Noryang: Deadly Sea brings to a close director Kim Han-min’s epic nautical trilogy that began with 2014’s The Admiral: Roaring Currents and continued 2022’s Hansan: Rising Dragon. In the final chapter, legendary Korean admiral Yi Sun-sin faces his final fight at the historical Battle of Noryang, the last major battle of the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598). The cast includes Kim Yun-seok (Escape from Mogadishu), Baek Yoon-sik, Jung Jae-young (Castaway on the Moon), and Huh Joon-ho (Dr. Cheon and the Lost Talisman).
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- 5/9/2024
- by Slant Staff
- Slant Magazine
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
Korean Action Drama ‘12.12: The Day’ Grosses $90M At Local Box Office To Become Biggest Film Of 2023
Korean historical action drama 12.12: The Day has grossed $90.5M and sailed past the 12 million admissions mark at the Korean box office over the Christmas holiday period to become the highest grossing film of 2023.
Released on November 22, the film overtook The Roundup: No Way Out in both admissions and revenue terms on Christmas Day. It marks the first time in four years since the release of Oscar-winning drama Parasite that a non franchise local title has crossed 12 million admissions.
Disney’s Elemental is the third highest grossing film of 2023 in Korea, grossing $54M from 7.2 million admissions following its June 2023 release.
Directed by Kim Sung-soo, whose credits include Asura: The City Of Madness and The Flu, 12.12: The Day is set against the backdrop of the real-life military coup of 1979, which resulted in an eight-year military junta in South Korea. The cast includes Hwang Jung-min (The Wailing), Jung Woo-sung (Asura: The City Of Madness...
Released on November 22, the film overtook The Roundup: No Way Out in both admissions and revenue terms on Christmas Day. It marks the first time in four years since the release of Oscar-winning drama Parasite that a non franchise local title has crossed 12 million admissions.
Disney’s Elemental is the third highest grossing film of 2023 in Korea, grossing $54M from 7.2 million admissions following its June 2023 release.
Directed by Kim Sung-soo, whose credits include Asura: The City Of Madness and The Flu, 12.12: The Day is set against the backdrop of the real-life military coup of 1979, which resulted in an eight-year military junta in South Korea. The cast includes Hwang Jung-min (The Wailing), Jung Woo-sung (Asura: The City Of Madness...
- 1/3/2024
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
“Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” led the worldwide box office with a $108 million debut weekend, according to numbers released by Comscore.
Warner Bros. and DC Studio’s “Aquaman 2” also topped the U.S. box office over the weekend.
In second place, “Wonka” continued its stellar run with a worldwide weekend of $50.9 million and now has a total of $247 million.
Indian action epic “Salaar Part 1 – Ceasefire,” led by “Baahubali” star Prabhas and directed by “K.G.F.” filmmaker Prashant Neel, debuted in third position with $39 million. This included $5.5 million in North America, where it also bowed in third place.
Another Indian film, immigration drama-comedy “Dunki,” headlined by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and directed by hitmaker Rajkumar Hirani, was in fourth position with $22.9 million over the weekend. The film has a total of $23.8 million as it opened on Thursday, Dec. 21.
Monday, Christmas Day, is a public holiday in India, but as the festival...
Warner Bros. and DC Studio’s “Aquaman 2” also topped the U.S. box office over the weekend.
In second place, “Wonka” continued its stellar run with a worldwide weekend of $50.9 million and now has a total of $247 million.
Indian action epic “Salaar Part 1 – Ceasefire,” led by “Baahubali” star Prabhas and directed by “K.G.F.” filmmaker Prashant Neel, debuted in third position with $39 million. This included $5.5 million in North America, where it also bowed in third place.
Another Indian film, immigration drama-comedy “Dunki,” headlined by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and directed by hitmaker Rajkumar Hirani, was in fourth position with $22.9 million over the weekend. The film has a total of $23.8 million as it opened on Thursday, Dec. 21.
Monday, Christmas Day, is a public holiday in India, but as the festival...
- 12/25/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Major U.S. acquisitions of Asian film titles have been scarce at the American Film Market so far this year, but business within the region nonetheless has been humming. The much-anticipated Korean period action tentpole Noryang: Deadly Sea has scored a deal at AFM for Japan distribution with Tokyo-based Twin Co. Ltd.
Seoul-based sales agent Acemaker Movieworks is repping the title to international buyers.
The film is the third and final title in director Kim Han-min’s trilogy about battles led by the famed Korean admiral Yi Sun-shin that started with The Admiral: Roaring Currents in 2014 and was followed by Hansan: Rising Dragon in 2022. The first film earned $138 million worldwide, which was the most ever by a Korean film at the time.
The new installment depicts the historical Battle of Noryang, the last major battle of the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598). The new film stars Kim Yun-seok as Yi Sun-sin,...
Seoul-based sales agent Acemaker Movieworks is repping the title to international buyers.
The film is the third and final title in director Kim Han-min’s trilogy about battles led by the famed Korean admiral Yi Sun-shin that started with The Admiral: Roaring Currents in 2014 and was followed by Hansan: Rising Dragon in 2022. The first film earned $138 million worldwide, which was the most ever by a Korean film at the time.
The new installment depicts the historical Battle of Noryang, the last major battle of the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598). The new film stars Kim Yun-seok as Yi Sun-sin,...
- 11/3/2023
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The science fiction feature is from the director of ‘The Battle: Roar To Victory’.
South Korea’s K-Movie Entertainment is to launch big-budget science fiction feature Seeking The King at the Asian Contents & Film Market (Acfm) in Busan this week.
The feature is directed by Won Shin-yeon, the filmmaker whose previous film was award-winning historic action drama The Battle: Roar To Victory. He has teamed with Wysiwyg Studios, the visual effects specialists behind hit features Space Sweepers and Hansan: Rising Dragon.
The cast include Koo Kyo-hwan of hit Netflix titles D.P. and Kill Boksoon, Yoo Jae-myung, Girls’ Generation singer and...
South Korea’s K-Movie Entertainment is to launch big-budget science fiction feature Seeking The King at the Asian Contents & Film Market (Acfm) in Busan this week.
The feature is directed by Won Shin-yeon, the filmmaker whose previous film was award-winning historic action drama The Battle: Roar To Victory. He has teamed with Wysiwyg Studios, the visual effects specialists behind hit features Space Sweepers and Hansan: Rising Dragon.
The cast include Koo Kyo-hwan of hit Netflix titles D.P. and Kill Boksoon, Yoo Jae-myung, Girls’ Generation singer and...
- 10/5/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
The science fiction feature is from the director of ‘The Battle: Roar To Victory’.
South Korea’s K-Movie Entertainment is to begin sales on big-budget science fiction feature Seeking The King at the Asian Contents & Film Market (Acfm) in Busan this week.
The feature is directed by Won Shin-yeon, the filmmaker whose previous film was award-winning historic action drama The Battle: Roar To Victory. He has teamed with Wysiwyg Studios, the visual effects specialists behind hit features Space Sweepers and Hansan: Rising Dragon.
The cast include Koo Kyo-hwan of hit Netflix titles D.P. and Kill Boksoon, Yoo Jae-myung, Girls’ Generation...
South Korea’s K-Movie Entertainment is to begin sales on big-budget science fiction feature Seeking The King at the Asian Contents & Film Market (Acfm) in Busan this week.
The feature is directed by Won Shin-yeon, the filmmaker whose previous film was award-winning historic action drama The Battle: Roar To Victory. He has teamed with Wysiwyg Studios, the visual effects specialists behind hit features Space Sweepers and Hansan: Rising Dragon.
The cast include Koo Kyo-hwan of hit Netflix titles D.P. and Kill Boksoon, Yoo Jae-myung, Girls’ Generation...
- 10/5/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Back when Kim Han-min made “The Admiral: Roaring Currents” in 2014, little did he know that the film would go on to become the highest grossing Korean film of all time, a record still held by it, or that he would go on to make a trilogy of features on its lead character, legendary real-life naval commander, the much loved Admiral Yi Sun-shin. Yet here we are, just under a decade since the release of “The Admiral”, and the final film in the Yi Sun-shin trilogy looks finally set to release, following on from last year’s “Hansan: Rising Dragon”.
Synopsis
In 1598, the seven-year Imjin War nears an end as Wae invaders prepare to withdraw from Joseon. Admiral Yi Sun-shin leads an allied fleet of Joseon and Ming ships to annihilate the Wae army. Joseon, Ming, and Wae forces clash at Noryang Strait, the deadly sea where Admiral Yi fights his last valiant battle.
Synopsis
In 1598, the seven-year Imjin War nears an end as Wae invaders prepare to withdraw from Joseon. Admiral Yi Sun-shin leads an allied fleet of Joseon and Ming ships to annihilate the Wae army. Joseon, Ming, and Wae forces clash at Noryang Strait, the deadly sea where Admiral Yi fights his last valiant battle.
- 9/20/2023
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Long-awaited indeed — “Noryang: Deadly Sea”, the third part of the trilogy that constitutes “The Admiral: Roaring Currents” and its prequel “Hansan: Rising Dragon”, two epics with the most stunning sea battles ever filmed. The first film has at least 60 mins of non-stop warfare.
The trilogy, directed by Kim Han-min, follows the legendary naval commander Yi Sun-sin, who led the Joseon navy to several victories against the invading Japanese forces during the Imjin War (1592-1598). The first film, The Admiral: Roaring Currents, released in 2014, depicts the Battle of Myeongnyang, where Yi and his 12 ships faced 333 Japanese warships and achieved a miraculous victory. The film became the most-watched and highest-grossing film of all time in South Korea, with 17.6 million admissions and a worldwide gross of US$138.3 million12.
The second film, Hansan: Rising Dragon, released in 2022, is a prequel that portrays the Battle of Hansan Island, which took place five years before Myeongnyang.
The trilogy, directed by Kim Han-min, follows the legendary naval commander Yi Sun-sin, who led the Joseon navy to several victories against the invading Japanese forces during the Imjin War (1592-1598). The first film, The Admiral: Roaring Currents, released in 2014, depicts the Battle of Myeongnyang, where Yi and his 12 ships faced 333 Japanese warships and achieved a miraculous victory. The film became the most-watched and highest-grossing film of all time in South Korea, with 17.6 million admissions and a worldwide gross of US$138.3 million12.
The second film, Hansan: Rising Dragon, released in 2022, is a prequel that portrays the Battle of Hansan Island, which took place five years before Myeongnyang.
- 8/18/2023
- by amalprasadappu
- https://thecinemanews.online/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4649
Upcoming action epic follows ‘Roaring Currents’ and ‘Hansan: Rising Dragon’.
Korea’s Acemaker movieworks has pre-sold Noryang: Deadly Sea, the final instalment of Kim Han-min’s epic naval action trilogy, to a raft of territories led by North America (Well Go USA).
The upcoming film also sold to Germany (Plaion), Taiwan and Southeast Asia (MovieCloud), Cis (Capella), Poland (9thplan), Mongolia (Filmbridge) and inflight (Eagle).
It follows Roaring Currents, which remains South Korea’s all-time biggest box office hit with more than 17.6 million admissions following its release in 2014, and Hansan: Rising Dragon in 2022.
Noryang: Deadly Sea stars Kim Yun-seok (Escape From Mogadishu...
Korea’s Acemaker movieworks has pre-sold Noryang: Deadly Sea, the final instalment of Kim Han-min’s epic naval action trilogy, to a raft of territories led by North America (Well Go USA).
The upcoming film also sold to Germany (Plaion), Taiwan and Southeast Asia (MovieCloud), Cis (Capella), Poland (9thplan), Mongolia (Filmbridge) and inflight (Eagle).
It follows Roaring Currents, which remains South Korea’s all-time biggest box office hit with more than 17.6 million admissions following its release in 2014, and Hansan: Rising Dragon in 2022.
Noryang: Deadly Sea stars Kim Yun-seok (Escape From Mogadishu...
- 5/19/2023
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
Lee Sun-kyun and Lee Ha-nee get together in “How to Date Guys with Secret Tips” director Lee Won-suk’s new comedy “Killing Romance”.
Synopsis
Hwang Yeo-are is a popular actress, but she is often mocked due to her poor acting skills. She goes on a trip to an island in the South Pacific Ocean and meets Johnathan Na, who is extremely rich. She eventually marries Johnathan Na and announces her retirement from the entertainment industry. Meanwhile, Kim Beom-woo has been studying for 4 years to enter Seoul University. He learns that his favorite actress Hwang Yeo-rae has moved in next door to him. He finally has chance to meet her and spends time with her. Hwang Yeo-rae is not happy with her marriage. She wants to go back to her life as an actress and has a received an offer to act in a movie, but her husband Jonathan Na strongly opposes.
Synopsis
Hwang Yeo-are is a popular actress, but she is often mocked due to her poor acting skills. She goes on a trip to an island in the South Pacific Ocean and meets Johnathan Na, who is extremely rich. She eventually marries Johnathan Na and announces her retirement from the entertainment industry. Meanwhile, Kim Beom-woo has been studying for 4 years to enter Seoul University. He learns that his favorite actress Hwang Yeo-rae has moved in next door to him. He finally has chance to meet her and spends time with her. Hwang Yeo-rae is not happy with her marriage. She wants to go back to her life as an actress and has a received an offer to act in a movie, but her husband Jonathan Na strongly opposes.
- 3/31/2023
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
2022 was finally the year that the Korean box office, after the pandemic, was defibrillated back to life. Producers and distributors were finally confident that the time was right for big budget, blockbuster projects, that had long been queueing up for a release, to start making their way to the theatres. After having to resort to Ott streaming and generally smaller scale films, the audience too was hungry to see high-value productions, entertainment and their favorite stars on the big screen and thronged to the theatres, lapping up these releases. So much so that 2022 saw four new films make their way into the 100 highest grossing Korean films of all tie at the domestic box-office, with Ma Dong-seok’s “The Roundup” even rolling comfortably into the top 10.
2023 too began strongly, with the long-in-production “The Point Men” starring Hwang Jung-min and Hyun Bin and the Sol Kyung-gu led ensemble spy thriller “Phantom” opening the year strong.
2023 too began strongly, with the long-in-production “The Point Men” starring Hwang Jung-min and Hyun Bin and the Sol Kyung-gu led ensemble spy thriller “Phantom” opening the year strong.
- 2/12/2023
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
As if to get even with 2021, where not may productions of quality came out, also due to a reluctance from the industry’s side to release titles during the pandemic, Korean cinema seems to reclaim its position in the international stage in 2022, with a number of titles that definitely deserve a watch, to say the least. Even if there is no “Parasite” or “Burning” this year, “Decision to Leave” still emerges as something as close to a masterpiece as possible, while a number of other productions managed to stand out for a variety of reasons. The aforementioned was what “forced” to go a bit overboard regarding the number of movies in the list, jumping from 20 (and 15 last year) to 25.
In any case, here are the best South Korean films of 2022, in reverse order. Some films may have premiered in 2021, but since they mostly circulated in 2022, we decided to include them.
In any case, here are the best South Korean films of 2022, in reverse order. Some films may have premiered in 2021, but since they mostly circulated in 2022, we decided to include them.
- 12/20/2022
- by AMP Group
- AsianMoviePulse
For the second weekend running, comedy action film “Confidential Assignment 2: International” held top spot at the South Korean box office. And it did so with a massive 75 share of the market.
But as the Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) holiday retreated into the rear-view mirror numbers, both for the sequel film and the nationwide box office, came crashing down.
“Confidential Assignment 2” earned 6.89 million over the latest Friday to Sunday period, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic). That figure was down 57 compared with its opening salvo of 21.0 million a week earlier.
Still, since opening on Sept. 7, the film has already amassed 35.2 million. That makes it the fifth highest grossing film of the year to date, ahead of “Hunt” and behind “Dr Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.”
The film was directed by Lee Seok-hoon and executive produced by hitmaker Jk Youn. It stars Hyun bin,...
But as the Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) holiday retreated into the rear-view mirror numbers, both for the sequel film and the nationwide box office, came crashing down.
“Confidential Assignment 2” earned 6.89 million over the latest Friday to Sunday period, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic). That figure was down 57 compared with its opening salvo of 21.0 million a week earlier.
Still, since opening on Sept. 7, the film has already amassed 35.2 million. That makes it the fifth highest grossing film of the year to date, ahead of “Hunt” and behind “Dr Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.”
The film was directed by Lee Seok-hoon and executive produced by hitmaker Jk Youn. It stars Hyun bin,...
- 9/19/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Tony Leung Chiu-wai, the Hong Kong star of “In The Mood For Love” and Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” has been named Asian Filmmaker of the Year by the Busan International Film Festival. Leung will collect his award at the festival’s opening ceremony on Oct. 5. 2022.
The festival will open with a screening of “Scent of Wind” by Hagi Mohaghegh. The Iranian director previously won the 2015 New Currents competition in Busan with his second feature “Immortal.”
The festival will close with “A Man,” from Japan’s Ishikawa Kei. The title premiered this week at the Venice film festival in the Orrizonti section.
Busan organizers said that the festival will play a total of 243 films (features and shorts) from 71 countries and territories. These include 89 world premieres and 13 international premieres.
After two years of disruptions the festival will operate largely normally. This includes a red carpet opening ceremony,...
The festival will open with a screening of “Scent of Wind” by Hagi Mohaghegh. The Iranian director previously won the 2015 New Currents competition in Busan with his second feature “Immortal.”
The festival will close with “A Man,” from Japan’s Ishikawa Kei. The title premiered this week at the Venice film festival in the Orrizonti section.
Busan organizers said that the festival will play a total of 243 films (features and shorts) from 71 countries and territories. These include 89 world premieres and 13 international premieres.
After two years of disruptions the festival will operate largely normally. This includes a red carpet opening ceremony,...
- 9/7/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
South Korea’s cinema box office slipped to its lowest level since mid-May as local film “6/45” took the top spot with just 3.06 million over the weekend in its second week of release.
Comedy “6/45” was released a week earlier and scored 2.74 million in its opening weekend, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic). The latest weekend, then, represents an 11 improvement for the title. It increased its share of the market to 45 during the latest weekend and advanced its cumulative total to 8.36 million.
Depressed by a lack of significant new releases, the nationwide box office over the Friday to Sunday period, however, dropped to 6.75 million. This was the lowest scoring weekend since the first half of May.
Monthly data from Kobis shows August grosses were KRW14.9 billion, down from KRW16.3 billion in July, but almost double the figure of KRW7.9 billion in August 2021. Korean...
Comedy “6/45” was released a week earlier and scored 2.74 million in its opening weekend, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic). The latest weekend, then, represents an 11 improvement for the title. It increased its share of the market to 45 during the latest weekend and advanced its cumulative total to 8.36 million.
Depressed by a lack of significant new releases, the nationwide box office over the Friday to Sunday period, however, dropped to 6.75 million. This was the lowest scoring weekend since the first half of May.
Monthly data from Kobis shows August grosses were KRW14.9 billion, down from KRW16.3 billion in July, but almost double the figure of KRW7.9 billion in August 2021. Korean...
- 9/5/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Intra-Korean espionage actioner “Hunt” claimed a third weekend as the top film at the South Korea box office, while “Bullet Train” managed only a fourth-place opening.
“Hunt,” directed by and starring “Squid Game” star Lee Jung-jae, earned a lowly 2.91 million in its third weekend of release. The figure was a 48 weekend-on-weekend decline and saw the film’s market share decline to 33, down from 47 the previous weekend.
“Hunt” now has a cumulative of 28.7 million, making it the fifth-highest grossing film of the year to date and the third biggest Korean title.
Lee had a busy week. He also announced a series spin-off from his 2020 hit film “Deliver Us From Evil.”
The weekend win for “Hunt” was made possible given the weakness of new release opposition. And, overall, the weekend aggregate dipped to 8.82 million, the second-lowest scoring session since the lifting of Covid restrictions at the beginning of May.
Second place was...
“Hunt,” directed by and starring “Squid Game” star Lee Jung-jae, earned a lowly 2.91 million in its third weekend of release. The figure was a 48 weekend-on-weekend decline and saw the film’s market share decline to 33, down from 47 the previous weekend.
“Hunt” now has a cumulative of 28.7 million, making it the fifth-highest grossing film of the year to date and the third biggest Korean title.
Lee had a busy week. He also announced a series spin-off from his 2020 hit film “Deliver Us From Evil.”
The weekend win for “Hunt” was made possible given the weakness of new release opposition. And, overall, the weekend aggregate dipped to 8.82 million, the second-lowest scoring session since the lifting of Covid restrictions at the beginning of May.
Second place was...
- 8/29/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
“Hunt,” the period political thriller directed by “Squid Game” star Lee Jung-jae, held top spot at the South Korea box office for the second weekend. “Nope” was the highest opener, landing in third spot.
“Hunt,” made 5.68 million over the weekend, down 35 compared with its opening score a week earlier. After 12 days in cinemas, it has grossed 23.7 million in total.
The film had its world premiere in Cannes where it received mixed reviews and criticism that the fact-based plot was too complicated for foreign audiences. Lee has since recut an international edition of the film, which will next show at the Toronto festival in September. He felt no such need for domestic Korean audiences who may be more familiar with the complex intra-Korean espionage interplay and has enjoyed back-to-back wins and market share which held steady at 47.
Historical actioner “Hansan: Rising Dragon” earned 2.71 million for second place. After four weeks in cinemas it has accumulated 51.4 million,...
“Hunt,” made 5.68 million over the weekend, down 35 compared with its opening score a week earlier. After 12 days in cinemas, it has grossed 23.7 million in total.
The film had its world premiere in Cannes where it received mixed reviews and criticism that the fact-based plot was too complicated for foreign audiences. Lee has since recut an international edition of the film, which will next show at the Toronto festival in September. He felt no such need for domestic Korean audiences who may be more familiar with the complex intra-Korean espionage interplay and has enjoyed back-to-back wins and market share which held steady at 47.
Historical actioner “Hansan: Rising Dragon” earned 2.71 million for second place. After four weeks in cinemas it has accumulated 51.4 million,...
- 8/21/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
“Emergency Declaration,” a timely Korean-made action thriller, flew to an opening weekend of 6.5 million. But it was old-fashioned naval actioner “Hansan: Rising Dragon” that stayed afloat at the top of the South Korean box office for a second week.
“Hansan,” a sequel to a 2014 record breaker, earned 9.18 million from over 1,600 screens, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic). That was a week on week decrease of 32. Its market share fell from 60 to 45. Still, after 12 days in Korean cinemas, “Hansan” has accumulated 36.0 million and is now the fourth highest grossing film of the year to date.
“Emergency Declaration,” which had a special screening in Cannes last year, and had been rescheduled several times, finally got to fly on Wednesday. It took off strongly for distributor Showbox and topped the daily charts on Wednesday and Thursday. But the film flew into turbulence over the...
“Hansan,” a sequel to a 2014 record breaker, earned 9.18 million from over 1,600 screens, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic). That was a week on week decrease of 32. Its market share fell from 60 to 45. Still, after 12 days in Korean cinemas, “Hansan” has accumulated 36.0 million and is now the fourth highest grossing film of the year to date.
“Emergency Declaration,” which had a special screening in Cannes last year, and had been rescheduled several times, finally got to fly on Wednesday. It took off strongly for distributor Showbox and topped the daily charts on Wednesday and Thursday. But the film flew into turbulence over the...
- 8/8/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Back in 2014, director Kim Han-min’s “The Admiral: Roaring Currents” released in Korean and international theatres and in the process set a record for the highest grossing Korean film of all time at the domestic box office, a record that no other feature has managed to push it off of even eight years later. Based on one of the most important and famous naval battles in history, the feature benefitted from the legendary hero status of Admiral Yi Sun-shin, a man so revered and loved that he has a statue of himself in the center of Seoul. Following up such a successful production can be daunting for a person, but Kim Han-min went down a unique path to follow it up; he decided to do not one but two different features and do a full trilogy on Yi Sun-shin, with the second story coming in the form of “Hansan: Rising Dragon...
- 8/7/2022
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Warner Bros animation has eclipsed holdover US studio titles such as Minions: The Rise Of Gru and Thor: Love And Thunder.
World box office July 29-31
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1. Moon Man (various) 129.7m 147.3m 129.7m 147.3m 1 2. DC League Of Super-Pets (Warner Bros) 41.4m 41.4m 18.4m 18.4 64 3. Minions: The Rise Of Gru (Universal) 36.2m 710.4m 25.3m 390m 80 4. Thor: Love And Thunder (Disney) 33.9m 662.4m 20.8m 360.9m 49 5. Top Gun Maverick (Paramount) 22m 1,321.1m 13.8m 671m 65 6. Nope (Universal) 18.5m 80.6m N/A N/A 1 7. Jurassic World Dominion (Universal) 15.8m 942.6m 13.7m 573.1m 87 8. Hansan: Rising Dragon...
World box office July 29-31
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1. Moon Man (various) 129.7m 147.3m 129.7m 147.3m 1 2. DC League Of Super-Pets (Warner Bros) 41.4m 41.4m 18.4m 18.4 64 3. Minions: The Rise Of Gru (Universal) 36.2m 710.4m 25.3m 390m 80 4. Thor: Love And Thunder (Disney) 33.9m 662.4m 20.8m 360.9m 49 5. Top Gun Maverick (Paramount) 22m 1,321.1m 13.8m 671m 65 6. Nope (Universal) 18.5m 80.6m N/A N/A 1 7. Jurassic World Dominion (Universal) 15.8m 942.6m 13.7m 573.1m 87 8. Hansan: Rising Dragon...
- 8/1/2022
- by Charles Gant
- ScreenDaily
A powerful debut for “Hansan: Rising Dragon,” a locally-made historical action film, lifted the South Korean box office to its second highest weekend of the year and helped July to be the best month of 2022.
The film is a prequel to “Roaring Currents” a tale of an heroic 14th century naval admiral that amassed some 17 million admissions in 2014 and is currently the most-watched Korean film of all time.
Data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic), showed that “Hansan” earned 13.4 million from 1.63 million ticket sales between Friday and Sunday, for a market share of 60. Over its first five days in theaters, the film amassed 17.9 million from 2.27 million spectators.
That makes it only the third Korean film so far this year to pass the 2 million ticket sales mark, behind “The Roundup” which has now reached 12.7 million spectators and 100.4 million in revenues and “The Witch: Part 2.
The film is a prequel to “Roaring Currents” a tale of an heroic 14th century naval admiral that amassed some 17 million admissions in 2014 and is currently the most-watched Korean film of all time.
Data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic), showed that “Hansan” earned 13.4 million from 1.63 million ticket sales between Friday and Sunday, for a market share of 60. Over its first five days in theaters, the film amassed 17.9 million from 2.27 million spectators.
That makes it only the third Korean film so far this year to pass the 2 million ticket sales mark, behind “The Roundup” which has now reached 12.7 million spectators and 100.4 million in revenues and “The Witch: Part 2.
- 8/1/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The film is the second in the trilogy that started with all-time Korean box office hit ’The Admiral: Roaring Currents’.
South Korea’s Lotte Entertainment has pre-sold historical action film Hansan: Rising Dragon to 99 countries led by Japan (Twin), Taiwan (Movie Cloud), Australia and New Zealand (Signal Pictures).
Other deals struck include ones to Germany and German-speaking territories (Koch Films), South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) territories (Star Entertainment) and, as previously announced, North America (Well Go USA).
Hansan: Rising Dragon is the second film in director Kim Han-min’s trilogy about Korea’s legendary admiral Yi Sun-shin, an...
South Korea’s Lotte Entertainment has pre-sold historical action film Hansan: Rising Dragon to 99 countries led by Japan (Twin), Taiwan (Movie Cloud), Australia and New Zealand (Signal Pictures).
Other deals struck include ones to Germany and German-speaking territories (Koch Films), South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) territories (Star Entertainment) and, as previously announced, North America (Well Go USA).
Hansan: Rising Dragon is the second film in director Kim Han-min’s trilogy about Korea’s legendary admiral Yi Sun-shin, an...
- 7/28/2022
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
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