Ra Miran, Ahn Jehong, Lee Jaein and Kim Heewon Co-Star inHit filmmaker Kang Hyoungchul has completed production on his fifth film High Five (literal title), which wrapped up five months of production on November 7. The superhero saga stars Yoo Ahin, Ra Miran, Ahn Jehong, Lee Jaein and Kim Heewon.High Five tells the story of five ordinary people who accidentally acquire superpowers and must then fa...
Korean Cinema is in the Lowest Slump, Disney is Putting Up a Good FightThe negative effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic have already been expected, but the shock has not easily disappeared. For seven years from 2013 to 2019, the number of moviegoers surpassed 200 million every year, and the Korean movie theaters, which enjoyed a good time opening the so-called ‘200 million audiences,’ is rapidly fall...
Sales Remain Strong Despite Toughened Social Distancing RegulationsThough still a far cry from where it would normally be in the mid-summer season, the Korean box office remained resilient after slowing down 25% from last week, despite the Greater Seoul area, which accounts for half of the industry’s receipts, seeing the toughened Level 4 social distancing restrictions going into effect. 941,000 t...
Marvel Hit Revives Exhibition Market Ahead of Toughened Covid RestrictionsA long-awaited tentpole in a beloved Hollywood franchise revived the market over the weekend, boosting sales 65% to 1.24 million admissions, the highest total seen this year to date. However, given toughened social distancing protocols being put in place on Monday to combat the fourth wave of Covid-19 infections, the busines...