“Gladiator II” topped the box office in South Korea through its opening sessions. But it did little to transform the recent dismal trend in Korean cinemas.
The Ridley Scott-directed sequel earned $2.31 million between Friday and Sunday, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic). Over its full five-day opening, the film earned $3.19 million.
Its opening weekend figure was below that of several other Hollywood spectacles released in Korea this year, including “Wonka,” “Kung Fu Panda 4,” “Furiosa: A Mad Max Story,” “Deadpool and Wolverine” “Alien” Romulus” and “Venom: The Last Dance.” But it was stronger than the recent “Red One,” which fell to 18th place in its second weekend of release in Korea. “Red One” earned just $18,200 for a cumulative of $406,000 since releasing on Nov. 6.
“Gladiator II’s” weekend figure represented a creditable 40.6% of Korea’s nationwide theatrical business between Friday and Sunday.
The Ridley Scott-directed sequel earned $2.31 million between Friday and Sunday, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic). Over its full five-day opening, the film earned $3.19 million.
Its opening weekend figure was below that of several other Hollywood spectacles released in Korea this year, including “Wonka,” “Kung Fu Panda 4,” “Furiosa: A Mad Max Story,” “Deadpool and Wolverine” “Alien” Romulus” and “Venom: The Last Dance.” But it was stronger than the recent “Red One,” which fell to 18th place in its second weekend of release in Korea. “Red One” earned just $18,200 for a cumulative of $406,000 since releasing on Nov. 6.
“Gladiator II’s” weekend figure represented a creditable 40.6% of Korea’s nationwide theatrical business between Friday and Sunday.
- 11/18/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The London Korean Film Festival (Lkff) wrapped its 19th edition on Wednesday with a screening of E.oni’s bold coming-of-age drama Love in the Big City, which stars Kim Go-eun (Exhuma) and Noh Sang-hyun (Pachinko).
Run by the Korean Cultural Centre UK (Kccuk), this year’s festival drew over 3,300 attendees and also marked a historic collaboration with the British Film Institute (BFI), with several screenings taking place at the BFI’s Southbank Theatre.
The Kccuk will also host a special preview and UK premiere of Squid Game Season 2 on December 16 at the BFI’s theater, ahead of the series’ worldwide premiere on December 26 on Netflix.
The BFI is also running a series until December 31 in collaboration with the Kccuk and Korean Film Archives called “Echoes in Time,” featuring 30 Korean films produced during the Golden Age of the 1960s and the New Korean Cinema era.
Eunji Lee, Kcc’s head of...
Run by the Korean Cultural Centre UK (Kccuk), this year’s festival drew over 3,300 attendees and also marked a historic collaboration with the British Film Institute (BFI), with several screenings taking place at the BFI’s Southbank Theatre.
The Kccuk will also host a special preview and UK premiere of Squid Game Season 2 on December 16 at the BFI’s theater, ahead of the series’ worldwide premiere on December 26 on Netflix.
The BFI is also running a series until December 31 in collaboration with the Kccuk and Korean Film Archives called “Echoes in Time,” featuring 30 Korean films produced during the Golden Age of the 1960s and the New Korean Cinema era.
Eunji Lee, Kcc’s head of...
- 11/14/2024
- by Sara Merican
- Deadline Film + TV
Sony’s Venom: The Last Dance, starring Tom Hardy, grossed $2.2m, roughly a third of all ticket sales from Friday to Sunday, at the South Korean box office on its second weekend on release, November 1-3, according to Kobis.
The third instalment in the franchise now has a total gross of $6.6m as of November 4. This is less than its predecessor Venom: Let There Be Carnage, which opened during the pandemic but took $8.8m over its first two weekends.
After debuting in first place on Wednesday (October 30), Cj Enm’s local comedy title Amazon Bullseye fell to second over the weekend with $1.4m.
The third instalment in the franchise now has a total gross of $6.6m as of November 4. This is less than its predecessor Venom: Let There Be Carnage, which opened during the pandemic but took $8.8m over its first two weekends.
After debuting in first place on Wednesday (October 30), Cj Enm’s local comedy title Amazon Bullseye fell to second over the weekend with $1.4m.
- 11/7/2024
- ScreenDaily
“Venom: The Last Dance” held on for a second weekend win at the South Korea theatrical box office. It fended off a decent challenge from local comedy “Amazon Bullseye.”
“Venom” earned $2.21 million in its second full weekend of release, down 48% from (a steeply revised figure of) $4.45 million reported by Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council. Since releasing on Oct 23., “Venom” has built a cumulative total of $9.34 million.
Newly released “Amazon Bullseye” shot $1.45 million over the weekend and $2.37 million over its five-day opening run. Directed by Kim Chang-ju, the film is a comedy about a Korean archery champion who has to learn some humility when a plane crash lands him in the South American jungle and puts him among tribesmen with better bow and arrow skills. The laughs begin when he takes a trio back to Korea.
Third place belonged to Hur Jin-ho’s “A Normal Family...
“Venom” earned $2.21 million in its second full weekend of release, down 48% from (a steeply revised figure of) $4.45 million reported by Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council. Since releasing on Oct 23., “Venom” has built a cumulative total of $9.34 million.
Newly released “Amazon Bullseye” shot $1.45 million over the weekend and $2.37 million over its five-day opening run. Directed by Kim Chang-ju, the film is a comedy about a Korean archery champion who has to learn some humility when a plane crash lands him in the South American jungle and puts him among tribesmen with better bow and arrow skills. The laughs begin when he takes a trio back to Korea.
Third place belonged to Hur Jin-ho’s “A Normal Family...
- 11/4/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Venom: The Last Dance topped the Korean box office on its first weekend, capturing more than 60% of ticket sales.
The third instalment in the Sony franchise took $4.2m from Friday to Sunday (October 25-27) for a cume of $5.7m since opening on October 23, according to Kobis, the Korean Film Council’s box office tracking system.
It may struggle to match the $15.2 taken by predecessor Venom: Let There Be Carnage in 2021 let alone the $24.6m taken by 2018’s Venom.
In second place was mystery drama A Normal Family, which took $730,000 on its second weekend – half of the $1.45m claimed on its opening weekend,...
The third instalment in the Sony franchise took $4.2m from Friday to Sunday (October 25-27) for a cume of $5.7m since opening on October 23, according to Kobis, the Korean Film Council’s box office tracking system.
It may struggle to match the $15.2 taken by predecessor Venom: Let There Be Carnage in 2021 let alone the $24.6m taken by 2018’s Venom.
In second place was mystery drama A Normal Family, which took $730,000 on its second weekend – half of the $1.45m claimed on its opening weekend,...
- 10/28/2024
- ScreenDaily
South Korean revenge thriller Revolver has secured distribution deals worldwide through Plus M Entertainment ahead of its local release on August 7.
The crime drama, starring Cannes award-winner Jeon Do-yeon and directed by Oh Seung-uk, has been acquired for North America (Well Go USA), Latin America (Impacto Cine), Middle East and North Africa (The Plot Pictures), Hong Kong and Macau (Neofilms), Poland (Media4Fun), Mongolia (The Filmbridge), Saarc (Premiere 9) and Cis (Provzglyad).
It was previously secured for France (Bac Films), Germany (Plaion Pictures), Taiwan (Moviecloud), Vietnam (Runup Vietnam), and Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei (Purple Plan).
The film reunites Jeon, who won...
The crime drama, starring Cannes award-winner Jeon Do-yeon and directed by Oh Seung-uk, has been acquired for North America (Well Go USA), Latin America (Impacto Cine), Middle East and North Africa (The Plot Pictures), Hong Kong and Macau (Neofilms), Poland (Media4Fun), Mongolia (The Filmbridge), Saarc (Premiere 9) and Cis (Provzglyad).
It was previously secured for France (Bac Films), Germany (Plaion Pictures), Taiwan (Moviecloud), Vietnam (Runup Vietnam), and Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei (Purple Plan).
The film reunites Jeon, who won...
- 7/31/2024
- ScreenDaily
Arrow Films has acquired Kazakh thriller Steppenwolf for the US, UK and Canada from UK-based Blue Finch Films, ahead of its North American premiere at Fantasia International Film Festival.
The feature was written and directed by Kazakhstan’s Adilkhan Yerzhanov, whose credits include The Owners and The Gentle Indifference Of The World, which played at Cannes in 2014 and 2018 respectively.
His latest follows a mother, played by Anna Starchenko, who is searching for her missing son in a small town consumed by riots and violence. In an act of desperation, she hires a dubious ex-detective, played by Berik Aitzhanov, who employs...
The feature was written and directed by Kazakhstan’s Adilkhan Yerzhanov, whose credits include The Owners and The Gentle Indifference Of The World, which played at Cannes in 2014 and 2018 respectively.
His latest follows a mother, played by Anna Starchenko, who is searching for her missing son in a small town consumed by riots and violence. In an act of desperation, she hires a dubious ex-detective, played by Berik Aitzhanov, who employs...
- 7/25/2024
- ScreenDaily
South Korea’s Plus M Entertainment has sold romantic drama Love In The Big City to a raft of key territories across Asia and Latin America ahead of its world premiere at Toronto.
The feature has been acquired for Japan (Kddi), Taiwan (Moviecloud), Mongolia (The Filmbridge), Vietnam (Cj Hk Entertainment), Singapore and Indonesia (Purple Plan), Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos (Sahamongkol), and Hong Kong and Macau (Neofilms) as well as Latin America (Great Movies/A2 Films) and worldwide inflight (Anuvu).
Love In The Big City will play in the Special Presentations strand of Toronto, which runs from September 5-15 and...
The feature has been acquired for Japan (Kddi), Taiwan (Moviecloud), Mongolia (The Filmbridge), Vietnam (Cj Hk Entertainment), Singapore and Indonesia (Purple Plan), Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos (Sahamongkol), and Hong Kong and Macau (Neofilms) as well as Latin America (Great Movies/A2 Films) and worldwide inflight (Anuvu).
Love In The Big City will play in the Special Presentations strand of Toronto, which runs from September 5-15 and...
- 7/23/2024
- ScreenDaily
South Korea’s Plus M Entertainment has sold romantic drama Love In The Big City to a raft of key territories across Asia and Latin America ahead of its world premiere at Toronto.
The feature has been acquired for Japan (Kddi), Taiwan (Moviecloud), Mongolia (The Filmbridge), Vietnam (Cj Enm Hk), Singapore and Indonesia (Purple Plan), Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos (Sahamongkol), and Hong Kong and Macau (Neofilms) as well as Latin America (Great Movies/A2 Films) and worldwide inflight (Anuvu).
Love In The Big City will play in the Special Presentations strand of Toronto, which runs from September 5-15 and...
The feature has been acquired for Japan (Kddi), Taiwan (Moviecloud), Mongolia (The Filmbridge), Vietnam (Cj Enm Hk), Singapore and Indonesia (Purple Plan), Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos (Sahamongkol), and Hong Kong and Macau (Neofilms) as well as Latin America (Great Movies/A2 Films) and worldwide inflight (Anuvu).
Love In The Big City will play in the Special Presentations strand of Toronto, which runs from September 5-15 and...
- 7/23/2024
- ScreenDaily
The time has come for the annual presentation of the Toronto International Film Festival. The festivities will include many premieres of titles, whether it be their big world premiere, their North American premiere, or even just their Canadian premiere. Deadline has unveiled a number of upcoming films that attendees are expected to see this year.
Among those premiering are some star-studded affairs, such as the war drama Without Blood, which stars Salma Hayek and Demián Bichir and is directed by Angelina Jolie. The film is based on the Alessandro Baricco novel. Hard Truths from Mike Leigh stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste. That film is being described as an “Ongoing exploration of the contemporary world with a tragicomic study of human strengths and weaknesses.”
The Last Showgirl will premiere. The movie follows a seasoned stage dancer who must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run and stars Dave Bautista,...
Among those premiering are some star-studded affairs, such as the war drama Without Blood, which stars Salma Hayek and Demián Bichir and is directed by Angelina Jolie. The film is based on the Alessandro Baricco novel. Hard Truths from Mike Leigh stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste. That film is being described as an “Ongoing exploration of the contemporary world with a tragicomic study of human strengths and weaknesses.”
The Last Showgirl will premiere. The movie follows a seasoned stage dancer who must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run and stars Dave Bautista,...
- 7/22/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
The 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival have unveiled their lineup of 63 films from the Gala and Special Presentations programs. Notable titles include the world premieres of Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths and The Last Showgirl, the North American premieres of Athina Rachel Tsangari’s Harvest and Justin Kurzel’s The Order, the Canadian premiere of Joshua Oppenheimer’s The End, along with many favorites from this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Check out the lineup below.
Galas 2024 (in alphabetical order)
*Previously announced
Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe Cosima Spender | UK
World Premiere
Better Man Michael Gracey | USA
Canadian Premiere
Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight Embeth Davidtz | South Africa
Canadian Premiere
Sales Title
*Eden Ron Howard | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title
*Elton John: Never Too Late R.J. Cutler, David Furnish | USA
World Premiere
*Harbin Woo Min-ho | South Korea
World Premiere
Meet the Barbarians...
Check out the lineup below.
Galas 2024 (in alphabetical order)
*Previously announced
Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe Cosima Spender | UK
World Premiere
Better Man Michael Gracey | USA
Canadian Premiere
Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight Embeth Davidtz | South Africa
Canadian Premiere
Sales Title
*Eden Ron Howard | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title
*Elton John: Never Too Late R.J. Cutler, David Furnish | USA
World Premiere
*Harbin Woo Min-ho | South Korea
World Premiere
Meet the Barbarians...
- 7/22/2024
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
The Toronto Film Festival has turned up the star power for its 49th edition, having added the latest movies from Alicia Vikander, Lupita Nyong’o, Steve Coogan, Ralph Fiennes, Jennifer Lopez, Salma Hayek, Lily James and Riz Ahmed.
For the Gala section at Roy Thomson Hall, there’s world bows for two music specials: the Andrea Bocelli biopic Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe, a doc about the Italian tenor by director Cosima Spender; and Thom Zimny’s Bruce Springsteen doc for Disney+ and Hulu, Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band. Zimny was in Toronto last year with his Sylvester Stallone documentary Sly for Netflix.
TIFF will also give a first look to Uberto Pasolini’s historical epic The Return, with Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche reteaming after The English Patient. And there’s gala world premieres for Peter Cattaneo’s The Penguin Lessons, toplined by Steve Coogan and...
For the Gala section at Roy Thomson Hall, there’s world bows for two music specials: the Andrea Bocelli biopic Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe, a doc about the Italian tenor by director Cosima Spender; and Thom Zimny’s Bruce Springsteen doc for Disney+ and Hulu, Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band. Zimny was in Toronto last year with his Sylvester Stallone documentary Sly for Netflix.
TIFF will also give a first look to Uberto Pasolini’s historical epic The Return, with Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche reteaming after The English Patient. And there’s gala world premieres for Peter Cattaneo’s The Penguin Lessons, toplined by Steve Coogan and...
- 7/22/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 49th Toronto International Film Festival has unveiled a star-studded lineup featuring a slew of highly-anticipated features this awards season.
IndieWire can confirm the Galas and Special Presentations programs that boast 63 films, including new titles from beloved directors like Mike Leigh, Morgan Neville, Jacques Audiard, and Edward Berger, whose papal drama “Conclave” will make its international premiere at the festival. (Meaning this American production will world-premiere at Telluride.)
The Galas program, sponsored by Dyson, includes buzzy Cannes titles like Paul Schrader’s “Oh, Canada” and David Cronenberg’s “The Shrouds.” Cronenberg will also be honored with the Norman Jewison Career Achievement Award during the festival.
The Special Presentations section marks the premiere of Gia Coppola’s “The Last Showgirl” starring Pamela Anderson, as well as Scott Beck and Bryan Woods’ “Heretic.”
The Galas and Special Presentations programs for 2024 boast films from 25 countries, including 29 sales titles.
“This Special Presentations section can...
IndieWire can confirm the Galas and Special Presentations programs that boast 63 films, including new titles from beloved directors like Mike Leigh, Morgan Neville, Jacques Audiard, and Edward Berger, whose papal drama “Conclave” will make its international premiere at the festival. (Meaning this American production will world-premiere at Telluride.)
The Galas program, sponsored by Dyson, includes buzzy Cannes titles like Paul Schrader’s “Oh, Canada” and David Cronenberg’s “The Shrouds.” Cronenberg will also be honored with the Norman Jewison Career Achievement Award during the festival.
The Special Presentations section marks the premiere of Gia Coppola’s “The Last Showgirl” starring Pamela Anderson, as well as Scott Beck and Bryan Woods’ “Heretic.”
The Galas and Special Presentations programs for 2024 boast films from 25 countries, including 29 sales titles.
“This Special Presentations section can...
- 7/22/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
South Korea’s Plus M Entertainment is set to launch sales on upcoming romantic drama Pavane: For A Dead Princess and action thriller Night Fever in Cannes.
Pavane: For A Dead Princess is directed by Lee Jong-pil, known for 2020 comedy drama Samjin Company English Class and 2015 period drama The Sound Of A Flower.
It will reunite Lee with Samjin actress Ko A-sung, who also played the lead in Because I Hate Korea, which opened last year’s Busan International Film Festival. Further cast includes Byun Yo-han of box office hit Hansan: Rising Dragon and Moon Sang-win of drama series Wedding Impossible.
Pavane: For A Dead Princess is directed by Lee Jong-pil, known for 2020 comedy drama Samjin Company English Class and 2015 period drama The Sound Of A Flower.
It will reunite Lee with Samjin actress Ko A-sung, who also played the lead in Because I Hate Korea, which opened last year’s Busan International Film Festival. Further cast includes Byun Yo-han of box office hit Hansan: Rising Dragon and Moon Sang-win of drama series Wedding Impossible.
- 4/26/2024
- ScreenDaily
South Korean revenge thriller Revolver, starring Cannes award-winner Jeon Do-yeon and directed by Oh Seung-uk, has been sold to key territories in Europe and Asia by Plus M Entertainment.
The upcoming feature has been acquired for France (Bac Films), Germany (Plaion Pictures), Taiwan (Moviecloud), Vietnam (Runup Vietnam), and Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei (Purple Plan).
The film reunites Jeon, who won best actress at Cannes in 2007 for her performance in Lee Chang-dong’s Secret Sunshine, with director Oh, having previously starred in the filmmaker’s The Shameless, which played in Un Certain Regard at Cannes in 2015.
In Revolver, Jeon stars...
The upcoming feature has been acquired for France (Bac Films), Germany (Plaion Pictures), Taiwan (Moviecloud), Vietnam (Runup Vietnam), and Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei (Purple Plan).
The film reunites Jeon, who won best actress at Cannes in 2007 for her performance in Lee Chang-dong’s Secret Sunshine, with director Oh, having previously starred in the filmmaker’s The Shameless, which played in Un Certain Regard at Cannes in 2015.
In Revolver, Jeon stars...
- 2/15/2024
- ScreenDaily
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