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[Theater News] Summer Exclusivity Is Over…‘Scream 7’ and ‘Salmokji’ Square Off in April’s Horror Lineup

[Theater News] Summer Exclusivity Is Over…‘Scream 7’ and ‘Salmokji’ Square Off in April’s Horror Lineup

Neve Campbell in ‘Scream 7,’ Kim Hye-yoon in ‘Salmokji,’ and Blumhouse’s new ‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy.’ April’s horror lineup that brings an end to the “summer-only” era.
[Planning] Summer exclusivity is over—An April lineup of ‘horror films’ takes over the theater scene‘Horror films’ are no longer considered “summer-only. ” In the upcoming April theater season, chilling ‘horror films’ are rolling out one after another, right in the spotlight.

"Torn Apart!" 'Primate' Rises as a Dark Horse at the Box Office Amidst Word-of-Mouth Craze

The Essence of 'Red Flavor Popcorn Movie'... Dominating January Theaters with 89 Minutes of Unrelenting Tension
The first horror movie to kick off the 2026 theater season, 〈Primate〉, has become the center of word-of-mouth success, receiving enthusiastic support from horror fans right after its release.〈Primate〉 is an 'animal slasher' movie set in a remote mansion in Hawaii, depicting the struggle that ensues...
[Weekend Box Office] Swarm Tops for 3rd Week After Surpassing 4.72 Million… Dong-won Kang’s Wild Thing Debuts in 2nd Place

[Weekend Box Office] Swarm Tops for 3rd Week After Surpassing 4.72 Million… Dong-won Kang’s Wild Thing Debuts in 2nd Place

South Korea’s theaters are in an unprecedented state of infection right now. Created by director Yeon Sang-ho, the K-zombie milestone of ‘Swarm’ has completely wrecked the weekend box office while displaying overwhelming dominance for its third week of release.
Cineplay Critics Weigh the Pluses and Minuses of ‘Colony’

Cineplay Critics Weigh the Pluses and Minuses of ‘Colony’

Surpassing 3 million viewers within 10 days of its release, Colony is indisputably the most popular film in theaters right now. Yet despite that box-office success, reactions to Colony are sharply divided — a split that was evident even among Cineplay reporters at a press screening.
[Interview] Yeon Sang-ho on 〈Gunche〉②: 'Seo Young-chul Is a Demagogue and the Swarm's Error ... I Wanted to Show the Fear of a Society Bound Only by Universal Thinking.'

[Interview] Yeon Sang-ho on 〈Gunche〉②: 'Seo Young-chul Is a Demagogue and the Swarm's Error ... I Wanted to Show the Fear of a Society Bound Only by Universal Thinking.'

※ The interview with 〈Gunche〉 director Yeon Sang-ho continues from Part 1. It's been 10 years since 〈Train to Busan〉. Did returning to zombies come with any pressure. "I didn't come in thinking, 'I have to do something new.
[Chu Ah-young's Music Box] Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' and 'Heal the World' That Tried to Turn Dreams into Reality

[Chu Ah-young's Music Box] Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' and 'Heal the World' That Tried to Turn Dreams into Reality

I am captivated by music in films. Music sometimes reveals a character's intimate emotions that visible images and spoken lines alone cannot convey. It can become a window into the creator's hidden intentions. For me, understanding film music was one way of reaching a movie. 'Chu Ah-young's Music Box' listens to a film's voice up close by way of its music. (P.S. I hope you listen to the music while reading.)
Michael Jackson is an artist who left one of the most powerful marks in the history of pop music. Having taken the stage as a member of the Jackson 5 before he turned ten, he later set a Guinness World Record for the best-selling album of all time with his solo album 'Thriller' and earned the title...
[Weekend Theater Updates] ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Crosses 1 Million, Takes #1

[Weekend Theater Updates] ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Crosses 1 Million, Takes #1

Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway return after 20 years, and thanks to word of mouth, they surpass 1 million viewers—reclaiming the top spot at the box office.
The sequel ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’, which returned after 20 years, is keeping up its momentum with unstoppable buzz at the box office.According to data from the Integrated Ticketing Network for movie theater admissions, ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ drew roughly 31,000 viewers the previous day,...
[Joo Seong-cheol’s Lockers] Lee Cronin’s The Mummy and Murderous People Season 2 — and a Scorpion Jacket That Feels Like the Rise of Drive

[Joo Seong-cheol’s Lockers] Lee Cronin’s The Mummy and Murderous People Season 2 — and a Scorpion Jacket That Feels Like the Rise of Drive

I get hooked on the objects in movies. I can’t help but get lost in questions about why the director, cinematographer, production designer, or even the actors put that thing right in front of the camera. “[Joo Seong-cheol’s Lockers]” is a record of those movie objects that land lightly—right onto my eyes.
Watching 〈Lee Cronin’s The Mummy〉 , you can feel the full-on force of Blumhouse as it revives a franchise that seemed long dead: 〈Mummy〉. The first 〈Mummy〉 (1932), powered by the charisma of actor Boris Karloff, was basically the flagship of the “Universal Horror” era.
Kim Hye-yoon’s “Sal-mok-ji” Takes #1 at the Box Office… Best Horror Opening Since “The Wailing”

Kim Hye-yoon’s “Sal-mok-ji” Takes #1 at the Box Office… Best Horror Opening Since “The Wailing”

Horror Sensation That Knocked Out Ryan Gosling and Jang Hang-jun… Draws 89,000+ on Day One
The horror film 〈Sal-mok-ji〉, starring actress Kim Hye-yoon, has claimed the top spot in the overall box office right upon release, causing a major stir in the horror genre as it spreads nationwide theaters in April.
[Interview] What Does Kim Hye-yoon’s Genre Side Look Like? “Salmokji” Kim Hye-yoon ①

[Interview] What Does Kim Hye-yoon’s Genre Side Look Like? “Salmokji” Kim Hye-yoon ①

“Acting that communicates just with eye contact and breathing—this feels like I’m doing a whole new kind of acting.”
Should we believe it. Or should we not believe it until we’ve seen it for ourselves. The character Suin (Kim Hye-yoon) in 〈Salmokji〉 also hesitates at that same crossroads. After sensing a secret she didn’t believe in with her own body, she gradually gets swallowed by the fear inside.