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- PARASITE Becomes 2019’s Top-Selling Foreign Language Film in the US
- BONG Joon-ho’s PARASITE continues to set the North American box office alight, after becoming the top-grossing foreign language release of the year in the United States during its fourth week in cinemas, as its momentum grows unabated. The film did so on Saturday, November 9, by topping the Mexican ...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 15, 2019
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- THE WAILING Makes Itself Heard at US Box Office
- 17th Place Debut for NA Hong-jin Chiller Going on release just two weeks after its Out of Competition bow at the Cannes Film Festival, NA Hong-jin’s latest film THE WAILING has drummed up a storm of rave reviews and opened to strong numbers in North America, where it is currently screening in a lim...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 13, 2016
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- SHIM Hyung-rae Preps $77 Million D-WAR Sequel in China
- Megabudget Fantasy Will Lens in June Originally announced in January last year, SHIM Hyung-rae’s D-War sequel, entitled D-War II: Mystery of the Dragon, has secured funding in China and is set to begin production as a Korea-China co-production in June, with a release to follow in mid-2017, ten year...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 22, 2016
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- SHIM Hyung-rae’s D-WAR 2 Secures Investment of 10 Million USD
- Multi-entertainer and director, SHIM Hyung-rae has secured 10 million USD for the sequel of D-War (2007). Vista Cay Hotel Group Jeju confirmed on the 20th that “We’re happy to announce that we will be investing 10 million USD for director SHIM’s D-War 2.” The luxurious Vista Cay Hotel in Jeju is loc...
- by TAE Sang-joon / Jun 25, 2014
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- With over 17 million moviegoers, a record August for Korean film
- KOFIC announces film industry report for August Expectations had been high for this past August and the results did not disappoint. According to the monthly report published by the Korean Film Council(KOFIC), August of 2012 saw a record in terms of admissions with 17,018,910, a record for the month...
- by LEE Eun-sun / Sep 07, 2012