Jang Dong-gun, Park Hee-soon, Lee Jong-seok
I'm excited for this: Jang Dong-gun, Lee Jong-seok and Park Hee-soon are all confirmed for VIP, the latest film from Park Hoon-jung (The Tiger,...
The Cannes Film Festival has historically been friendly to Korea's film industry, aka Chungmuro, and this year looks to continue the trend. All three of Chungmuro's entries at the 69th...
A Hard Day (previous working title: To the Grave), the action thriller starring Lee Seon-kyun, has held its own against an onslaught of Hollywood blockbusters, selling over two million tickets...
After garnering praise at last year’s Busan International Film Festival, Han Gong-ju debuted on big screens last week to positive reviews from the press and initial audiences. Given the...
We've got a couple of movies burning up the box office these days, and taking a look at the top of the charts would indicate we're in thriller season.
The...
The Korean domestic box office has been booming lately, that's for sure. And now we have another addition to the top ten all-time box office record-holders: heartwarming jailbird daddy-daughter comedy...
It's been a strong weekend for movies, near the end of what's been a strong year all around (with its record-breakers and new entries into the top 10 list). As this...
It's just a good year for movies, apparently. We've got another chart-climber on our hands: prince-and-pauper historical drama Gwanghae, The Man Who Became King (also going by Masquerade) is nearing...
I didn't know if it would happen despite an explosive start, but on October 2, caper film The Thieves finally broke out into the front of the pack, topping the all-time...
Out go the capers, in come the thrillers. This weekend at the box office was dominated by dark thrillers, with Daniel Choi and Lim Chang-jung's new organ-harvesting crime film The...
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News bites: August 20, 2016
by awcoconuts
Jang Dong-gun, Park Hee-soon, Lee Jong-seok I'm excited for this: Jang Dong-gun, Lee Jong-seok and Park Hee-soon are all confirmed for VIP, the latest film from Park Hoon-jung (The Tiger,...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, box office, Jang Dong-gun, Kim Yun-jin, Lee Jong-seok, news bites, Park Hee-soon, The K2, Yoon So-hee
Chungmuro puts in solid showing at 69th Cannes Film Festival
by tinebella
The Cannes Film Festival has historically been friendly to Korea's film industry, aka Chungmuro, and this year looks to continue the trend. All three of Chungmuro's entries at the 69th...
Tags: box office, film festivals, Park Chan-wook
A Hard Day racks up ticket sales, Lee Seon-kyun reflects on its success
by awcoconuts
A Hard Day (previous working title: To the Grave), the action thriller starring Lee Seon-kyun, has held its own against an onslaught of Hollywood blockbusters, selling over two million tickets...
Tags: box office, interviews, Jo Jin-woong, Lee Seon-kyun
Indie film Han Gong-ju boosted by favorable word of mouth
by awcoconuts
After garnering praise at last year’s Busan International Film Festival, Han Gong-ju debuted on big screens last week to positive reviews from the press and initial audiences. Given the...
Tags: box office, Chun Woo-hee
Hide and Seek leads the thriller-packed box office
by javabeans
We've got a couple of movies burning up the box office these days, and taking a look at the top of the charts would indicate we're in thriller season. The...
Tags: box office, Ha Jung-woo, Jang Hyuk, Sohn Hyun-joo, Su Ae
Gift of Room 7 joins 10 million ticket club
by girlfriday
The Korean domestic box office has been booming lately, that's for sure. And now we have another addition to the top ten all-time box office record-holders: heartwarming jailbird daddy-daughter comedy...
Tags: box office, Ryu Seung-ryong
P.S Partner, Wolf Boy hit box office milestones
by javabeans
It's been a strong weekend for movies, near the end of what's been a strong year all around (with its record-breakers and new entries into the top 10 list). As this...
Tags: box office, Ji Sung, Park Bo-young
Gwanghae, The Man Who Became King climbs box office charts
by girlfriday
It's just a good year for movies, apparently. We've got another chart-climber on our hands: prince-and-pauper historical drama Gwanghae, The Man Who Became King (also going by Masquerade) is nearing...
Tags: box office, Han Hyo-joo, Lee Byung-heon, Ryu Seung-ryong
The Thieves tops all-time domestic box office
by girlfriday
I didn't know if it would happen despite an explosive start, but on October 2, caper film The Thieves finally broke out into the front of the pack, topping the all-time...
Tags: box office
The Traffickers sells organs, movie tickets
by javabeans
Out go the capers, in come the thrillers. This weekend at the box office was dominated by dark thrillers, with Daniel Choi and Lim Chang-jung's new organ-harvesting crime film The...
Tags: box office, Daniel Choi, Jo Yoon-hee, Lim Chang-jung, Oh Dal-soo