‘Escape from Mogadishu’ Tops Korean Weekend Box Office

Korean box office hit Escape From Mogadishu has arrived in U.S. cinemas, and it’s gripping stuff. Propelled by a naturally cinematic true story, the thriller blends action with humor and heart to crowd-pleasing effect. Well Go USA handles domestic while the Lotte release recently topped $20M in its home market.

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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefComedy -action movie “Sinkhole” lifted the South Korea box office over the weekend with a $5.58 million start in theaters.The debut was the highest weekend score this year by a local Korean movie and trailed only “Black Widow” and “F9.” It was achieved from a launch on 1,604 screens according to data from the Korean Film Council’s Kobis tracking service.The disaster film was the second directed by Kim Ji-hoon, who previously made another in a similar vein “The

to Deadline, the “The Suicide Squad” star has marked a monumental milestone, landing a No. 1 box office film for six consecutive decades.

JD Linville Lee Won-tae’s thriller “The Devil’s Deal” reveals how revenge can twist anyone into something else when political hopeful Jeon Hae-woong (Cho Jin-woong) breaks bad after a stolen election. Betrayal and murder punctuate the film, set in the economic skin game of early ’90s Busan.Debuting at Fantasia, “The Devil’s Deal” is produced by Seo Kang-ho and Billy Acumen.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Escape From Mogadishu” held on to its place at the top of the South Korean box office for the second weekend. It comfortably overcame the challenge from newly released “The Suicide Squad.”“Mogadishu” earned $4.26 million in its second weekend of release, down only 14% compared with its first session, in which it took $4.96 million.

Ellise Shafer administratorWarner Bros.’ “The Suicide Squad” is poised to come out on top of the domestic box office chart this weekend, with an estimated three-day gross of $25.65 million.Though the R-rated superhero film is now expected to fall slightly short of previous industry predictions that it would gross over $30 million in its first weekend, “The Suicide Squad” is still set to top the box office by a healthy $10,000 margin.

Richard Kuipers If North Korea and South Korea ever reunite and hold a celebratory film festival, “Escape from Mogadishu” is a sure thing for selection. Based on the amazing true story of embassy staff from both countries joining forces to escape probable death in the civil war-ravaged Somali capital in 1991, this propulsive and intelligently written South Korean adventure thriller casts partisan politics aside and celebrates what can be achieved when adversaries come together.

Grimes has described South Korean rapper and Big Bang member G-Dragon as one of her “biggest influences”.In a recently Tiktok video, uploaded on July 26, American pop singer did a comedic take on the popular “what’s in my bag” challenge, where she showcased all sorts of non-conventional items from a Cowboy Bebop poster frame to a mic stand.

To date, Disney has tried to play an original animated film, a Marvel title, and an Emma Stone 101 Dalmatians villainess movie in theaters and on the PVOD tier of the studio’s streaming service, and this weekend they’ll accelerate windows again on the Dwayne Johnson-Emily Blunt theme park-inspired title Jungle Cruise.

Naman Ramachandran “The Masked Talent,” a new format from Korea’s MBC, creators of global hit “The Masked Singer,” is currently in production.Unlike the celebrity-driven “The Masked Singer” and spin-off “The Masked Dancer,” where the focus is on who is behind the mask, “The Masked Talent” is a non-celebrity masked audition format concentrating on singing skills and talents.

Rotten Tomatoes.Shyamalan’s movies have grossed more than $3 billion globally.“Old” is also now the lowest-grossing film to debut at number 1 in July since 1996, Rotten Tomatoes said — excluding last year when theaters were largely closed across the country amid the pandemic.It was a muted weekend overall for movie theaters, according to the review website, as fears over rising COVID-19 cases and the convenience of at-home streaming took its toll.

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