and Non-HumanActor Lee Jun-ho returns to the living-room screen this time after transforming into a “Dragon (龍)”. On the 23rd, tvN officially announced that it has confirmed Lee Jun-ho and the rookie...