UPCOMING FILMS
(Film Business Asia, November 7, 2012)
(Variety, November 5, 2012)
(Film Business Asia, November 8, 2012)
(Variety, November 3, 2012)
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Friday, November 9, 2012
WKR: LKFF, More BIFF and In Another Country's US Bow (11/03-11/09, 2012)
Reviews are still trickling in from Busan along with a wealth content from the currently underway London Korean Film Festival. Also of note is the release of In Another Country in the US
Friday, April 20, 2012
Weekly Review Round-up (04/14-04/20, 2012)
An enormous amount of reviews marking the stateside releases of a few Korean films, particularly WWII blockbuster My Way and Hong Sang-soo's brilliant The Day He Arrives. No less than three NY Times writeups this week, I particulary like Manohla Dargis' take on the latest Hong.
Enjoy!
The Weekly Review Round-up is a weekly feature which brings together all available reviews of Korean films in the English language (and sometimes French) that have recently appeared on the internet. It is by no means a comprehensive feature and additions are welcome (email pierceconran [at] gmail [dot] com). It appears every Friday morning (GMT+1) on Modern Korean Cinema. For other weekly features, take a look at Korean Cinema News, and the Korean Box Office Update. Reviews and features on Korean film also appear regularly on the site.
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Enjoy!
CURRENT KOREAN RELEASES
(hancinema.net, April 14, 2012)
(The Korea Times, April 15, 2012)
(The Korea Times, April 12, 2012)
RECENT RELEASES
(Init_Scenes, April 15, 2012)
Arirang
(Obsolete, April 11, 2012)
(Seongyong's Private Place, April 19, 2012)
My Way
(Variety, April 18, 2012)
Oki's Movie
(Patricia's Wisdom, April 16, 2012)
(I Heart Korea, April 17, 2012)
(Hangul Celluloid, April 15, 2012)
(Toronto to Tokyo, April 15, 2012)
The Day He Arrives
(All About War Movies, April 18, 2012)
The Journals of Musan
(Grady Hendrix, April 13, 2012)
(KOFFIA Blog, April 16, 2012)
PAST FILMS
Christmas in August, 1998
(First Order Historians, April 18, 2012)
Feathers in the Wind, 2004
(London Korean Links, April 18, 2012)
Seducing Mr. Perfect, 2006
(Korean Grindhouse, April 14, 2012)
The Divine Weapon, 2008
(Rainy Day Movies, April 16, 2012)
Thirst, 2009
(Cinema Sentries, April 18, 2012)
The Weekly Review Round-up is a weekly feature which brings together all available reviews of Korean films in the English language (and sometimes French) that have recently appeared on the internet. It is by no means a comprehensive feature and additions are welcome (email pierceconran [at] gmail [dot] com). It appears every Friday morning (GMT+1) on Modern Korean Cinema. For other weekly features, take a look at Korean Cinema News, and the Korean Box Office Update. Reviews and features on Korean film also appear regularly on the site.
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Monday, March 26, 2012
Korean Box Office Update (03/23-03/25, 2012)
Architecture 101 Finds Its Way to Number 1
| Title | Release Date | Market Share | Weekend | Total | Screens | |
| 1 | Architecture 101 | 3/22/12 | 34.20% | 565,020 | 716,681 | 592 |
| 2 | Untouchable (fr) | 3/22/12 | 23.90% | 393,639 | 443,249 | 454 |
| 3 | Helpless | 3/8/12 | 20.00% | 324,520 | 2,123,853 | 473 |
| 4 | John Carter (us) | 3/8/12 | 5.00% | 82,464 | 803,745 | 258 |
| 5 | Chronicle (us) | 3/15/12 | 3.80% | 63,475 | 359,360 | 288 |
| 6 | This Means War (us) | 2/29/12 | 3.10% | 49,381 | 824,206 | 173 |
| 7 | Russian Coffee | 3/15/12 | 1.90% | 32,084 | 253,711 | 256 |
| 8 | Contraband (us) | 3/22/12 | 1.90% | 30,446 | 37,360 | 179 |
| 9 | Space Dogs 3D (ru) | 3/22/12 | 1.20% | 22,781 | 23,323 | 148 |
| 10 | The Vow (us) | 3/14/12 | 1.40% | 21,712 | 227,764 | 210 |
The new number one this week was the cross-generational romance film Architecture 101, from Lee Yong-ju, the director of the excellent K-horror Possessed (2009). The film took in 565,020 admissions this past weekend and a commanding one third of the total marketplace. Reviews are good so it may stick around but then again that's been the case for most of the recent spat of Korean films so it's hard to predict how this will continue down the line. It will also have a fresh local release to contend with in a few days time.
The surprise opener at number two was the French movie Untouchable, a remarkable little film that has become the most successful in that territory of the past few years. It's 393,639 haul is enormous for a non-US/Korean release although I was told that the marketing push for it was significant. This film has quickly been winning over audiences all around the world so it may catch on here and a week-on-week increase is not out of the question.
Dropping two spots was Helpless as it took a further 324,520 tickets in its third week. It has cleared the two million mark and will now be hoping to take down three before long. I imagine it has a good chance at this but given the last few months, where a number of successful films have suddenly faded away quickly, it will have to remain stable for a few more weeks to secure the milestone.John Carter dropped one spot but nearly 60% for a 82,464 weekend. Disney has already accepted defeat on this picture as it was announced that they were writing it down to the tune of $200 million earlier this week.
In its sophomore week, Chronicle receded a hefty 70% for a poor 63,475. The high concept picture could still land just north of the half million mark but that's not much to write home about.
This Means War, now in its fourth week, actually went up one spot event though it lost 40% of its business. Its 49,381 weekend brings its total to a respectable 824,206.
After a dismal opening Russian Coffee has crumbled. It was off nearly 80% for a 32,084 take and now the $5 million picture will likely end up with less than 350,000 admissions.Mark Whalberg's new action/thriller Contraband was a no-show as it debuted at number eight with a puny 30,446 tickets. Meanwhile Russian animation Space Dogs 3D made little impact at number nine with its 22,781 start. Rounding out the top 10 was the second week of The Vow which tumbled 80% after an already poor opening for a 21,712 frame.
The Ryoo Seung-beom and Lee Beom-su black comedy Over My Dead Body opens next week and stands a good chance of taking over the top spot, though Architecture 101 could hold it or Untouchable might sneak in and grab it. Another contender is Wrath of the Titans which follows Clash of the Titans, a sizable hit in Korea during 2010. I don't think that this one will go over as well but it may still be enough. Should be interesting to see which of these four take next week's crown!
Source: kobis.or.kr
The Korean Box Office Update is a weekly feature which provides detailed analysis of film box office sales over the Friday to Sunday period in Korea. It appears every Sunday evening or Monday morning (GMT+1) on Modern Korean Cinema. For other weekly features, take a look at Korean Cinema News and the Weekly Review Round-up. Reviews and features on Korean film also appear regularly on the site.
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Friday, March 23, 2012
Weekly Review Round-up (03/17-03/23, 2012)
Lots of great writeups in this week's review round-up including for a number of new Korean releases.
The Weekly Review Round-up is a weekly feature which brings together all available reviews of Korean films in the English language (and sometimes French) that have recently appeared on the internet. It is by no means a comprehensive feature and additions are welcome (email pierceconran [at] gmail [dot] com). It appears every Friday morning (GMT+1) on Modern Korean Cinema. For other weekly features, take a look at Korean Cinema News, and the Korean Box Office Update. Reviews and features on Korean film also appear regularly on the site.
To keep up with the best in Korean film you can sign up to our RSS Feed, like us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter.
CURRENT KOREAN RELEASES
(Scene in Korea, March 22, 2012)
(The Hollywood Reporter, March 20, 2012)
(Scene in Korea, March 17, 2012)
(Slant Magazine, March 17, 2012)
RECENT FILMS
Always
(Twitch, March 20, 2012)
(Hangul Celluloid, March 19, 2012)
(Init_Scenes, March 19, 2012)
(ROK Drop, March 20, 2012)
(Beyond Hollywood, March 21, 2012)
(Twitch, March 20, 2012)
(Beyond Hollywood, March 22, 2012)
Sunny
(Init_Scenes, March 17, 2012)
(Beyond Hollywood, March 20, 2012)
(Movies With Butter, March 18, 2012)
(Korean Candy, March 19, 2012)
(Groove Korea, March 18, 2012)
PAST FILMS
Actresses, 2009
(Otherwhere, March 16, 2012)
Breathless, 2008
(Asian Movie Pulse, March 18, 2012)
Drifting Islands, 1960
(Seen in Jeonju, March 19, 2012)
Lost in the Mountains, 2009
(Rainy Day Movies, March 18, 2012)
Oasis, 2002
(Next Projection, March 19, 2012)
(Korean Grindhouse, March 17, 2012)
Vengeance Trilogy, 2002-2005
(Init_Scenes, March 22, 2012)
The Weekly Review Round-up is a weekly feature which brings together all available reviews of Korean films in the English language (and sometimes French) that have recently appeared on the internet. It is by no means a comprehensive feature and additions are welcome (email pierceconran [at] gmail [dot] com). It appears every Friday morning (GMT+1) on Modern Korean Cinema. For other weekly features, take a look at Korean Cinema News, and the Korean Box Office Update. Reviews and features on Korean film also appear regularly on the site.
To keep up with the best in Korean film you can sign up to our RSS Feed, like us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter.
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Korean Box Office Update (03/16-03/18, 2012)
Helpless Repeats at the Expense of Russian Coffee
| Title | Release Date | Market Share | Weekend | Total | Screens | |
| 1 | Helpless | 3/8/12 | 36.20% | 561,323 | 1,567,211 | 521 |
| 2 | Chronicle (us) | 3/15/12 | 13.10% | 205,425 | 241,290 | 324 |
| 3 | John Carter (us) | 3/8/12 | 12.50% | 179,449 | 679,630 | 355 |
| 4 | Russian Coffee | 3/15/12 | 8.70% | 139,594 | 170,103 | 339 |
| 5 | The Vow (us) | 3/14/12 | 7.10% | 110,159 | 165,079 | 314 |
| 6 | Love Fiction | 2/29/12 | 5.80% | 89,658 | 1,653,853 | 309 |
| 7 | This Means War (us) | 2/29/12 | 5.30% | 81,900 | 730,029 | 231 |
| 8 | Introduction to Architecture | 3/22/12 | 4.30% | 64,960 | 80,900 | 282 |
| 9 | Nameless Gangster | 2/2/12 | 2.30% | 35,814 | 4,646,361 | 210 |
| 10 | Seeking Justice (us) | 3/15/12 | 1.60% | 24,397 | 29,294 | 142 |
Top of the pile is the sophomore stint of Helpless which raged on with another 561,323 admissions, a huge weekend that was off a minuscule 7%. Clearly word of mouth has caught on for this thriller and it may be another early hit for 2012. It will cross two million admissions before long and unless it suffers a big drop, three million should come along soon after.
The expensive period action drama Russian Coffee, starring Joo Jin-mo, Kim Yo-seon and Park Hee-soon was a no-go as it opened in fourth place with a meagre 139,594. The continued success of Helpless most likely contributed to its disappointing performance but more than that the film presented an awkward image in its marketing and couldn't hope to match the diverse and popular local offerings of the past two months. I don't expect things to get any better for the film further down the line and it may vanish altogether within a fortnight.
Love Fiction dropped three spots and lost almost two thirds of its business as it sold another 89,658 tickets. Last week I said it wouldn't have much trouble crossing two million admissions but now I'm not so sure as it looks to be fading fast.
US action romcom This Means War slowed about 45% for 81,900 in its third weekend. Though it will likely fall short, it does stand a chance of crossing the one million threshold.
Nameless Gangster slipped 60% to 35,814 and will likely fall out the top 10 altogether next week. It won't hit five million but with 4.6 million and counting, it is already by far and away the year's biggest hit.
Rounding out the chart was the new Nicholas Cage revenge pic Seeking Justice as it sold a paltry 24,397 tickets in its opening weekend. I imagine that this will be the last time we hear about it.
Introduction to Architecture goes wide next weekend and should do strong business but I wouldn't be surprised if it can't muster enough to stand up to Helpless. Mark Whalberg action-thriller Contraband will also be opening but will likely be playing third fiddle to the aforementioned Korean duo.
Source: kobis.or.kr
The Korean Box Office Update is a weekly feature which provides detailed analysis of film box office sales over the Friday to Sunday period in Korea. It appears every Sunday evening or Monday morning (GMT+1) on Modern Korean Cinema. For other weekly features, take a look at Korean Cinema News and the Weekly Review Round-up. Reviews and features on Korean film also appear regularly on the site.
To keep up with the best in Korean film you can sign up to our RSS Feed, like us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter.
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